Author: Amy Ridenour

Pop Quiz on the Clean Water Restoration Act

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1) Which two states hate the Clean Water Restoration Act so much, their legislatures actually passed resolutions urging the Congress not to enact it? A. Texas and Oklahoma B. Georgia and Alabama C. Washington and Oregon D. Idaho and Montana ...
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Inhofe on CWRA

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Senator James Inhofe's opening statement on CWRA from the hearing is a useful addition to the debate. I hadn't previously realized the National Association of Realtors and had come out against the bill (perhaps I should stop reviewing the environmental ...
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CWRA Approved by Senate Committee, As Expected

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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the Clean Water Restoration Act by a party-line vote this morning. This was expected. Prospects for CWRA on the Senate floor are less predictable. It could go either way, although the left ...
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Daschle: Federal Health Care Plan a No-Go for Now

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Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's decision to give up for now on a federal public health care plan has to be a blow to the Administration and the left. Daschle, while retired from the Senate, remains an influential and ...
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CWRA’s Chances of Passage

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Senator James Inhofe believes it is doubtful the the Clean Water Restoration Act will pass the full Senate. I am a bit less sanguine, but readily acknowledge his superior familiarity with the Senate. Here's hoping he's right ...
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Quote of Note: Clean Water Restoration Act Means Troubled Waters

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"For years, the 1972 Clean Water Act has been misused in the name of protecting America's waters and wetlands. The statute’s original limitation that its key provisions only apply to navigable waters was largely ignored. Instead, the law was broadly ...
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“The Biggest Bureaucratic Power Grab in a Generation”

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If you haven't visited the National Center for Public Policy Research's new Clean Water Restoration Act Information page (or even if you have), you can get a good 2 1/2 minute summary of CWRA from Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) from ...
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Incessant Twittering Over the Heads of the Media

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It's not often one can say a wonky op-ed on health care reform is funny as well as wise, but this one by Holman Jenkins in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal certainly is. (I stole the title of this piece from ...
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Quote of Note: How Big Would a U.S. Health Bureaucracy Be?

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"The British National Health Service is the biggest employer not just in the United Kingdom, but in the whole of Europe. Care to estimate the size and budget of a U.S. health bureaucracy?" -Mark Steyn, "Being Taken Care of Weakens ...
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Is the Liberal Health Care Plan a Trojan Horse for Socialized Medicine?

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Get the answer from the liberals who know. Watch this 4-minute video from Glenn Beck's June 15, 2009 television program. E-mail any comments to the National Center for Public Policy Research at [email protected] Subscribe to this blog's feed. Labels: Government ...
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