From Independent Women's Forum <[email protected]>
Subject Weekly Capsule: A country divided cannot stand
Date September 15, 2021 2:49 PM
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Congress takes partisan politics to a new level.                                                                                                      

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12 Weeks of Paid Time Off?!? ⏰ People may think that a government-provided 12 weeks of paid time off from work sounds great… but in reality, it won't be. Millions of workers who currently have paid leave benefits will find that under the new rules, they will have less generous benefits and less flexibility and control over their employment contractors.

Worse, low-income workers will find there are fewer jobs at all. Women will pay a particular price, and should expect to find they have lower wages and less opportunity to advance... exactly what they don't want.
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“For years, I reported the news. Today, I can’t even let my kids watch it.”

- Representative Ashley Hinson, IA-01 ([link removed])


** HURTING NOT HELPING ([link removed] )
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** Congress Takes Civil Rights Movement Backwards ([link removed] )
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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, on a party-line vote. Named for the late congressman and civil rights icon, the bill purports to “restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) which were gutted by the Supreme Court.” It doesn’t. In fact, the bill undermines civil rights by limiting state election reforms ([link removed] ) that expand minority voting rights and by weaponizing nondiscrimination laws for partisan gain. Read more. ([link removed])


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** Biden’s Shocking New Vax Mandates ([link removed])
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President Biden recently announced an aggressive approach to curbing the spread of COVID: mandating vaccinations for federal workers, with the exemption of members of Congress and their staff; ([link removed]) healthcare staff; and anyone who works for a private business with over 100 employees. Guess who isn’t included in his sweeping vaccination mandate? Illegal migrants. Share this. ([link removed])


** Just In
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** WHAT CAN YOU DO? ([link removed])
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** Get the Parenting Answers You Need ([link removed])
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Parenting is a full-time job. It’s time to start treating it like one.

Join us for tomorrow's #IWFReads Book Club discussion with Professor Emily Oster to learn about the simple and easy-to-use processes that will guide you to manage tough family situations and help you think more clearly under stress.

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** Trending Now
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* Phony Math: Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Is Actually More Like $5.5 Trillion ([link removed]) Share this. ([link removed])
* Biden’s Approval Rating Continues to Tank ([link removed]) Watch now. ([link removed])


** TWO TRUTHS & A LIE ([link removed])
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** The Administrative State ([link removed])
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In this age of COVID, federal administrative agencies have never been so powerful.

Can you identify which of the following statements about administrative agencies is not true?

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In our system of representative government, Congress alone makes the law, the president enforces or executes the law, and the Supreme Court interprets the law.
B. Administrative agencies do twelve times as much law-making as Congress.
C. The Chevron doctrine requires the judiciary to defer to an agency’s interpretation of federal law even when that interpretation is not the best one.
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** Spotlight
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* Proactive Forest Management Is Sustainable for the Environment ([link removed]) Share this story. ([link removed])
* Biden Administration Releases Solar Power Blueprint ([link removed]) Read more. ([link removed])


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* New Episode: Former Senior Advisor and White House Director of Speechwriting to President Donald Trump Stephen Miller joins She Thinks to discuss the dangerous situation at the southern border, immigration, and COVID. Listen to it here. ([link removed])

Catch the episode on your favorite podcast app:
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* Next Episode: This Friday, former Acting Director of National Intelligence and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell joins the podcast to discuss President Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the makeup of the new Taliban-controlled government, and what this all means for our friends and foes around the globe. Hear it here. ([link removed])


** CAPSULE REVIEW ([link removed])
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** President Biden Doesn’t Welcome a Diversity of Viewpoints ([link removed] )
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In an unprecedented move, President Biden directed 18 Trump-appointed members of military academy boards—including IWF's own visiting fellow and Afghanistan veteran Meaghan Mobbs—to resign or be fired, even though their three-year terms set by federal law have not concluded. The Military Academy board members served honorably alongside Obama-Biden administration appointees still completing their terms and are refusing to step down..
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** A Strong Labor Market Is Better Than Unemployment Checks ([link removed] )
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Last week, expanded federal unemployment insurance benefits expired for millions of workers. Despite the fear-mongering that unemployed Americans will face financial ruin, there are reasons to believe that not only is this expiration overdue but that workers, especially women, will be better off for it and end up with benefits that exceed a monthly check.
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