05/18/20
If last week’s activity was any sign of what the House of Representatives is likely to accomplish in DC, they might as well go back into recess for a while. Read More...Tags: proxy voting in House, virtual meetings and voting by House committees, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, potential adoption of virtual voting on House floor, HEROES Act, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Rep. Pete King, Joe Biden, Sen Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump, President Harry Truman, Americans for Prosperity, Heritage Action, Freedom Works, Heartland Institute, no State and Local gov't bailourts, CMS regulatory changes , telehealth consulations, professional licensing requirements, physician supervision, patient privacy, America is not for sale
08/26/19
Many people view fiscal responsibility as passé, but SAFE continues to support the quaint notion that government budgets should be habitually balanced. Read More...Tags: US gov't fiscal history, deficit spending, President Bill Clinton, Jim Thomen, Sen. Tom Carper, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Sen Mitch McConnell, Sen Chuck Schumer, Sen. Chris Coons, Chris Wallace, Russell Vought, President Donald Trump
02/12/18
The more one examines last week's bipartisan, bicameral budget deal, which raised government spending levels across the board, the uglier it looks. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, DACA , President Donald Trump, border wall , dreamers, Diversity Visa Lottery, chain migration, Sen Chuck Schumer, Sen Mitch McConnell, deficits, debt ceiling, House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John Thune, Sen. Chris Coons, budget caps, CHIP, community health[care] centers, tea party, President's budget proposal, defense spending, debt limit, tax preferences, fuel cell investment tax credit, Medicare, Independent Payment Advisory Board, donut hole, Joint Select Committe re budget process, "Super Committee" in 2011