#View from Kyiv: Decoupling Ukraine and Israel aid is a bad idea

#View from Kyiv: Decoupling Ukraine and Israel aid is a bad idea

Recently, Rep. Mike Garcia (D-Calif.), alongside seven of his congressional colleagues, took an alarming step by sending a letter to President Biden. The letter calls for the separation of supplemental funding for Israel from a broader financial package that also includes aid for Ukraine. What makes this development particularly troubling is the increasing number of…

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#House GOP punts vote on transportation  funding amid Amtrak concerns 

#House GOP punts vote on transportation  funding amid Amtrak concerns 

House Republicans are punting plans to vote on a housing and transportation government funding bill this week amid concerns from members over costs and Amtrak.  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said earlier Thursday that the House would bring up the legislation — which lays out full-year funding for the departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies — this…

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#No, Congress should not expand the use of categorical exclusions

#No, Congress should not expand the use of categorical exclusions

In a recent op-ed, Thomas Hochman and Lars Erik Schönander of the Foundation for American Innovation championed the expansion of categorical exclusions (CEs) under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA). While their arguments for streamlining infrastructure deployment, particularly for geothermal energy, are well-intentioned, they miss a fundamental point: NEPA exists to ensure that we, as a…

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#Former lawmaker runs for seat he resigned from 

#Former lawmaker runs for seat he resigned from 

A former Arizona lawmaker is running for his old seat more than five years after he resigned from it in 2017.  Former Rep. Trent Franks (R) announced Tuesday he is running for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, according to an Arizona Democratic Party press release. Franks faced allegations from female staffers that he made unwanted advances…

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