Congress Can Improve Homeland Security in these three ways:
1)Limit Congressional oversight committees.
2)Create a caucus for homeland security issues.
3)Implement an interagency oversight mechanism
Brian Darling, a Capitol Hill insider for more than 10 years and director of U.S. Senate relations at The Heritage Foundation, previews major events in Washington. On this week's agenda: drilling and defense spending.
Each month, familyfacts.org explores an area of academic research on a topic related to the family and religion. This episode covers the positive link between parental involvement and their children getting a good education.
1)The proper measure is the total debt and not yearly deficits.
2)The national debt is actually below the post-WWII average.
3)The debt is not large enough to raise interest rates....
The Senate's "Gang Of 10" energy bill has three flaws: 1) It limits offshore drilling; 2) it includes a massive subsidy for alternative energy sources and vehicles; and 3) it imposes tax increases on the oil industry.
Three Facts About Education Spending and Academic Performance
Brian Darling, a Capitol Hill insider for more than 10 years and director of U.S. Senate relations at The Heritage Foundation, previews major weekly events. This week's include oil-drilling and defense spending.
Russia’s invasion of Georgia raises these 3 concerns:
1)The invasion was illegal and immoral.
2)Europe’s response has been wholly inadequate.
3)The West should stress to Russia that actions have consequences.
Brian Darling, a Capitol Hill insider for more than 10 years and director of U.S. Senate relations at The Heritage Foundation, previews major events in Washington. On this week's agenda: the Iraq troop surge and energy prices.
The new EPA regulations are a bad idea for these two reasons: