Protests continue in Arizona against new immigration enforcement laws. Critics say the laws codify racial profiling and push illegal immigrants deeper into the shadows of society. But Al Garza of the Patriots Coalition strongly disagrees. He explains why profiling happens all the time but is now being demonized and why he’s not worried about lowering cooperation of illegals with the police. He also discusses why neither party is serious about border security.
Senate Democrats will try to pass their version of financial regulatory reform today. At the center of this debate is a fund of more than $50 billion designed to prevent taxpayers from having to bail out another Wall Street failure. So why will taxpayers end up on the hook for this fund instead of the banks that will be ordered to pay into the fund? What should be the course of action for teetering financial institutions? Just how much government intervention is headed to the financial industry? And what will be the impact on businesses around the country? We ask James Gattuso, senior fellow in regulatory studies at the Heritage Foundation.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs the nation’s toughest crackdown on illegal immigrants despite President Obama slamming the legislation. A new government study shows the new health laws add to the deficits, use accounting gimmicks and don’t necessarily let you keep your coverage. A second Navy SEAL is cleared on charges of assaulting a terrorist in custody. And dozens of Securities and Exchange Commission employees are busted for extensive internet pornography surfing while on the job during the financial meltdown.
The Capitol Steps celebrate Earth Day by taking us all to a singles mixer for the environmentally conscious.
Just one month after President Obama signed health care reform legislation, the government’s own Department of Health and Human Services is pointing out some major flaws in the bill. Why are projected cost savings now turning into bigger deficits? Why could millions be cut from their current plans? Why will many face higher health care costs despite promises to the contrary? Why is the new CLASS Act for long term care doomed to failure before it even starts? And what does the future hold for Medicare patients? We ask Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute.
Last month several Democratic members of Congress decided to support the Democratic health bill despite failing to insert language to ban taxpayer-funded abortions. Now several of these lawmakers who label themselves as pro-life are the targets of a $1 million ad campaign to boot them from office. So why do pro-life groups see this vote as the true measure of where these members stand on abortion? Which members will be targeted? Should the president’s executive order on abortion earn them some slack? And what should we expect from President Obama’s upcoming Supreme Court nomination when it comes to abortion? We ask Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List.
As if the pursuit of nuclear weapons and efforts to kill American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan weren’t enough, Iran is now strengthening it’s foothold in Latin America through increasingly close ties with Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. What does Venezuela have that Iran badly needs? What aspect of authoritarian control is Iran exporting to Venezuela? How quickly is the Chavez ideology spreading? And what should be the U.S. policy to contain it? We ask Jaime Daremblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the Hudson Institute.
President Obama makes an impassioned plea for Democratic financial reforms in New York City, but a former Congressional economist disputes Obama on the facts and the impact this bill will have. A Navy SEAL is acquitted in a court martial on charges he helped to cover up an alleged asault on a notorious terrorist. The Pentagon disinvites Rev. Franklin Graham from a National Day of Prayer event because some fear comments from 2001 might offend Muslims.
President Obama says Democratic financial reform legislation is the best way to avoid a repeat of the economic crisis of 2008 that is still hurting America today. Not true according to former Joint Economic Committee chief economist Brian Wesbury. He explains why this legislation won’t stop another financial crisis, why opponents are not lying when they point out that Democrats are establishing a permanent bailout approach, what really caused the crisis and what strategy would actually do some good.
As the climate change movement pushes Cap and Trade legislation and carbon emission regulations on Earth Day 2010, what are the facts about carbon dioxide and its impact on the earth? Are levels rising? Is that actually a bad thing? What impact would Cap and Trade have on the environment? What does it mean that global temperatures are falling even as carbon dioxide levels are rising? We ask Leighton Steward, author of “Fire, Ice and Paradise”.
