Op-Ed

 
Tort reform key to cutting soaring healthcare costs
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) - 03/19/10 02:03 PM ET

Obamacare will put doctors at new risk for lawsuits, driving up health care costs and undermining the successful lawsuit-abuse reforms of Texas and other states. Lawsuit-abuse reform works.  We can’t have real health care reform without it.

Healthcare vote will have consequences
Marjorie Dannenfelser - 03/19/10 12:21 PM ET

None face a harder task than the pro-life Democrats, especially those that fundamentally support health care reform.

Real reform takes sacrifice
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) - 03/18/10 06:23 PM ET

I have walked the byways of Capitol Hill a long time.

Net Neutrality not in conflict with copyright enforcement
Gigi B. Sohn - 03/18/10 01:29 PM ET

It is a gross misperception of reality to say that proponents of Net Neutrality like Public Knowledge are “more interested in the freedom to steal” digital content, as songwriter Rick Carnes wrote here last week.

The Blue Dog-PAYGO conundrum
Former Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK) - 03/18/10 12:13 PM ET

The Congressional Budget Office this week determined that the Senate-passed health care bill doesn’t comply with PAYGO.

Obama’s trade policy opportunity
Lori Wallach - 03/17/10 06:27 PM ET

Contrary to the clamor from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and newspaper editorials, the Obama trade agenda is not stalled — it is in formation.

Super Medicare advisory board is bad policy
Former Rep. Ron Klink (D-PA) and former Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH) - 03/17/10 03:46 PM ET

Granting an advisory committee relatively unchecked authority, as has been proposed for Medicare, is a seriously flawed policy decision.

Protecting consumers in the marketplace
J. Thomas Rosch - 03/17/10 02:48 PM ET

The FTC needs the same type of rulemaking – called APA rulemaking – the SEC and other federal agencies have, that allows enforcement with civil penalties.

Principles online advertisers can thrive by
Mary E. Snapp - 03/17/10 11:26 AM ET

Openness, transparency and respect for intellectual property have been critical in the development of the Internet since its inception, and respect for these principles in online advertising should be no exception.

Irish P.M.: Ireland good for U.S. business
Brian Cowen T.D. - 03/16/10 05:40 PM ET

The Irish Taoiseach celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in Washington while promoting U.S.-Ireland relations.

 
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