Festering disagreements about immigration (border security, admission policies, voting rights) must be squarely addressed to avert serious long-term consequences. Read More...Tags: Newt Gingrich, President Donald Trump, build a wall, merit-based immigration, sanctuary cities, open borders, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, "No tolerance" policy, family separations, E-verify system, cheap imported labor, Illegal voting, "catch and release", MS-13 gang members, Northern border, visa overstays, Sen. Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke, immigration levels, assimilation, voter fraud, motor voter laws, Rep. Jeff Duncan, California secession
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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
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Spending | TaxesNo one wants to be blamed for a government shutdown, but there are deep divisions on several issues and neither side will give up easily. Don’t count on anything until the dust settles. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Schumer Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Republican tax plan, Sen. Tom Carper, ANWR, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Child Tax Credit, Alternative Minimum Tax, estate tax, GovCare individual mandate, Roy Moore, Sen. Susan Collins, Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Mark Walker, DACA Program, Pensacola rally, border wall funding, visa overstays, sanctuary cities, chain migration, E-verify, continuing resolution, omnibus spending bill, Senate filibuster rule, Budget Contol Act, government shutdown
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Political SystemChanging the way government has been working will take some epic battles, and they may not all be won. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, US Senate, cabinet nominees, executive actions, pending repeal of ACA, School Choice Week, Betsy DeVos, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Wilbur Ross, Keystone pipeline, Dakota Access pipeline, US steel for pipelines, TPP renunication, Renegotiate NAFTA, southern border wall, Mexican President Enrique Nieto, sanctuary cities, JFK International Airport, ACLU, Defense Secretary James Mattis, hiring freeze, Trump budget, first weekly address