![Media Name: hb107.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/serial_cover_phone/public/serials/covers/cato-handbook-policymakers/hb107.jpg?itok=08YjjNTe) # Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 107th Congress (2001) Introduction Introduction ##### [Introduction ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-0) ##### [Limited Government and the Rule of Law ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/limited) ##### [Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-1) Urgent Action Agenda Urgent Action Agenda ##### [Social Security ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/social) ##### [Fundamental Tax Reform ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-2) ##### [Corporate Welfare ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-3) ##### [Reclaiming the War Power ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-4) Government Reform Government Reform ##### [The Delegation of Legislative Powers ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-5) ##### [Term Limits and the Need for a Citizen Legislature ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/term) ##### [Campaign Finance, Corruption and the Oath of Office ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-6) Federal Agencies: The Abolition Agenda Federal Agencies: The Abolition Agenda ##### [Department of Education ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-7) ##### [Departments of Commerce ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-8) ##### [Department of Energy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-9) ##### [Cultural Agencies ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-10) ##### [Costly Agencies ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/costly) Threats to Civil Liberties Threats to Civil Liberties ##### [The Expanding Federal Police Power ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-11) ##### [Privacy and Private-Sector Databases ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/privacy) ##### [Encryption and Wiretapping ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-12) ##### [Regulation of Electronic Speech ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-13) ##### [Property Rights and Regulatory Takings ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-14) ##### [Tobacco and the Rule of Law ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/tobacco) ##### [The War on Drugs ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/war) ##### [Gun Control ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/gun) Money and Banking Money and Banking ##### [The Limits of Monetary Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/limits) ##### [Financial Deregulation ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-15) ##### [Securities Markets ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-16) Domestic Policy Domestic Policy ##### [The Federal Budget ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/federal) ##### [Health Care ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/health) ##### [Welfare ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/welfare) ##### [Early Education and Childcare ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/early) ##### [Agricultural Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-17) ##### [Unemployment Insurance ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-18) ##### [Tort Reform ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/tort) ##### [Postal Service ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/postal) ##### [National Aeronautics and Space Administration ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-19) Regulation Regulation ##### [Regulatory Reform: No Silver Bullet ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-20) ##### [Labor Relations Law ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/labor) ##### [Occupational Safety and Health Administration ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-21) ##### [Transportation ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-22) ##### [Disaster Assistance and Government Insurance ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-23) ##### [Antitrust ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-24) ##### [Telecommunications ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-25) ##### [The Food and Drug Administration ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/food) Energy and Environment Energy and Environment ##### [Electricity Policy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-26) ##### [Environmental Protection ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-27) ##### [Environmental Health: Risks and Reality ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-28) ##### [Global Warming ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/global) Foreign Defense Policy Foreign Defense Policy ##### [U.S Security Strategy ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/us) ##### [The Defense Budget ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/defense) ##### [Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-29) ##### [Strategic Nuclear Forces and Missile Defense ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-30) ##### [Problems with the New NATO ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-31) ##### [Exiting the Balkan Morass ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/exiting) ##### [Asian Defense Commitments ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/asian) ##### [The United Nations ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/united) ##### [The International War on Drugs ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-32) ##### [Relations with China ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-33) ##### [Relations with Russia ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-34) ##### [Relations with Cuba ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-35) International Economic Policy International Economic Policy ##### [Trade ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/trade) ##### [Trade Sanctions ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/trade-0) ##### [Immigration ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-36) ##### [International Financial Crises and the IMF ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-37) ##### [Foreign Aid and Economic Development ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/foreign) Contributors Contributors ##### [Contributors ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001-38) ##### [Cato Policy Experts ](/cato-handbook-policymakers/cato-handbook-congress-policy-recommendations-107th-congress-2001/cato) ##### Latest Issues [![Cato 2022 Handbook for Policymakers cover 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