Policy Proposals
Transition the Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools and Allow for School Choice for Military Families
-$700M
Rebalance the Air Force towards Increased Relevant Capabilities
$31,699M
Reform the Basic Allowance for Military Housing
-$14,720M
Increase the Capacity and Capabilities of the Army
$61,941M
Reform Military Health Care
-$60,317M
Preparing the Navy for Great Power Competition
$115,924M
Replace Military Personnel in Commercial Positions with Civilian Employees
-$19,600M
Reduce Excess Defense Infrastructure
$0
Combine Military Exchanges and Commissaries and Reduce Commissary Subsidies
-$2,627M
Cut Non-Defense Research from the Defense Department Budget
-$14,470M
Implement Cost-Saving Reforms at Environmental Management Cleanup of Defense Sites
-$12,000M
Eliminate Funding for the United Nations Population Fund
$0
Eliminate the African Development Foundation and the Inter-American Foundation
-$710M
Cut U.S. Development Assistance Programs
-$32,709M
Eliminate the State Department's Assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia (AEECA) Account
-$7,700M
Eliminate $53.6 Million in Programming in the 44 Countries Where Total U.S. Foreign Aid Per Country is Under $5 Million
-$536M
Reduce Funding and Reevaluate U.S. Membership in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
-$115M
End Funding for the United Nations Development Program
-$800M
End U.S. Funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees
-$3,183M
End Funding for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change
-$100M
Eliminate the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
-$918M
Enforce the Cap on United Nations Peacekeeping Assessments
-$1,840M
Eliminate the DOE Office of Fossil Energy
-$8,567M
Reduce the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy
-$5,808M
Eliminate the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
-$13,722M
Eliminate the DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Program
-$4,830M
Eliminate DOE Loan Programs
-$395M
Reduce the DOE Office of Electricity
-$500M
Auction Off the Four Remaining Power Marketing Administrations
-$273M
Auction Off the Tennessee Valley Authority
-$105,002M
Rescind Unobligated Balances from the Enrichment Corporation Fund
-$1,300M
Liquidate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the Northeastern Home Heating Oil and Gasoline Supply Reserves
-$1,772M
Eliminate the Stratospheric Ozone Multilateral Fund and Reduce Domestic Programs
-$148M
Reduce Federal Stationary Source Regulations activities and Federal Support for Air Quality Management
-$548M
Reduce Funding for the EPA's Atmospheric Protection Program
-$950M
Reduce EPA Grants to Reflect Progress and Actual Risk
-$28,787M
Scrap Superfund to Address Defects in Program Design
-$1,761M
Reduce EPA Research Programs
-$2,140M
Reduce the EPA's Geographic Programs
-$6,192M
Reform the EPA
$0
Freeze Federal Vehicle and Fuels Standards and Certification Program
-$142M
Transform Water Resources Policy
-$53,297M
Eliminate the Land and Water Conservation Fund
-$20,000M
Eliminate the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
-$1,304M
Eliminate the USDA Conservation Technical Assistance Program
-$8,226M
Repeal the USDA Catfish Inspection Program
-$25.3M
Eliminate the USDA Market Access Program
-$2,000M
Eliminate USDA Revenue-Based Crop Insurance Policies
-$37,928M
Eliminate USDA Marketing Orders and Checkoff Programs
-$207M
Eliminate the USDA Sugar Program
-$155M
Reduce Premium Subsidies in the Federal Crop Insurance Program
-$31,800M
Repeal the USDA Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
-$42,055M
Eliminate Section 5 Discretionary Spending Authority under the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
$0
Eliminate Census Bureau Funding for the Annual Supplemental Poverty Measure Report
-$75M
Eliminate the Small Business Administration
-$10,875M
Cut Taxpayer Funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
-$3,533M
Eliminate the Commerce Department's Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership
-$1,688M
Eliminate the Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration
-$3,794M
Reform the Securities and Exchange Commission
$0
Eliminate the Commerce Department's Minority Business Development Agency
-$550M
Replace Costly Provisions of Dodd-Frank
-$19,500M
End the Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
-$76,000M
Eliminate the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program
-$6,900
Close Down the Transportation Department's Maritime Administration and Repeal the Maritime Jones Act
-$10,078M
Phase Out Grants to the National Rail Passenger Service Corporation (Amtrak)
-$19,505M
Eliminate Subsidies for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
-$1,693M
Privatize the Transportation Department's Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
-$428M
Eliminate the Transportation Department's Capital Investment Grants
-$22,732M
Eliminate the National Infrastructure Investment (RAISE) Program
-$11,287M
Eliminate the Transportation Department's Essential Air Service Program
-$1,582M
Transform Aviation Policy
-$99,107M
Eliminate Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair
-$2,259M
Highway Trust Fund Reform
-$16,763M
Eliminate Taxpayer Funding for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
-$432M
Privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
-$5,349M
Eliminate the Corporation for National and Community Service
-$12.7B
Eliminate Funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services
-$2,913M
Eliminate Bureau of International Labor Affairs
-$960M
Eliminate Department of Labor's Women's Bureau
-$140M
Bring National Labor Relations Board Funding in Line with Caseloads
-$1,843M
Cut the Annual Smithsonian Institution Subsidy by 30 Percent and Cap It at That Amount
-$5,080M
Eliminate Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Job-Training Programs
-$39B
Eliminate the Job Corps
-$19,901M
Eliminate Susan Harwood Training Grants
-$136M
Eliminate Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
-$165M
Eliminate Taxpayer Funding for National Endowments of the Arts and Humanities
-$3,785M
Reduce Funding for the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights
-$943M
Block Federal Spending on Racially-Discriminatory Education Programs in District of Columbia Public Schools
$0
Eliminate Competitive/Project Grant Programs and Reduce Spending on Formula Grant Programs
-$201,441M
Wind-Down the U.S. Department of Education
-$332,975M
Allow Universities to Cap Borrowing
-$9,044M
Remove Cap on Interest Rate for Student Loans
-$12B
Eliminate Mandatory Add-On for Pell Grants
-$57B
Place Lending Caps on All Federal Loan Programs
-$33B
Sunset Head Start to Make Way for Better State and Local Alternatives
-$63,800M
Eliminate the PLUS Loan Program
-$39B
Decouple Federal Student Aid from Accreditation
-$9,400M
End Student Loan Forgiveness
-$28B
Eliminate Federal Support Educational Opportunity Grants
-$10,166M
Expand the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
-$961M
Eliminate GEAR Up
-$4,212M
Put Federal Medicaid Spending on a Budget
-$1,213,000M
End the Enhanced Federal Match Rate to Non-ACA Medicaid Expansion States
-$16,361M
End Medicaid Provider Taxes
-$497,000M
Eliminate ACA Insurance Subsidies and Medicaid Funding
-$929.7B
Eliminate ACA Congressional Subsidies
-$1,142M
Reduce funding for the Title X Family Planning Program
-$50M
Expand Medicare Site Neutral Payments
-$63,240M
Reduce Taxpayer Subsidies for Wealthy Medicare Recipients
-$511,415M
Harmonize Medicare's Age of Eligibility with Social Security
-$29,000M
Consolidate Medicare Physician and Hospital Programs
-$106,900M
Modify Medicare Advantage Payment System
-$42,008M
Convert Medicare to a Premium Support System
-$1,004,588M
Update Medicare Premiums
-$514,000M
Eliminate Funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
-$42,327M
Eliminate Funding for the Community Services Block Grant
-$8,528M
Return Control of and Fiscal Responsibility for Low-Income Housing to the States
-$351,806M
Reduce Funding for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
-$412M
Federal Personnel Reform: Eliminate the Special Retirement Supplement
-$10,600M
Federal Personnel Reform: Bring Retirement Benefits in Line with the Private Sector
-$236,542M
Eliminate Supplemental Security Income Benefits for Children
-$116,000M
Eliminate Funding for the Community Eligibility Provision
-$1,174M
Eliminate the “Heat and Eat” Loophole in Food Stamps
-$5,700M
End Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility for Food Stamps
-$28,536M
Reduce Fraud and Marriage Penalties in the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit
-$161,472M
Enforce and Strengthen Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Food Stamp Recipients
-$110,639M
Eliminate Funding for the Social Services Block Grant
-$16,154M
Strengthen Work Requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
$0
Eliminate Concurrent Receipt of Retirement Pay and Disability Compensation for Veterans
-$160,000M
Update Social Security's Eligibility Age and Index It to Life Expectancy
-$76,400M
Gradually Shift Social Security to a Flat Benefit
-$667,000M
Allow Workers to Opt Out of Social Security's Earnings Test
$0
Give Workers an Ownership Option in Social Security
$0
Disability Insurance: Offer an Optional, Private Disability Insurance Alternative
-$15,200M
Disability Insurance: Update the Official List of Available Jobs in the National Economy
-$7,000M
Disability Insurance: Eliminate the Reconsideration Stage
$0
Disability Insurance: End Direct Payments to SSDI Representatives
-$8,300M
Disability Insurance: Eliminate the Medical Improvement Review Standard (MIRS) in the CDR Process
-$1,860M
Disability Insurance: Eliminate the “Grid” Qualifications
-$34,200M
Disability Insurance: Allow Use of Social Media
$0
Disability Insurance: Apply Administrative Law Judge Reforms
-$3,800M
Disability Insurance: Strengthen Continuing-Disability Reviews (CDRs)
-$12,600M
Disability Insurance: Shift to a Flat, Anti-Poverty Benefit
-$218,000M
Disability Insurance: Establish Time-Limited, Needs-Based Benefits
-$4,600M
Disability Insurance: Limit Retroactive Benefits to Six Months, Instead of 12 Months
-$18,100M
Disability Insurance: End Double-Dipping Between Disability Insurance and Unemployment Insurance Programs
-$5,400M
End Enrollment in VA Medical Care for Veterans in Priority Groups 7 and 8
-$66,800M
Cap GI Bill Flight Training Benefits
-$137M
Put a 10-Year Time Limit on Initial Applications for Disability Compensation for Veterans
-$20,000M
Narrow Eligibility for Veterans Disability by Excluding Disabilities Unrelated to Military Duties
-$37,600M
Eliminate the Legal Services Corporation
-$5,248M
Eliminate Grants Within the Justice Department's Office of Justice Programs
-$23,594M
Rescind Unobligated Balances from the Justice Department's Crime Victims Fund
-$16,804M
Rescind Unobligated Balances from the Justice Department's Asset Forfeiture Fund
-$16,934M
Eliminate the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
-$3,772M
Eliminate Violence Against Women Act Programs and Grants
-$5,769M
Rescind Unobligated Balances from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund
-$4,420M
Limit USCIS Fee Waivers and Exemptions
-$5,900M
Federal Personnel Reform: Eliminate the 25 Percent FEHB Premium Requirement
$0
Federal Personnel Reform: Tie Pay Increases to Truly Market-Based and Performance-Based Measures
-$30,953M
Federal Personnel Reform: Eliminate “Rest of U.S.” Locality Pay
-$2,690M
Federal Personnel Reform: Eliminate FEHB Retirement Benefits for New Hires
-$41,293M
Prioritize Legislative Branch Spending
$0
Repeal the Rum Excise Tax Cover-Over
-$7,089M
Reform the Interior Department
$0
Eliminate the Rural Utilities Service
-$12,583M
Eliminate the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
-$1,282M
Eliminate Allocations to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
-$4,333M
Safeguard Private Pension Insurance and Protect Taxpayers from Private Pension Bailouts
$0
Adopt a More Accurate Inflation Index for Social Security and Other Mandatory Programs
-$280,700M
Retain the Hyde Amendment and other Pro-Life and Conscience Rights Riders
-$300M
Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act
-$118,622M
Limit Taxpayer Funding for Government Agency Public Relations and Increase Transparency
$0
Direct Funding to Health Centers not Entangled with Abortion
$0
Stop Paying Federal Employees to Work for Outside Organizations
-$2,170M
Create Universal Savings Accounts
-$36,840M
Repeal Energy Tax Subsidies
$145,784M
Continue Expensing for Investments in Research and Development
-$128,487M
Make Full and Immediate Expensing for Capital Investments from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Permanent
-$213,400M
Repeal the Death Tax
-$293,900M
Index Capital Gains for Inflation
-$143,800M
Neutral Cost Recovery for Investment in Structures
-$10,500M
Repeal the Research and Development Tax Credit
$241,834M
Repeal the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
$8,495M
Repeal the Tax Credit for Employer FICA Taxes on Employee Tips
$17,020M
Repeal the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit
$8,781M
Repeal the Railroad Maintenance Tax Credit
$407M
Ensure the Individual Tax Relief from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Made Permanent
-$1,603,733M
Repeal the Low Income Housing Tax Credit
$98,122M
Repeal the State and Local Tax Deduction
$1,114,192M
Repeal the Tax Credit for Orphan Drug Research
$64,109M
Repeal Place-Based Economic Development Tax Subsidies
$11,147M
Repeal Education Tax Subsidies
$141,153M
Repeal the Exclusion for Workers' Compensation Benefits
$28,590M
Repeal Tax Exclusions for Certain Employee Fringe Benefits
$59,430M
Repeal the Additional Standard Deduction for the Elderly
$43,050M
Repeal Childcare Tax Subsidies
$31,060M
Repeal Tax Exclusion for Interest Income on Infrastructure Bonds
$153,300M
Lower the Corporate Tax Rate and Increase the Qualified Business Income Deduction
-$960.838B