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Congress has heard the growing discontent of the American people with their job performance, manifesting itself in what is shaping up to be a dismal year for Senate Democratic incumbents. Yet, Senate leadership, instead of listening to the people and doing a better job, has decided to focus their attention on simply silencing the people.
Instead of taking up and allowing votes on one of...
By: Patrick Hedger - Policy Director, American Encore
When the government’s IT infrastructure for the Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare, went into a nearly instantaneous melt-down upon launch, there were countless glaring issues pointed out by experts with what the government had constructed. Yet one of the most serious issues with Healthcare.gov, the ObamaCare...
By: Patrick Hedger - Policy Director, American Encore
Most of us are familiar with some variation of the phrase, “There are only two certainties in life: death and taxes.” (Some have comically pointed out that such a grouping is an insult to death.) However most Americans are probably not aware that a combination of the two exists. The Estate Tax, also known as the death tax as...
By: Patrick Hedger - Policy Director, American Encore
If you ask the average American today what country is largest producer of oil, most would probably name a Middle Eastern country like Saudi Arabia or some might even say Russia. If you asked them this question just a couple of months ago they would probably be right. Today they are totally wrong. It may surprise many Americans that...
