Pennsylvania innovation needs to overcome ‘valley of death’
(The Center Square) — For economic growth in Pennsylvania, legislators want to figure out ways to keep young people from fleeing for greener pastures elsewhere. “Our young people grow up, we educate them well, and then they go where the opportunities are,” Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, said during a Senate Republican Policy Committee on Thursday. […]
Social Security update: Second round of April’s payments worth $4,873 goes out in five days
The second of April’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest income earners who retire at 70, will go out to the next group of retirees in less than a week. The next round will go out in five days, on April 17, to beneficiaries that were born on or between […]
Senator Rand Paul visits Philadelphia suburbs to discuss COVID and politics
On Thursday night, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) participated in a “Politics and Pints” conversation at a community college in the Philadelphia suburbs. Paul was the guest of Dom Giordano, a radio talk show host on Philadelphia’s WPHT 1210 am. Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd at Zlock Performing Arts Center at Bucks County Community College in […]
Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Dave McCormick lays out economic priorities
EXCLUSIVE — Dave McCormick, the Republican contender in Pennsylvania’s Senate election, said he wants to use his experience as a prominent business executive to cut federal regulations and pare back the administrative state. McCormick, 58, is a West Point graduate and combat veteran who has made a major name for himself in the world of […]
Biden buys votes, and you pay the price through inflation
President Joe Biden has spent three and a half years buying votes with your money. Your taxes may not have gone up, because Biden hasn’t financed his spending with federal revenues so much as with money created out of thin air — which is to say, the cost of Biden’s spending spree has been rampant inflation which is still too […]
When Smaller is Better – Washington Examiner
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House moves forward with modified FISA bill, but will it be enough to appease hard-liners?
The House Rules Committee advanced a modified version of a key federal surveillance extension, increasing pressure on Republicans to forgo their recent infighting and pass the legislation ahead of its scheduled expiration next week. The committee advanced a new proposal to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act during a late-night meeting on […]
House Republicans who voted down FISA rule shut down worries of censure: ‘Go ahead’
House Republicans are brushing off concerns that they will be censured for voting down a rule that would bring the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to the floor, with a few taunting, “Go ahead.” On Wednesday, 19 Republicans voted with Democrats to effectively kill the House’s attempts to move a bill forward that […]
Congress really wants the FBI to be able to spy on anyone
In its everlasting bid to betray the people who elected them, Congress is engaged in a bitter fight over whether or not the federal government can spy on people without a warrant. The object of this latest congressional feud is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which, on paper, allows federal […]
Why inflation could be Biden’s downfall in swing state he’s eager to capture to get reelected
Inflation coming in hotter than expected in March poses a major problem for President Joe Biden, as residents of one swing state identified the topic as a major issue heading into November. A report released on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that inflation rose 3.5% in the year ending in March. North […]