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House Republicans push helpful earmark reforms <[link removed]> - House Republicans are taking a step toward restoring spending sanity. On Feb. 28, the House Appropriations Committee released rules and guidelines for so-called “earmark” items in upcoming spending bills. Heritage Expert: David Ditch <[link removed]>
Poll: Americans Believe Excessive
Government Spending Weakens National Security Amid China Threat <[link removed]> - Simply raising the debt ceiling without addressing the reasons why the government keeps plunging deeper and deeper into red ink will only further
endanger the nation’s long-term fiscal health. According to recent TIPP polling <[link removed]>, Americans are tracking the spending debate closely—and not just due to economic concerns. Many also worry that reckless federal spending and the debt it creates up could threaten our national security. Heritage Expert: Victoria Coates <[link removed]>
Heritage Experts Laud Arkansas for Becoming Eleventh State with Education Savings Accounts <[link removed]>- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders today is expected to sign into law the Arkansas LEARNS Act, which among other things would create education saving accounts for low-income families that would expand to all K-12 students in the next three years. Heritage Experts: Lindsey Burke <[link removed]> and Jason Bedrick <[link removed]>
FDA Lacks Authority to Approve Abortion Pills, Claims First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit. The Left Is Apoplectic. <[link removed]> - The FDA’s stated mission <[link removed]> is to protect the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of drugs, biological products, and medical devices. But the plaintiffs in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration <[link removed]> argue that the agency ignored that mission in pushing mifepristone through its accelerated approval process and ignoring the relevant law and science governing chemical abortions <[link removed]>. Because FDA regulations <[link removed]> on accelerated approval of drugs require that “new drugs [be] studied for their safety and effectiveness in treating serious or life-threatening illness and … provide meaningful therapeutic benefit to patients over existing
treatments,” the FDA would have had to classify pregnancy as an “illness.” And not just an “illness,” but a “serious or life-threatening” one at that. Heritage Expert: Sarah Parshall Perry <[link removed]>
Fighting human trafficking and battling Biden’s open border <[link removed]> –
Human trafficking is a global business generating $150 billion in illegal profits. It encompasses forced labor, sex trafficking, organ trafficking and more. President Biden has professed a commitment to fight this multifaceted criminal enterprise, yet his immigration policies have only exacerbated the problem. Heritage Expert: Hannah Davis <[link removed]>
Forget Parents, Here’s What This ‘Whole Child’ Ideology Really Promotes <[link removed]> - In January, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a new study on childhood obesity <[link removed]>. Their recommendation sparked outrage: beginning at age 12, obese kids are eligible for weight loss drugs. By age 13 they qualify for weight loss surgery. Heritage Expert: Emma Waters <[link removed]>
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