Good afternoon, my name is Hunter Hamberlin. I am State Policy Manager of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan taxpayer advocacy and consumer watchdog organization.
Today, the Biden administration announced state funding allocations from the $42.45-billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) fund. This is the largest single federal expenditure dedicated to expanding internet.
Today, the Biden administration announced state funding allocations from the $42.45-billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) fund. This is the largest single federal expenditure dedicated to expanding internet.
Every year, 2 million Americans receive the dreadful news that they have cancer. Getting a handle on the devastating disease requires immediate and continuous treatment ranging from chemotherapy to surgical intervention. Unfortunately, recent medication shortages have made beating cancer far more difficult than it needs to be.
Today, Anna Gomez, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), told the Senate Commerce Committee that she supports reclassifying internet service providers (ISPs) under Title II of the Communications Act. This would serve as the foundation to reinstate “net neutrality” regulations.
The Red Tape Reduction Act would codify five deregulatory executive orders to reduce the amount of regulatory red tape and rein in the federal government, promoting a more efficient and effective regulatory process that saves taxpayer dollars.
One of the most lasting images from June is of the utter devastation caused by a tanker truck fire on interstate highway 95 (I-95) in Philadelphia. The fire collapsed the northbound side of a bridge on I-95 near Philadelphia and compromised the integrity of the southbound side such that it is also no longer suitable to handle traffic. Public officials are scrambling to estimate the costs and timeline of repair while travelers are scrambling to find alternatives to this key stretch of the nation’s longest north-to-south highway.
The 118th Congress has been defined by tense negotiations over the debt ceiling and haggling over federal spending.
Yesterday, a bipartisan coalition of senators reintroduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), a sweeping online competition package that failed to clear the 117th Congress.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are working overtime to sway the hearts and minds of lawmakers in their favor by pouring money into messaging that supports their current role in the pharmaceutical supply chain. These healthcare middlemen want to control the narrative to maintain their status quo benefits which means billions of dollars for them at the expense of everyone else in the system. With all the noise this debate has been generating, it’s important for taxpayers and policymakers to look past the rhetoric on this issue and just consider the facts.
