President Trump rescinded funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) while a Congressional review is established.
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As efforts are underway to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, state and federal governments have waived nearly 200 regulations to provide relief to businesses and personnel. Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is keeping a running list of the various easements.
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Late last week, the House passed “phase three” of the Coronavirus economic relief package, but not without some turmoil. After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) came to an agreement, the Senate passed the CARES Act (H.R. 748) unanimously.
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Emotions have run high against the Democrats’ brazen politicization of the federal COVID-19 assistance package. The progressives were not alone in contributing to the fiasco, however. Not only did Republicans allow many of the completely unrelated items to be included in the legislation, but they also rebelled at basic Constitutional requirements for passing such a huge spending bill.
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Just when you thought Republicans and Democrats were working together, all comradery flew out the window over the weekend. Many House and Senate Republicans were willing to pass the first two phases of an economic stimulus package drafted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
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Among the chaos of Coronavirus, the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service released its long-awaited Final Report. As you may recall, the Commission was created in 2016 under the Obama Presidency to study the Selective Service, like the debated “Draft America’s Daughters” legislation. This would make it compulsory for women to register for the Selective Service alongside men.
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It is always wise for the right hand to have a clear view of what the left hand is doing, but dealing with a foe like Communist China requires special gymnastics. Going from stealth to outright hostility and back, the Communist Chinese work tirelessly to infiltrate our systems while trying to appear cooperative when it suits their purpose. Since everything is strategic, including the Chinese government’s varying responses to the coronavirus outbreak, it is critical that our nation’s leaders keep a close eye on that left hand.
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Pointing out the geographic origins of the disease is not racist or prejudiced; it is a fact. Instead of allowing China and the woke-Left to make the Wuhan Coronavirus politically correct, we must all have the response that President Trump gave a reporter at a White House briefing who asked why he refers to the virus as the “Chinese virus.”
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Throughout the end of this past legislative week, Eagle Forum tracked the second Coronavirus supplemental’s negotiations on Capitol Hill. While Twitter started to announce that a deal was reached, Republicans quickly denounced it. In the meantime, President Trump declared a national emergency and invoked the Stafford Act, a request that came from Washington state’s Governor Jay Inslee, which freed up $42 billion to use against Corona.
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While the White House had asked for $2.5 billion, the legislation totaled about $8.3 billion to combat the coronavirus. Specifically, more than $4 billion was allotted for diagnostic tests, treatments, and to help develop and disseminate a vaccine. The Centers for Disease Controls (CDC) was given $2.2 billion to help prevent, prepare, and respond to the disease.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders – Inside the Trump White House / Filmed at Eagle Council / Educational Policy Conference 2020 in St. Louis, MO
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Democrats were in for a surprise shake-up this week as 14 states and territories cast their votes for Presidential nominees. Just over a week ago, seven of the Democrat candidates lined up on the debate stage in South Carolina to defend their ambition to become the next President of the United States. Little did we know that shortly after, 4 candidates would drop out, and most would endorse Joe Biden.
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