Tag: Policies & Impacts

House GOP Unveils Debt Limit Bill, Proposes $1.5 Trillion Debt Ceiling Increase

Republicans have introduced legislation to increase the nation’s debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion or until March 31, 2024, whichever comes first. At the same time, the bill would return discretionary spending to 2022 levels, limit spending growth to 1 percent per year, take back unspent COVID-19 relief funds, repeal certain tax credits, reinstate work requirements…


Farmers and Ranchers Face Business Closures as Tax Cuts Expire, Committee Members Hear

Witness testimony before the House Small Business Committee projected the closure of more farms and ranches if the 2017 tax cuts expire in the coming months. Russell Boeing, the president of the Texas Farm Bureau, was questioned by Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) during an April 18 hearing entitled “Paying Their Fair Share: How Tax Hikes…


EXCLUSIVE: COVID Response Aimed to Impose Control on Population: Physician, Refugee From Communist Country

A physician who fled communist Yugoslavia saw the COVID-19 pandemic “through two eyes.” On the one hand, she perceived it from a doctor’s perspective; on the other hand, she looked at it through the eyes of someone who grew up under communism. Dr. Kat Lindley, a family physician and president of the Texas branch of…


Energy Department Struggling to Monitor Billions in Spending After Budget Doubles

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is congressionally mandated to spend $32 million each day for the next 1,261 days to “exhaust” nearly $500 billion before a Sept. 30, 2026, deadline authorized under four Biden administration economic stimulus bills adopted since 2021. Two bills don’t include funding for compliance assurance, while the other two earmark…


ICE Only Using 73 Percent of Detention Capacity Due to COVID Rules: ICE Deputy Director

The deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Congress that ICE is only using 73 percent of its capacity for detaining illegal aliens due to lingering COVID-era regulations. ICE Deputy Director Tae Johnson, who in his capacity performs the duties of ICE director, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 18…


ICE Using 73 Percent of Detention Capacity Due to COVID Rules: ICE Deputy Director

The deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Congress that ICE is only using 73 percent of its capacity for detaining illegal aliens due to lingering COVID-era regulations. ICE Deputy Director Tae Johnson, who in his capacity performs the duties of ICE director, appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on April 18…


Biden Policies Could Spell the End of Freelance Contractors, Republicans Say

Republican members of Congress say President Joe Biden’s administration is waging war on independent contractors. Democrats counter that they are trying to ensure workers are not exploited and businesses compete on a level playing field. Kim Kavin, a freelance writer from New Jersey, said this is not a partisan issue. “Our members have voted for…


Pentagon Warns Offshore Wind Projects Could Threaten National Security

The Pentagon is sounding the alarm over planned offshore wind farm projects that it says could negatively impact U.S. national security. According to published reports, the Pentagon is concerned that nearly all of the new areas slated for offshore wind energy development along the Central Atlantic coast—a key component of the Biden administration’s climate agenda—would…


Civil Rights Group Discussion: ‘Will the US Government Seize Private Property to Achieve Green Agenda Goals?’

Civil rights group PROJECT SENTINEL and public policy research institution London Center for Policy Research (LCPR) held a panel discussion on “Will the US Government Seize Private Property to Achieve Green Agenda Goals?” Project Sentinel President LTC (Ret) Tony Shaffer, Project Sentinel Chairman, LCPR Navy Capt. (Ret) Pete O’Brien, LCPR and Project Sentinel senior fellow…


LIVE NOW: Civil Rights Group Discussion: ‘Will the US Government Seize Private Property to Achieve Green Agenda Goals?’

Civil rights group PROJECT SENTINEL and public policy research institution London Center for Policy Research (LCPR) held a panel discussion on “Will the US Government Seize Private Property to Achieve Green Agenda Goals?” Project Sentinel President LTC (Ret) Tony Shaffer, Project Sentinel Chairman, LCPR Navy Capt. (Ret) Pete O’Brien, LCPR and Project Sentinel senior fellow…