04/23/18 Filed in:
SpendingWith its conservative credentials in tatters, the GOP should insist on completing the FY 2019 budget process in a businesslike manner before the Oct. 1 deadline. Read More...Tags: omnibus spending bill, president's budge proposal, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, Senate Budget Committee, House Budget Committee, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen Chuck Grassley, Sen. Bob Corker, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen . Patty Murray, Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Tom Carper, Rep. Steve Womack, Rep. John Yarmuth, Congressional Budget Office, Joint Select Committe re budget process, House Armed Serevices Committee, Rep. Mack Thornberry, more tax cuts, Rep. Kevin Brady, Balanced Budget Amendment, line item veto, rescission, Rep. Dave Brat, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Daniel Horowitz
04/16/18 Filed in:
EnergyApple Computer announces it’s using 100% renewable energy. How are they doing this, and what’s wrong with everyone else? Read More...Tags: Apple Computer, Lisa Jackson, Tim Cook, man-made global warming theory, renewable energy , fuel cells, John Greer, Clean Air Act, ESG rankings, electric grid, data centers, solar power, biogas, renewable energy certificates, Lindsay Leveen, net metering, natural gas pipelines
04/09/18 Filed in:
SpendingFor those who believe the GOP needs to notch some policy wins before November, SAFE has a modest suggestion: restore order in the budget process by getting the 12 appropriation bills done on time.
Read More...Tags: omnibus appropriation bill, border wall , DACA , filibuster rule, line item veto, veto threat, lame duck Congress, mid-term elections, regular order, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Rusaian collusion, FBI Director James Comey, blue wave, anti-Trump Democrats, Impoundment Control Act of 1974
04/02/18 Filed in:
Political SystemThere have been two basic mistakes in the current debate about mass shootings: (1) failing to identify the root causes, and (2) not having a candid discussion of the best solution(s). Read More...Tags: Sandy Hook, Parkland, FL, mass shootings, AR-15, emotional images, poll-tested language, NRA, root causes, Las Vegas attack, 1927 school bombing, mental illness, Secret Service, antidepressants, messages for boys, social ethos, gun free zones, entry checkpoints, bump stocks, straw purchasers, assault weapons ban, Second Amendment, Justice John Paul Stevens, US homicide rate, Broward County Sheriff's office, FBI, mental health professionals, enhanced security, arming teachers, MD Governor Larry Hogan, social decay
We agree that the balance of payments deficit with China is of serious concern, but the administration is not making the right moves to combat it. Read More...Tags: budget deficits, balance of payments, China, Warren Buffet, IOUSA, comparative advantage, Adam Smith, state-managed trade, unfunded liabiliites, President Donald Trump, protectionist instincts, Trans-Pacific Partnership, TPP -11, NAFTA, tariffs, steel & aluminum, Wilbur Ross, Larry Kudlow, unfair Chinese trade policies, forced sharing of US-owned intellectual property, tariffs a tax, stocks swoon, World Trade Organization, Indigenous innovation, Made in China 2025
03/19/18 Filed in:
SpendingThe use of “must-pass” bills to sneak through somewhat controversial legislation is perverting the congressional legislative process; it doesn’t have to be that way. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, omnibus appropriation bill, DACA , GovCare, "must-pass" legislation, policy riders, mega bills, individal mandate penalty, Republican tax bill, grain glitch, taxes on the Internet, sanctuary cities, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Rep. Steve Womack, Rep. Nita Lowey, Bipartisan Policy Center, Citizens Against Government Waste, Heritage Foundation, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney