Congress must stand up for dialysis patients like me
Multiple health care calamities brewing across the country — some precipitated by COVID-19, others that long preceded the pandemic — are getting little attention from policymakers in Washington. One...
View ArticleBiden’s plan to ‘cancel’ student debt passes the buck to all taxpayers
College graduates are being crushed by $1.6 trillion in student loans. Biden’s plan to “cancel” the debt won’t solve the problem. The latest proposal is to cover the first $10,000 owed by borrowers....
View ArticleIt’s time to close a gaping import loophole to improve US competitiveness...
As Congress finalizes legislation to improve the nation’s competitiveness, it should address a glaring loophole that, left open, would undermine the stated purpose of the bill. Left untouched, certain...
View ArticleRelief through student debt cancellation will help workers today
Mr. President: do you want to be the most pro-worker and pro-union president? My advice is simple: cancel student debt. Americans collectively owe $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt, affecting...
View ArticlePublic school closures harmed children’s academic and emotional wellbeing
New government data provides more evidence confirming what most of us already suspect: the kids are not alright. Two school years of schooling disruptions have taken a serious toll on students’...
View ArticleWhy a nationwide workforce development push is needed
It’s time for leaders across the country to focus on jobs. We know how that might sound when you hear the news of labor shortages, see signs from fast-food restaurants offering up to $20 an hour to...
View ArticleBiden’s ‘plan’ to combat inflation is misguided; a focus on energy, lower...
Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal op-ed on his latest plans to tame escalating inflation passes the buck once again when Americans are desperately trying to hold on to their own money. Their costs for...
View ArticleThe US cannot afford to give intellectual property rights to China
Americans are tired of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) getting a free pass in world affairs. And why shouldn’t they be? In the past two years, the CCP has been a menace on the world stage. They have...
View ArticleBoth parties searching for midterm magic
The two parties on the Hill are madly scrambling for issues, themes and gimmicks they hope will resonate with voters in next November’s midterm elections for control of Congress. Call it the search...
View ArticleWars don't end for abandoned American allies
Hours after the last C-17 transport jet departed Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport last Aug. 31, President Joe Biden addressed the nation to remind us that he had kept his campaign promise to...
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