Tag: Social Issues

Biden Finds No Olive Branches on Alaska’s North Slope in Pending Willow Decision

March 3, 2023
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President Joe Biden is stuck between Alaska’s North Slope and a hard place in pondering his pending decision to deny or endorse Conoco-Phillips’ $8 billion Willow Project, the largest new oil field development proposed in the United States in decades. Among Biden’s 2020 campaign pledges was “no, no, no more” new oil drilling on federal…

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Activists Seek to Resuscitate 1972 Equal Rights Amendment

March 3, 2023
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A coalition of feminist and transgender groups is turning to Congress to breathe new life into the twice-dead Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). First introduced in 1972, the ill-fated amendment failed to be ratified by the constitutionally required 38 states within the seven years Congress allotted for the process. It fell short again even after Congress,…

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Paralyzed Former Servicemen Tell of Their Needs to House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

March 3, 2023
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Charlie Brown, national president of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), spoke on the importance of long-term care and assistance for disabled veterans at a Joint House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on March 1. “In order to be here today, I had to have help from my paid caregiver,” said Brown, who sustained a…

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Tennessee Bans Drag Shows for Minors and Trans Youth Medical Procedures

March 3, 2023
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“Adult cabaret performances” in front of children and transgender medical treatment for minors have now been banned in Tennessee, as Republican Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation into law Thursday, March 2. Both laws will go into effect beginning July 1. The adult cabaret performance bill, which includes shows by drag queens or female impersonators,…

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Charitable Act Boosting Tax Deduction

March 2, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced on March 1 on Capitol Hill a new bipartisan charitable legislation incentivizing taxpayers to donate more by increasing tax deductions. The bill would provide taxpayers who do not itemize their tax returns with a reduced deduction for charitable contributions on federal income taxes worth up to…

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GOP Senator Lashes Out at CCP For ‘Killing American Kids’ With Fentanyl

March 2, 2023
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Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) blasted China on March 2 for “violating” the United States’ “sovereignty every single day when they kill our youth here in America” with fentanyl. During an on-stage conversation with China expert Gordon Chang at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Hagerty warned about fentanyl pouring into the United States through the southern…

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After Two Years of Legislative Stalls, Largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers Facing Questions on Nation’s Drug Prices

March 2, 2023
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It’s a question echoed throughout every corner of the United States: Why are prescription drug prices so high? A Congressional committee is aiming to find out. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a formal investigation on March 1 after more than two years of legislative attempts to demand transparency and accountability from the nation’s largest pharmacy…

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Garland Says Pro-Life Activists Being Prosecuted More Than Those Who Attack Pro-Life Groups Because They’re Easier to Identify

March 2, 2023
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Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Department of Justice has prosecuted more protesting pro-life activists than those who attack pro-life organizations because they are simply easier to identify and track down. Garland testified on a range of topics before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. During the hearing, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) questioned Garland about…

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Office Landlord Defaults on the Rise as Employees Continue to Work From Home

March 2, 2023
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Office landlord defaults are on the rise throughout the United States as employees continue to work from home. The list of major commercial real estate landlords defaulting on their loans is beginning to climb, as more developers begin to realize that American workers are increasingly preferring to work remotely or via a hybrid model, which may leave…

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3 Points of Focus for Supreme Court in Student Loan Forgiveness Arguments

March 1, 2023
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On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for and against the Biden administration’s contested student loan forgiveness program. As previously reported by The Epoch Times, the Biden administration announced its three-pronged Student Debt Relief program in a Fact Sheet on Aug. 24, 2022, just a little over two months before the Nov. 8, 2022, midterm…

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