Tag: Policies & Impacts

Biden Admin Announces Program to Maintain Free COVID-19 Vaccine, Treatments for Uninsured

April 20, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a new program to assist the uninsured in accessing COVID-19 care, such as vaccines and anti-viral medications. According to the agency’s April 18 press release, the HHS Bridge Access Program For COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments was set up to promote access to COVID-19-specific care as…

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IN DEPTH: Blanket Budget Slash to ’22 Spending Levels Could Defund Biden’s Green Energy Push

April 20, 2023
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President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget request increases discretionary funding for the Department of Interior (DOI) by $2 billion to $18.9 billion—a 12-percent increase from this year’s enacted spending plan. Much of that proposed hike chips away at long-lingering deferred maintenance backlogs, beefs up federal wildlands fire-fighting capacities, accelerates water development projects, sustains…

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IN-DEPTH: US Aviation ‘Going Off a Cliff’ Unless More Pilots Step Up, Get Better Training, Capitol Hill Hearing Told

April 20, 2023
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The cost of becoming an airline pilot is sky-high—in excess of six figures in many cases. A large chunk of the cost comes from a decade-old requirement: pilots must have 1,500 hours of in-flight experience to be certified. Yet many aspiring aviators are racking up the required hours by circling airports under sunny skies. Instead,…

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House Passes Resolution Overturning DC Policing Bill

April 20, 2023
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The House passed a disapproval resolution on April 19 to block the District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. The vote was 229-189. Fourteen Democrats joined all 215 Republicans in voting for the resolution. The D.C. act, which is set to take effect on May 11 unless Congress and the…

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As Illegal Immigrant Encounters Rise, Customs and Border Protection Funding Set to Be Cut

April 19, 2023
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House Republicans had some harsh words for President Joe Biden as they tried to understand why his FY 2024 budget proposal for Customs and Border Protection is less than the previous year. According to the Congressional Budget Justification for the Department of Homeland Security, the FY 2024 CBP budget is $19.5 billion. This is down…

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US Must Restore Leadership In Nuclear Energy: GOP Lawmaker

April 19, 2023
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) said in a hearing on April 18 that in the interest of strengthening American security, the nation must mobilize and solidify and grow its position as a leader in nuclear energy. McMorris Rodgers made the comments at a hearing of the Energy, Climate, and…

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Pence: Energy Independence Key to National Security, US Military Strength

April 19, 2023
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Former Vice President Mike Pence told supporters gathered at a conference in Orange County, California, today, that America’s national security hinges and military strength hinges on domestic oil and gas production and on energy independence. Energy is more than a domestic issue. It affects foreign policy, Pence said at the Nixon National Energy Conference at…

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‘Show Me Your Budget’: Biden Renews Attack on House Republicans Over Debt Ceiling

April 19, 2023
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday gave a speech in Accokeek, Maryland, to promote his economic agenda and rally support for it. He began his remarks by criticizing “MAGA Republicans” for standing in the way of his economic vision and threatening to undo all of his policies. “This ain’t your father’s Republican Party. It’s a different…

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Tennessee Lawmakers Pass Bill Protecting Firearms Industry From Lawsuits Over Crimes Involving Guns

April 19, 2023
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Members of the Tennessee state Senate voted on Tuesday in favor of a bill that would protect gun and ammunition manufacturers and sellers from civil liability when their products are used to commit crimes. The Republican-controlled Tennessee Senate passed HB 1189 by a vote of 19 to 9 on Tuesday, after the Republican-controlled House voted…

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House Advances Resolution to Restore Solar Panel Tariffs Targeting China

April 19, 2023
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The House Ways and Means Committee had a busy Wednesday morning focused on China, starting with a vote against the Biden administration’s emergency move to shield some Chinese-made solar panels from tariffs. “Congress must act in this instance to hold accountable bad actors in global trade, and in particular, Chinese wrongdoing,” said Rep. Jason Smith…

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