Tag: Policies & Impacts

United Nations Funds Illegal Immigration at Southern Border With US Tax Dollars: Expert

Illegal mass migration from Latin America funneled through the southern border is aided by United Nations programs and organizations and funded by U.S. taxpayers, said Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). Bensman made the claim in a recent interview for EpochTV’s “Crossroads” program. He’s also the author of…


Graham and Kennedy Push for Designation of Mexican Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) made a statement about the importance of designating Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and authorizing the U.S. military to retaliate. The senators argued in their March 8 press briefing that these cartels are responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans every year and…


Jerome Powell Reassures Lawmakers Federal Reserve Is Not a Climate Policymaker

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers during a congressional hearing that the U.S. central bank is not a climate policymaker, reiterating comments about the Fed’s role in the environment. Powell delivered his semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, one day after appearing before the Senate Banking Committee. The…


EPA Proposes Stricter Wastewater Discharge Limits for Coal-Fired Power Plants

The Biden administration announced plans to enhance wastewater discharge limits for coal-fired power facilities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the proposal is based on the most recent science and uses the EPA’s longstanding authority under the Clean Water Act to reduce toxic metals and other pollutants discharged from these power plants into lakes,…


House Republicans Criticized for Changing Earmarks to Favor Rural, Exurban Districts With GOP Officials

House Republican leaders are revamping their approach to earmarks—a legislative tool that enables individual representatives to direct tax dollars to favored projects in their districts—by barring them from four major appropriations bills in the 118th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas), along with the GOP leaders of that panel’s 11 subcommittees, on Feb….


House Republicans Draw Flack for Changing Earmarks to Favor Rural, Exurban Districts With GOP Officials

House Republican leaders are revamping their approach to earmarks—the controversial tool that enables individual representatives to direct tax dollars to favored projects in their districts — by barring them from four major appropriations bills in the 118th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) and the GOP chairmen of the panel’s 11 subcommittees on…


LIVE 2 PM ET: House Oversight Subcommittee Holds First Hearing on Depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee holds its first hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on the depleting of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: “Burning the Midnight Oil: Why Depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is Not a Solution to America’s Energy Problem, Part I.” Center for Industrial…


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Subcommittee Holds First Hearing on Depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee holds its first hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on the depleting of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: “Burning the Midnight Oil: Why Depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is Not a Solution to America’s Energy Problem, Part I.” Center for Industrial…


Gov. Josh Shapiro’s First Budget Sheds Light on Priorities for Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address Tuesday laid out his vision of policies to prioritize in his proposed $44.4 billion budget, and he made an attempt to unify those listening. “Let’s work together,” he urged House and Senate members who assembled to hear his plan. And, “believe in us,” Shapiro, a Democrat, asked of those…


Senators Mull Past Failures, Possible Solutions on Big Tech

Members of a Senate antitrust subcommittee on March 7 voiced frustration over the failed attempts by Democrats and Republicans alike to regulate tech giants like Google and Apple, as expert witnesses and lawmakers debated legislation that didn’t get a full vote last Congress. “Neither the judiciary nor the executive branch can solve these problems alone—Congress…