Backgrounder posted November 17, 2000 by Angela Antonelli
Road to Hague: A Desperate Effort To Salvage A Flawed Climate Change Treaty
More than 160 nations are gathering at The Hague in
the Netherlands through November 24 to reach final agreement on the
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Clinton
Administration, led by Vice President Al Gore, had agreed to the
Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions in December 1997 at the…
Executive Memorandum posted September 27, 2000 by Angela Antonelli, D. Mark Wilson
Tapping Oil Reserves Won't Solve America's Risky Energy Dependency
High
gasoline prices and concerns about the supply and price of home
heating oil this winter are key issues this election year.
Nationwide, prices for all grades of gasoline are 21.8 percent
higher than they were last September, and August home heating oil
prices were 63.3 percent higher than a year ago. Although drivers
have seen gasoline prices moderate from…
Backgrounder posted July 19, 2000 by D. Mark Wilson, Angela Antonelli
Overtaxed at the Pump: What's Behind the High Gas Prices
Rising gasoline prices have become a key issue
across America this election year. Nationwide, prices for all
grades of gasoline jumped 41.7 percent just since June of last
year, reaching a record high average of $1.71 per gallon by the
middle of June 2000.2 In some regions,
particularly in the Midwest, motorists struggled with even greater
price hikes as the price…
Executive Memorandum posted March 21, 2000 by Angela Antonelli, D. Mark Wilson
Why Congress Should Cut the Gas Tax
Gas
prices have been soaring. According to the Energy Information
Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy, gas prices--which
have increased by as much as 50 percent in the past year--are
likely to continue to rise into the summer, if not beyond. This
price increase is hitting many Americans hard, and they are
pleading with Congress and the President for…
Executive Memorandum posted March 1, 2000 by Angela Antonelli
How to Sustain Prosperity In An Era of Budget Surpluses
The United States is enjoying the longest peacetime
expansion of the economy in its history, and with it a record surge
of tax revenues that has lifted the federal budget into surplus.
The question of what to do with this extra revenue consumes public
discourse. How the Congress and the President choose to use the
surplus can, in fact, undermine the very prosperity…
Testimony posted February 22, 2000 by Angela Antonelli
The Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation
Dear John:
Enclosed are my comments on the report by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) entitled "Draft Report to Congress on
the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations," made available
through a notice published in the Federal Register on
January 7, 2000 (65 FR 1295-1296). OMB's draft third report to
Congress on the costs and benefits of federal…
Backgrounder posted November 1, 1999 by Angela Antonelli
The Levin-Thompson Proposal: How Regulatory Improvement Veers Off Track
On March 25, 1999, Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and
Fred Thompson (R-TN) introduced S. 746, the Regulatory Improvement
Act of 1999. In the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee report
accompanying the bill (S. Report 106-110), the committee states
that this legislation would "promote more open, better informed,
and more accountable regulatory decisions."1 Since 1994,…
Testimony posted September 10, 1999 by Angela Antonelli
Public Access to Research Data
Public Comment
to: F. James Charney Policy Analyst Office of Management
and Budget
Dear Mr. Charney:
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Clarifying
Changes to Proposed Revision on Public Access to Research Data (the
"Shelby amendment" pursuant to Public Law 105-277 "to require
awarding agencies to ensure that all data produced under an…
Testimony posted July 29, 1999 by Angela Antonelli
Rural Water Project Financing
Testimony before the
Committee on Resources -
United
States House of
Representatives
Chairman Doolittle, Members of the Committee:
Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. The
views I express in this testimony are my own and should not be
construed as representing any official position of The Heritage
Foundation.
This…
Testimony posted March 24, 1999 by Angela Antonelli
Regulatory Right to Know Act of 1999
Testimony before
the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth,
Natural Resources and Regulatory Affaris - Committee
on Government Reform - United
States House of
Representatives
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting
me to testify on the Regulatory Right to Know Act of 1999 (H.R.
1074). I am Angela Antonelli, Director of The Thomas A.…
Testimony posted March 20, 1999 by Angela Antonelli
Mandates Information Act of 1999
Testimony
before the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of
the House Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget
Process Committee on Rules
- United States
House of
Representatives
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting
me to testify on the Mandates Information Act of 1999. I am…
Backgrounder posted October 7, 1998 by Angela Antonelli
The One Percent Budget Showdown: Clinton's Veto Threats In Perspective
As
fiscal year 1998 comes to a close, Congress and the President still
have considerable work to do to reach an agreement on most of the
13 annual appropriations bills. In light of this, on September 17,
1998, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) that allows the
federal government to continue to operate until October 9, 1998 (FY
1999), at FY 1998 spending…
Executive Summary posted June 26, 1998 by Angela Antonelli
BG1192es:Two Years and 8600 Rules: Why Congress Needs an Office ofRegulatory Analysis
Since 1994, Congress has taken modest steps toward
improving the federal regulatory system through such laws as the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act, the Congressional Review Act (CRA), and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Regulatory Accounting
Reports. Yet, despite these good intentions, the number of…