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June 12, 2020

Jim Jordan’s Big Idea: Enact FISA reform to fix 'system-wide problem'

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, says reforming the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is paramount to protecting U.S. citizens’ right to privacy, warning that if a president of the United States can fall victim to misconduct, so can the average American.

June 5, 2020

Sen. Rick Scott's Big Idea: Impose congressional term limits

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., says he doesn't think that politicians should get to make careers out of working in Washington. 

May 29, 2020

Rep. Tim Ryan's Big Idea: Giving Americans a mental timeout

The Big Idea is a series that asks top lawmakers and officials to discuss their moonshot — what’s the one proposal, if politics and polls and even price tag were not an issue, they’d implement to change the country for the better?

May 22, 2020

Sen. David Perdue’s Big Idea: Give unused work visas to foreign doctors, nurses to combat shortage

Sen. David Perdue R-Ga. believes he has found a way for Republicans and Democrats to work together amid the coronavirus crisis -- and combat a shortage of doctors and nurses. 

May 15, 2020

Larry Hogan's Big Idea: Let states take the wheel on infrastructure

The Big Idea is a series that asks top lawmakers and officials to discuss their moonshot — what’s the one proposal, if politics and polls and even price tag were not an issue, they’d implement to change the country for the better?

May 8, 2020

Rep. Ro Khanna's Big Idea: Bringing Silicon Valley jobs to rural America

The Big Idea is a series that asks top lawmakers and officials to discuss their moonshot – what’s the one proposal, if politics and polls and even price tag were not an issue, they’d implement to change the country for the better?