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Work Requirements for Medicaid
After the failure of Trump’s American Health Care Act, some conservative Republicans are calling for work requirements for Medicaid Beneficiaries. The Kaiser Family Foundation update says least four states including Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania have formally submitted waiver requests to require work as a…
Senate Vote Overturns Obama Administration Retirement Assistance
In a 50-49 vote, the Senate has reversed rules from the Obama administration that made it easier for cities to provide government-run retirement plans to private sector workers. Many workers currently do not have retirement saving plans, but under the Obama administration, the government would assist private sector workers…
Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
President Trump’s March 28 Executive Order, entitled “Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” takes extensive action to eliminate federal climate policies and regulations, explicitly targeting at least 23 executive actions, federal rules, memoranda, and reports. Most notably, the directive moves to rescind…
Enforcement of the Kemp-Kasten Amendment
The U.S. State Department announced that it plans to withhold funds dedicated to the United Nations’ Population Fund (UNFPA). The Trump administration determined UNFPA violated the Kemp-Kasten Amendment of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The amendment…
Dismantling of Diversity Grant Program
President Trump’s education department has chosen to discontinue an Obama Administration grant program meant to encourage schools to foster higher levels of socioeconomic diversity. The $12 million grant program according to a department spokesperson was nixed because it was not a good use of tax dollars, emphasizing…
Alexander Acosta OSHA Cuts
Alexander Acosta, the replacement of Andrew Puzder for the labor secretary nominee, told senators during his confirmation hearings that there is an expectation for further cuts to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This coupled with the Trump budget ensures that cuts will be made to OSHA. This administration…
DOJ Expansion/Modernization of Institutional Hearing Program
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice would take steps to ‘expand and modernize’ the Department’s Institutional Hearing Program (IHP). The IHP is the mechanism by which immigration judges determine whether noncitizens in American prisons are deportable during the term of their…
Presidential Memorandum Regarding Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline; Issuance of Presidential Permit
Two months after President Trump released a presidential memoranda directing the Secretaries of State, the Army, and the Interior to expedite approval for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline the Department of State has issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada authorizing the company to “construct, connect…
Human Rights Conditions Dropped on Arms Sale to Bahrain
State Department Policy Issued on March 29th, 2017 Policy Summary On March 29th, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson decided to proceed with a sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain without human rights stipulations. The deal, which was proctored by President Obama and...
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