U.S Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Johnson are leading a push by members of Congress calling for answers from the Administrator of the FDA and its Vaccines & Related Biological Products Advisory Committee ahead of its June 15th meeting that will consider approval for the use of COVID-19 vaccines in children under the age of five.
Economists often come up with clunky terms that are hard for non-economists to understand. But every once in a while, they come up with terms that beautifully evoke the point they're trying to make. An example is “deadweight loss,” especially as it relates to taxation. A deadweight loss is a loss to some that is not offset by a gain to anyone.
Cong. Tony Gonzales represents the small South Texas Community of Uvalde – and city the entire nation has been praying for during the past few weeks. He led a group of his fellow House of Representative Colleagues in an emotional reading of names honoring the 21 lives lost during the tragic shooting – and was surrounded in the Well of the House by members who were clearly shaken by the rising level of violence spreading across America.
"The task of ensuring the safety of our schools & students is not solely held within one entity in the State, but encompasses many different agencies and divisions, all with different charges and authority in implementing legislation and making recommendations for future changes," said Gov. Abbott. "A single point of contact to coordinate such efforts, now and in the future, would further improve their services," the Governor said.
"Unfortunately, this rushed, politically-motivated House Democrat bill merely recycles the failed Gun Control Laws that haven’t worked in the past and won’t work in the future. We need to stop denying that too many of these shooters have broken families, broken lives, and are isolated, angry and hateful," said Texas Cong. Kevin Brady, pointing out that the deadliest American cities are located in "model" gun control states that haven't prevented mass shootings, or violent crime.
The Governor also instructed the Texas Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC) to work alongside the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium to provide behavioral health resources and community support. Abbott has taken significant actions to provide all available resources to support the Uvalde community.
"As I rise today with my fellow Texans to honor the victims, I am reminded of Matthew 5:4 'Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.' I mourn with the Uvalde community and pray for healing and comfort for the families after the loss of the following members of our city," said Cong. Tony Gonzales, prior to reading the names of all 21 people who perished.
Sanctuary cities have become havens for illegal aliens and all the social, economic, and criminal costs that illegal immigration entails. The Florida law simply required local law enforcement officials to comply with federal immigration law.
When conservatives refuse to engage with "the Progressive (buffet) Left" these days, truth is, they're feeding on each other. We saw it the other day at the Washington Post, which informs us that "Democracy Dies in Darkness." And – despite a lack of coverage on it – infighting among "The Left" right now is Off the Charts! Open up the Orville Redenbacher popcorn, they're going to be fighting to the death.
"This is child abuse & social engineering that school districts and parents have to stand up to. The harm will be to children of color in particular," said lawyer Marc Little, an L.A.-based charter school founder who serves Black & Hispanic students. "Zoom out the lens here – this White House believes children belong to them, not to their parents. This adds to the breakdown of the family, which in part is why we see young men shooting up schools, the majority of them without fathers."
For too long now, America's 'Big Tech' companies have catered to China's Communist government, suffocated small U.S. businesses, and abused the private behavior data they collect from us while we're surfing the web. They have dominance over advertising, they control both ad sales and purchases, and their monopolies force small businesses to either use their services or go bankrupt. It must end now.
On Twitter, “bots” are automated, non-human accounts that can do virtually the same things as real people: send tweets, follow other users, and like and retweet others’ posts. "It matters not only for regular Twitter users, but also Texas Businesses & Advertisers who use Twitter for their livelihoods,” said Attorney General Paxton. “If Twitter is misrepresenting, I have a duty to protect Texans.”
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the list of city locations for his in-person, statewide "2022 Governor’s Small Business Series" that begins in Fort Worth this Thursday, June 9th. Designed to connect small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with the resources needed to start, strengthen, and grow a business, Texas is "already home to 3 million small businesses that employ nearly half of the Texas workforce," Abbott said.
Dedicated to providing Texans with equitable and timely services that alleviate the financial hardships of becoming unemployed through no fault of their own, the Texas Workforce Commission announced it will be utilizing a $9.1 million U.S. Department of Labor award to enhance access to the TWC’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) program services.
The "Black Vote" in this country has been blindly loyal to the Democrat Party for longer than my entire life, and they often get over 90% of the vote without even trying. Democrats have controlled major cities for generations – and as we all know things have gotten progressively worse in those cities during that time. There should be no politician you agree with 100% of the time, unless it’s you.
Democrat leadership in the House of Representatives have announced they will bring legislation to the House Floor and be voting on multiple bills that, they say, will curb gun violence. But not every Democrat candidate nationwide seems to be on the same page. In Texas’ 23rd Congressional District – one of the nation’s top battlegrounds every election – the Democrat has bucked his own party on gun control.
"In the coming weeks and months, there'll be many recommendations to prevent school shootings in the future. However, there's one thing we must do and can begin to do right now without waiting until the 88th Legislative Session in 2023. We cannot wait for another school year to begin to better-equip our police who respond to these attacks," said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
"This vital training – delivered by Veteran 1st Responders with proven experience in active attack response and police training – will help Law Enforcement on school campuses better respond to these situations,” said Gov. Greg Abbott, instructing Exec. Director Dr. Pete Blair to begin providing Texas State University's nationally-recognized Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) programs to all of Texas' School Districts.
