Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Edited by Erin Mayer Democrats are divided over which political strategy to pursue to defeat President Trump in the 2020 Presidential election. Candidates such as Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and others argue that the “system is rigged” and in need of radical...
Aug 20, 2019 | Immigration
Policy Summary On August 7, ICE conducted a raid in the small town of Forest, Mississippi and nearly 700 undocumented workers were removed from a food processing plant. Later that evening, 300 of these individuals were released back to their families because they...
Aug 15, 2019 | Economic Policy
Policy Summary Last month, Democrats in the House passed a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. The so-called ‘Raise the Wage Act faces opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate floor, where as of yet Majority Leader McConnell has refused to...
Aug 14, 2019 | Technology
Policy Summary The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence began an investigation in 2017 after widespread reports of Russian tampering and influence in the Presidential election of 2016. After conducting 5 open hearings, interviewing more than 200 witnesses and...
Aug 14, 2019 | Economic Policy
Summary In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, economist Paul Krugman labeled President Donald Trump the “deficit man.” It’s an interesting title and it is certainly appropriate. Even within the area of economic policy, our nation’s budget deficit doesn’t typically...
