High hopes for President Trump’s drug pricing plan

BY MICHAEL STEELE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, THE HILL — 07/26/18 09:30 AM EDT In May, the President gave his first major speech on lowering drug prices, making good on his campaign promise to go after drug makers to get lower prices for consumers. Following the speech, the...

Elections have consequences.

BY MICHAEL STEELE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, THE HILL — 07/11/18 11:32 AM EDT “Elections have consequences. I won.” That was President Barack Obama’s response to congressional Republicans in a 2009 White House meeting regarding his economic proposals. If much of what has...

Gianforte better put his ‘big boy’ pants on

BY MICHAEL STEELE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR, THE HILL – 05/26/17 01:40 PM EDT Apparently asking Greg Gianforte, the Republican contender in Montana’s recent special election, a question about the Congressional Budget Office scoring of the Republican healthcare...