If the government is going to engage in food aid, it can't waste taxpayer dollars. Trump's budget would send taxpayer funds overseas, where they would often benefit corrupt and questionable regimes. - Donny -- WASHINGTON, DC -- Earlier this week the House Committee on Agriculture convened a hearing on the FY2018 budget proposal from President … Continue reading Congressional Hearing Slams Proposed Food Aid Cuts
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From Chairman's Conaway's opening remarks, Committee on Agriculture Hearing: The Next Farm Bill: The Future of International Food Aid and Agricultural Development, June 7, 2017 ...(T)he administration’s budget proposal...calls for drastic cuts to international food aid programs and the elimination of funding for both the McGovern-Dole and Food for Peace Programs. I know we will … Continue reading Conaway Stands Up For US Farmers In Food Aid Hearing
Winston Churchill once quipped that “a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." One wonders what Churchill would have thought about the age of social media, when a falsehood can quite literally make laps around the world before the truth can even find pants. … Continue reading BBC Reporter’s False Trump Tweet Reveals a Sad Truth
Ever since President Trump and budget director Mick Mulvaney released a proposed federal budget that includes cuts in some programs, the Washington Post has been full of articles and letters about current and former officials and program beneficiaries who don’t want their budgets cut. Not exactly breaking news, you’d think. And not exactly a balanced discussion of … Continue reading What Do Subsidy Recipients Think about Cutting Subsidies?
At next week’s FOMC meeting, the state of the labor market will play a key role in policy deliberations. But there’s a lot more going on underneath top line unemployment numbers that make them a bad tool for monetary policy decision-making. The May employment report is a conundrum. Employment growth and the unemployment rate sent opposing … Continue reading Did you notice the really bad sign in the last monthly jobs report?
What ousted FBI Director James Comey tells Congress could set the tone for what his predecessor, now the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, looks into. “Comparisons to Watergate are way over the top,” Ron Hosko says. But, barring any new bombshells when Comey testifies Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, legal … Continue reading 6 Crimes Meuller May Pursue in Trump-Russia Probe
Shortly after the US House of Representatives passed its latest iteration of health care reform, President Donald Trump said that Australia has "better health care than we do." White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders clarified that Trump did not intend to suggest that he favors shifting to an Australian-style system, but was merely complimenting an ally. … Continue reading Australia’s Health Care System Is Fine Until You Chuck a Sickie
Statement for the Record Senate Select Committee on Intelligence James B. Comey June 8, 2017 Chairman Burr, Ranking Member Warner, Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. I was asked to testify today to describe for you my interactions with President-Elect and President Trump on subjects that I … Continue reading BREAKING: FULL TEXT of Comey sworn testimony on Trump allegations
Reality Leight Winner is a 25-year-old federal contractor accused of leaking classified information related to the alleged 2016 Russian military intelligence cyberattack. The DOJ announced the charges against Winner on Monday. She stands accused of "removing classified material from a government facility and mailing it to a news outlet," according to a federal complaint. As of Tuesday morning, Winner’s … Continue reading Reality L. Winner: 8 Things to Know About the NSA Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Info on Russian Hacking
It's not official yet, but Yahoo! Finance is reporting that the Trump administration is considering putting emergency "safeguard" tariffs on solar panel imports from China. Naturally, the move will be framed as a necessary action to protect US manufacturers from unfair competition from overseas. But it will also harm US consumers by making solar power more expensive than … Continue reading We Don’t Need to Prop Up Solar Panel Companies
