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Dodd-Frank and the Financial Choice Act
Aaron Klein, a fellow of the Brookings Institute in Economic Studies and policy director of the Center on Regulation and Markets, outlines the Financial Choice Act, a House bill that aims to roll back and repeal a [...]
As White House promotes plan to privatize air traffic control, Democrats propose bill to protect rural air service – The Washington Post
House Democrats have a bill that would reform the FAA and its funding while keeping 30,000 FAA workers on the federal payroll. Source: As White House defends plan to privatize air traffic control, another proposal is unveiled [...]
What Is “Obstruction of Justice?”
(THREAD) Do NOT watch tomorrow's historic Senate hearing without understanding Obstruction of Justice. This thread explains it—please share. pic.twitter.com/UNUpA7DvaJ — Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 7, 2017 Click for point-by-point explanation of the legal definition of "obstruction of [...]
Trump Puts America Last, Not First, on Energy Jobs
While other countries will lead the global transition to clean energy, particularly China and the European Union, Trump and his allies in Congress are undermining America’s innovative businesses and workers. Renewable energy supports between 4 million and [...]
It’s the Republicans Who Can’t Pass Healthcare and Tax Reform
Trump wrote on Twitter that the Senate should change its long-standing rules and ‘switch to 51’ votes to pass health-care changes and to vote on a tax bill instead of working to get 60 votes to end [...]
Paris Agreement
Withdrawing from the Paris agreement would be a global embarrassment and a gross abdication of American leadership. Democrats and even some Republicans in Congress support the agreement, as well as some of President Trump’s cabinet members. Thanks [...]