Opinion · 116th Congress
Protecting our public lands is a national health issue
This is especially apparent amidst the pandemic, when a neighborhood walk is one of the only ways we can safely get outside.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
Defense secretary’s press avoidance speaks volumes
On July 22, he engaged reporters who traveled with him to Whiteman Air Force Base.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Icebreakers for the Arctic should be based in our Arctic state
Some, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, have predicted that this narrow stretch of sea is poised to become the next Suez Canal, and Putin says Russia will control it.
Opinion · 116th Congress
The Trump-McConnell doctrine: Bomb them before they bomb us
Imagine going to a lawyer who tells you, “Our strategy really walks the line on ethics, and the Bar Association will be up in arms. But I think we can get away with this without my being disbarred.”
Opinion · 116th Congress
How American aluminum can help us build back
I understand that the aluminum tariffs President Donald Trump imposed may not be popular with some.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Stop saving businesses and start saving schools
A 10-minute drive east of Bombshells is the Raul C.
Opinion · 116th Congress
On primary day in Georgia, a chance to pick up where MLK left off
“This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. This is chaos,” she said. “If you want change in America, go and register to vote. Show up at the polls on June 9.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Congress punished rural TV viewers, and we will pay the price during the pandemic
Anyone who has traveled in the beautiful state of Montana, for example, knows this.
Opinion · 116th Congress
An escape from reality is tempting, but America needs truth from its leaders
But understandable, when in a world of uncertainty and danger in possibly the air we breathe, and on every object or human we touch, escape and connection are things we crave.
Opinion · 116th Congress
What kind of country do Americans want? Voters definitely have a choice
OPINION — “This is the diverse party. We are a diverse country. I am from a majority-minority state, California.
Opinion · 116th Congress
When science fiction becomes environmental fact, it might be time to worry
The public and courts will get the chance to weigh in on the changes to the law, expected to be formally announced this week.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Thank you for your (government) service
Would anyone in their right mind get onto a plane without an air traffic controller ready to tell your pilot when to take off and land?
Opinion · 116th Congress
The befuddling Democratic presidential race
mutter something honest, like, “Damned if I know.”
Opinion · 116th Congress
STELAR Act reauthorization should top Congress’ year-end list
The origins of the law date back to the late 1980s when I was a congressman from a rural Virginia district.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Why Congress would be better off holding no hearings at all
OPINION — Nobody loves a congressional hearing more than I do. The gavel, the suspense, the minutiae — I love it all.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Moderation in the Trump era?
Any Democrat talking about global warming and America rejoining the Paris accord will be accused of wanting to confiscate your car and turn off your air conditioning.
Opinion · 116th Congress
U.S. health care would collapse without foreign-trained nurses like me, so why did the House vote to ban us?
OPINION — America’s population is growing, its workforce is aging and its health care system is straining under the weight of both.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Dinner with the queen was exactly what Trump needed
I realize that asking Trump to stop tweeting is something akin to asking him to stop breathing.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Trump’s unlikely new best friends wear blue
But this is primary season, and the line between allies and opponents is often blurred as candidates vie for position and political advantage.
Opinion · 116th Congress
In their first 100 days, socialist Democrats have shown they are unable to lead
Let’s start with the so-called Green New Deal, which is a $93 trillion takeover of the economy that bans everything from flatulent cows to air travel.