Nobody Wants Michelle Obama’s Vegetables

FreedomWorks Foundation’s Regulatory Action Center (RAC) is driving comments to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support scaling back Michelle Obama’s school lunch program. This program is a waste of…

Democrats Spread Misinformation on Food Stamp Reform

Last Friday, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) closed the extended public comment period for their proposal to reform broad-based categorical eligibility for…

Regulatory Action Center Review – June 21, 2019

Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s tenth regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy…

Instead of Bailouts, Leave Farmers Alone

The late writer and politician Harry Browne had an old saying that went something like this: “The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs,…

Government Protects You From… Small Grapefruits?

Government wraps its seemingly endless fingers around almost all facets of our lives. “Safety” and “public interest” are cited as unquestionable benefits of government expansion. However, regulations sometimes seem so…

USDA Signals SNAP Reform

Congress created the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to reduce food insecurity among impoverished Americans. At the same time, Congress recognized that welfare programs must foster self-sufficiency. The Trump administration…

USDA “Promotes” Its Way to Higher Prices

Have you heard of the Christmas Tree Promotion Board? What about the Mushroom Council or the Popcorn Board? Believe it or not, these are all ACTUAL federal programs that ruin…