Yesterday morning at the Senate Budget Committee hearing, we saw yet again the same old run-around arguments that seem to be the only support behind the stimulus bill. Research presented by two of the three witnesses, Dr. Alan Blinder and Dr. Joel Prakken, attempted to model what would have happened if the government had not … Continue reading
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America / Dpt. of State / Energy / Gov. Officials / Politics / Presidency / Regulation
Keystone Rejection: Goodbye Jobs, Energy, and Revenue
Last Wednesday, President Obama announced that he had rejected TransCanada Corp.’s request for a permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada was prepared to fund the highly publicized project that would consist of a crude oil pipeline extending from an oil supply hub, at the tar sands oil fields of Alberta, Canada, all the … Continue reading
Economy / Politics / Presidency / Regulation / Uncategorized
Have Your Cake & Eat It Too: The Cloaking of Public Policy in an Election Year.
Policies change during elections. Always. No questions asked. Period. This being said, what are the true agendas of the policy makers? What’s really going on? Well, the answer? They want their cake and to eat it too. Especially when policy sounds REALLY good on paper. Perhaps the most debated question of the next 20 years … Continue reading
Obama’s Controversial Recess Appointments: Can Pro Forma Sessions Prevent This?
Last Friday, Assistant Attorney General Virginia A. Seitz released an opinion letter titled, “Lawfulness of Recess Appointments During a Recess of the Senate Notwithstanding Periodic Pro Forma Sessions.” The letter addresses the concerns many people have, including the Senate, as to the Constitutionality of President Obama’s recently announced intent to make four recess appointments during … Continue reading
Dpt. of State / Energy / Events / Regulation
The Future of Energy and Water Availability in the United States: Has the Marketplace Failed Us?
Earlier today the Hudson Institute hosted a four hour panel discussion titled, “Energy, Water, and Debt: Linked Problems, Common Solutions?” Among the ten panelists was Jim Nussle, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years and now Growth Energy’s COO; Craig Zamuda, a senior policy advisor with the Office of Policy … Continue reading
More Opportunity, Less Government
On Tuesday, January 10, Governor Mitch Daniels gave his eighth and final State of the State Address to the Indiana state legislature. The last seven years Hoosiers, policy professionals, and political pundits have watched as Indiana government has reformed, producing results usually reserved for entities with a profit motive. The policy successes have been significant … Continue reading
America / Healthcare / Politics / Presidency
Time is Up for Obama’s CMS Appointee
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, Don Berwick, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced his resignation. Consequently, President Obama has nominated Berwick’s top deputy, Marilyn Tavenner, as Berwick’s successor. Tavenner has an extensive health background as a nurse, a healthcare official at both the state and federal level and a … Continue reading
Must Be the Money
The Obama administration has decided to invest $433 million in Siga Technologies’ new ST-246 smallpox vaccine. On the surface, this appears to be a worthwhile investment since smallpox is a terrible and contagious disease. But a more in-depth look by the Los Angeles Times has revealed a likely ulterior motive that has little to do … Continue reading
Obama’s Health Care Innovation Challenge
Announced Monday, the Obama administration is planning to spend $1 billion to hire, train and deploy healthcare workers. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created as part of the Affordable Care Act, will administer and oversee the program, called the Health Care Innovation Challenge. The $1 billion in funds will be awarded as grants to … Continue reading
Mauro Vieira and Brazil-US Relations
The Brazilian Ambassador to the United States, Mauro Vieira, spoke today at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University on US-Brazil Relations. As it is traditional for academic talks given by Brazilian representatives in the United States, they initiate pointing out the anecdote that the US was the first country to … Continue reading
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