03/15/21
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3/15/21- Having signed the American Rescue Plan into law, President Biden is now taking a “victory lap;” the problems aren’t on the way to being solved, however, they are accumulating along the US border and elsewhere.
Read More...Tags: Trump border policies, FEMA, coyotes, Pro Act, HR-1
03/08/21
The American Rescue Plan passed the Senate over the weekend, without a single Republican vote. It will now presumably be reconciled with the version of this bill passed by House Democrats earlier and be enacted into law. Read More...Tags: Fred Moore, Casey Mulligan, President Joe Biden, Byrd Rule, Sen. Joe Manchin
03/01/21
The proposed energy plan isn’t based on solid science; it also offers the “wrong” answer, includes features that won’t work, and is loaded with excess baggage.
Read More...Tags: man-made global warming theory, CO2 buildup, John Kerry, Paris climate accord, green jobs, President Joe Biden, climate crisis , wind and solar power, nuclear power, Texa freeze, Richard Glick of FERC, Keystone XL Pipeline, beefed-up review for drilling in federal areas, China not likely to accept US leadership, Leaders Climate Summit, rare earth minerals, social cost of carbon
02/22/21
President Biden rejects energy policies of previous administration, offers replacement plan with many moving parts. Read More...Tags: President Joe Biden, Paris Agreement, United Nations, climate crisis , ANWR, social cost of carbon, Keystone XL Pipeline, Huawei, Leaders' Climate Summit, Cop26, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, National Climate Advisor, Gina McCarthy, buy American policies, Davis-Bacon Act, offshore wind power, oil and gas leasing on federal lands, fossil fuel subsidies, CEQ, OMB , Civilian Climate Corps, Brenda Mallory, White House Environmental ustice Interagency Council, USRAP, Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science and Technology Council, Evidence-based policies, chief science officers, scientific-integrity officials, president's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, president's science advisor, US chief technology officer, National Science and Technology Council
02/15/21
Unity pledge belied by bitter impeachment trial, bumper crop of presidential actions, and plan to ram through $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill via budget reconciliation. Read More...Tags: multitasking, President Donald Trump, COVID pandemic, Biden agenda, Incitement of insurrection, Article of impeachment, Senate trial, House impeachment managers, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Bruce Castor, David Schoen, Michael van der Veen, January exception, Big lie, Fight like hell, Trump's mob, Double talk, Vice President Mikle Pence, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Biden presidential actions, Proclamation of day of national unity, Covid-related actions, Sen. Joe Manchin, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Byrd Rule, Congressional Budget Office