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By: Patrick Hedger-Policy Director, American Encore
Republicans are set to take control of both chambers of Congress this week following the historic gains made in the 2014 Midterms. One of the first bills scheduled for consideration is approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Not to sound greedy now that the GOP does control Congress, but just addressing the Keystone XL Pipeline...
By: Patrick Hedger-Policy Director, American Encore
A new survey has shown that the American people’s opinion of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is at its lowest point ever. This should come as no surprise given the IRS’s notoriety as one of the most ruthless law enforcement agencies in the country. Exacerbating the agency’s existing infamy is the lingering scandal...
Today the Obama administration announced that it is beginning the process of normalizing relations with the Castro-lead government in communist Cuba. While we believe the United States should seek to engage in peaceful relationships and free commerce with as many countries around the world as possible, especially those within such close proximity, we are concerned by...
By: Patrick Hedger- Policy Director, American Encore
The last several years in Washington have been defined by the lack of compromise. No where is this polarization between liberals and conservatives more apparent than in the debate over the roll of environment regulation. Since the Obama administration has taken office, exceptionally large...
American Encore has joined a broad coalition of 21 groups to urge state-level lawmakers to resist the Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) attempt to impose carbon emission regulation through executive fiat...
