Article I Project
The Case for Congressional Empowerment
The authors of the Constitution intended Congress to be first among the federal government’s three co-equal branches. Endowed with the power to legislate, tax, spend, and oversee the weaker Executive and Judicial branches – while simultaneously held to tighter public accountability – Congress was meant to be the driving force in federal policymaking.
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Today I joined Jeb Hensarling, Senator Jeff Flake, Rep. Mia B. Love, Congressman Dave Brat, Congressman Barry...
Posted by United States Senator Mike Lee on Wednesday, February 3, 2016
The federal regulatory state is out of control economically, costing Americans between $1 trillion and $2 trillion per year in artificially inflated prices. And it is out of control politically, as federal bureaucrats now write upwards of 95 percent of all new federal “laws” without winning a single vote in Congress or at the ballot box.
A1P: Article I Regulatory Budget Act
Jun 01 2016
A1P: Article I Regulatory Budget Act
Senator Mike Lee and Congresswoman Mia Love answer questions about how the Article I Project will change the relationship between agencies and Congress at the Hinkley Institute of Politics.
"Chevron deference is hardly the only problem with the administrative state, nor is it the biggest. But it may be the one with the clearest and most obvious fix."
A1P: At a Glance
Feb 03 2016
Washington is Broken and Only a Strong Congress Can Fix It
A1P: Power of the Purse
Feb 03 2016
“When Congress is back in charge of federal spending,
the American people will quickly be back in charge of the federal government.”
the American people will quickly be back in charge of the federal government.”
A1P: Mission Q&A;
Feb 03 2016
The Article I Project (A1P) is a new network of House and Senate conservatives working together on broad agenda of reform to strengthen Congress by reclaiming its constitutional legislative powers that are now being improperly exercised by the Executive Branch.
A1P: Restoring Regulatory Accountability
Feb 03 2016
“It’s Congress’s job to make sure federal regulations work
for the American people, not the other way around.”
for the American people, not the other way around.”
