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Poll: Nearly Seven in 10 Active Service Members Have Witnessed Politicization in U.S. Military <[link removed]> - A new survey of active U.S. military members reveals that 68 percent have witnessed some or a significant level of politicization in the military, and 65 percent of those polled say that it is a concern. Of all the issues polled, policies that allow unrestricted military service by transgender individuals were of greatest concern for active military members, with eight in 10 (80 percent) saying that it decreased their trust in the military somewhat or a great deal. Heritage Experts: Tom Spoehr <[link removed]>
Heritage and Heritage Action: Sen. Tommy Tuberville Is Right to Oppose Biden’s Push to Promote Abortion in U.S. Military <[link removed]> - “The U.S. military exists to ensure our nation’s security and protect the lives of the future generations of American citizens—not end them through the barbaric and evil practice of abortion. Americans don’t want their tax dollars funding abortion. For decades, until the radical policies of the Biden-Harris regime, there was bipartisan consensus among lawmakers on this point. It takes courage to stand up to the Washington establishment, and that’s exactly what Sen. Tommy Tuberville is doing. The Heritage Foundation is proud to stand alongside him and asks all U.S. senators to do the same until the Defense Department’s radical abortion policy ends. Heritage Expert: Roger Severino <[link removed]>
Heritage Foundation declares new Cold War with China: ‘More capable and dangerous’ than Soviet Union <[link removed]> - The Heritage Foundation released a report Tuesday that says the U.S. is in a new Cold
War with China <[link removed]>, and that the U.S. must take several steps to defend itself from China’s economic, military and cultural efforts to supplant American leadership. "Whether politicians and pundits in Washington care to acknowledge it or not, the United States is in a new Cold War with the PRC, an adversary even more capable and dangerous than the Soviet Union was at the height of its power," Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said in a forward to the report. Heritage Expert: James Carafano <[link removed]>, Jeff Smith <[link removed]>, and Michael Pillsbury <[link removed]>
Florida sets shining example on school choice. Here’s how <[link removed]> - Last week, the Florida
Senate passed <[link removed]> House Bill 1, which expands the state’s groundbreaking education savings account (ESA) policy to all K-12 students "regardless of race, income, background, or zip code," said House Speaker Paul Renner. Until now, only students with special needs were eligible. With an ESA, families can customize their child’s education. They can use ESA funds to pay for private school tuition, tutoring, textbooks, homeschool curriculum, online learning, special-needs therapy, and more. Florida was the second state, after Arizona, to enact an ESA policy. Heritage Expert: Jason Bedrick <[link removed]> and Lindsey Burke <[link removed]>
With Appeals Court Ruling, Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Remains on Hold <[link removed]> - Judge Andrew Oldham’s opinion Thursday, joined in whole or in part by nine
of his colleagues on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, addressed Biden’s executive order of Sept. 9, 2021, requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination. The case is called Feds for Medical Freedom v. Biden. The president issued a similar order covering federal contractors; however, that order is the subject of a separate lawsuit and was not at issue in this decision by the 5th Circuit, sitting en banc. Heritage Expert: Hans von Spakovsky <[link removed]>
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