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Joined December 2013
Revisions to Bill Protecting College Sports Strengthen Support for Women Athletes "The PCSA sets general eligibility rules for college athletes in part by pre-empting states from maintaining their own eligibility guidelines." dcjournal.com/revisions-to-b…
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"Major oil companies scored back-to-back federal court victories as judges struck down New York’s $75 billion 'Climate Superfund' law and dismissed Michigan’s lawsuit accusing the industry of suppressing competition from renewable energy." dcjournal.com/blue-state-cli…
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"No doubt diesel’s current high prices stem primarily from major geopolitical factors and disruptions. However, the RFS deserves further scrutiny to evaluate its inflationary role. The former may be beyond our control, but the latter is not." dcjournal.com/how-rfs-mandat…
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D.C. Can Strengthen Consumer Protections Without Limiting Energy Choice "Policymakers understandably want to help their constituents manage costs, including their electricity bills. But some proposed solutions risk creating a brand new set of problems." dcjournal.com/d-c-can-streng…
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From Hillarycare to Hospital Scams — 30 Years of Healthcare Reform. "If there’s one thing that 1994 taught us, it’s that American voters will reward the party willing to step up and tackle healthcare reform when prices get out of control." dcjournal.com/from-hillaryca…
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"Give the Democrats and Democratic Socialists control of Congress and the Supreme Court, and affordability, justice, equality and opportunity become a distant memory — or a pipe dream — for the middle- and working-class Americans they claim to champion." dcjournal.com/democratic-soc…
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Don’t Let Medicare Undermine Life-Saving Surgery "Instead of ensuring patients receive the products that work best for them, this new program could force them to rely on whatever products a contracted supplier happens to carry." dcjournal.com/dont-let-medic…
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"Trump’s trade war w/Canada is pointless. It has no compelling policy justification. It is alienating one of America’s closest allies & biggest trading partners. It raises the cost of living beyond what inflation already does." -- @RegoftheDay @ceidotorg dcjournal.com/trumps-tariffs…
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"A fight over a huge railroad merger has put two major rail unions on a collision course — and raised the question of whether the Teamsters can protect the railroad workers it represents and its much larger truck driver membership." dcjournal.com/fight-over-rai…
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"The prostate cancer community is entering an incredibly exciting era. Innovation must be paired with the infrastructure, support, education and resources needed to help patients and care teams navigate new options together." dcjournal.com/prostate-cance…
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"Instead of imposing government-mandated silence, lawmakers should support, build upon and aim to educate parents on the robust parental controls that already exist on modern operating systems, consoles, and mobile devices." dcjournal.com/age-gating-the…
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3 Healthcare Questions for Candidates "The factories are ready to build. The workers are ready to show up. The only question left is whether Congress is ready to enforce fair trade rules and help them succeed." dcjournal.com/3-healthcare-q…
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: "From 1960 through 1980, 30-second ads built three television network empires, influenced shoppers’ purchases and kept us entertained. One genre stood out from all the others: spokescharacter campaigns." dcjournal.com/holy-cow-histo…
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"U.S.-certified mariners are not only better trained and highly skilled, but their knowledge exceeds that of international competitors, and their ships and crews are compliant with all American safety and labor standards." dcjournal.com/foreign-operat…
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Congress Must Treat Online Child Exploitation Like the Health Crisis It Is "Congress should build on that momentum and make clear that children’s safety comes before the engagement metrics and profits of the world’s largest technology companies." dcjournal.com/congress-must-…
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