Joesph Antos' statement on premium support for Medicare before the House Committee on Ways and Means' Subcommittee on Health

The U.S. defense budget serves as a sign of how America has prioritized its global commitments and the bridge between strategy and implementation, where military capabilities define the roles and missions of America’s men and women in uniform. The defense budget has broad global impact, but understanding it is not always easy. As military spending finds its way into the nation’s headlines, learn more about how America allocates resources to support its strength abroad.

The individual mandate has been presented as a necessary means to more popular ends – universal coverage, better access to care for those with pre-existing health conditions, and lower health care costs for those already insured. However, the real evidence of the connection between the mandate and the problems it purportedly could solve is shaky at best.

Barack Obama and Paul Ryan agree that Medicare spending is rising too quickly to be sustainable, but their proposals to rein in Medicare are at opposite ends of the policy spectrum.

There is cause for concern regarding the viability and health of many state unemployment insurance trust funds, and federal policies to promote job creation are the single most important determinant of solvency.

Many Americans believe the war is unwinnable--and perhaps many of them suspect the president of the United States shares their view.

The trade issue presents an opportunity for the GOP to show political courage and articulate a vision for American economic leadership in the 21st century.

Republican senators have failed to step up and support the DISCLOSE Act and nothing is more infuriating than what is happening to the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.