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  • QuakerOats
    House Passes Budget Resolution, “A Crucial Step” Towards Tax Reform. The Washington Post (10/5, Debonis) reports “House Republicans passed crucial budget legislation Thursday, setting aside months of intraparty squabbles to set the stage for an ambitious tax-overhaul bill.” The House budget resolution “would give the tax-writing committees in the House and Senate the ability to craft a bill” that includes proposed tax reform measures. The article quotes House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black (R-TN) saying, “Our budget specifically paves the way for pro-growth tax reform that will reduce taxes for middle-class Americans and free up American businesses to grow and hire.” The Hill (10/5, Elis, Marcos) reports that the budget resolution passage “represents a step toward its goal of sending tax-reform legislation to President Trump.”
  • QuakerOats
    The Trump administration on Friday announced a major rollback of the ObamaCare contraceptive mandate, granting what officials called “full protection” to a wide range of companies and organizations that claim a “religious or moral objection” to providing the coverage.




    good; just a shame we had to fix another obama assault
  • O-Trap
    QuakerOats;1875529 wrote:I have said it a thousand times, you could cut spending by 20% ($700 billion) and not miss a beat. We increased spending by nearly one trillion for TARP, which was supposed to be a ONE-TIME measure, unfortunately it NEVER went away. Look at annual spending and all that pork is still in there --- sickening.
    Doesn't really answer the question, does it?
  • salto
    Spock;1875421 wrote:Yep. Same here. I like making a couple grand a month
    You're not "making a couple grand a month" unless you're also selling.
  • QuakerOats
    Reuters (10/9) reports that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that “he would sign a proposed rule on Tuesday to begin withdrawing from the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama’s centerpiece regulation to fight climate change.” Making the announcement, Pruitt said President Trump’s message was “the war on coal is over.” The article states that “trade organizations like the National Association of Manufacturers, which participated in a legal challenge to the plan, praised it.” It quotes NAM Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy Ross Eisenberg saying, “This regulation was broader than what the law allows. At the same time, we recognize the need for a policy to address greenhouse gas emissions.” The Washington Post (10/9, Elperin, Dennis) quotes Pruitt saying “the EPA and no federal agency should ever use its authority to say to you we are going to declare war on any sector of our economy.” Pruitt said he would sign a “proposed rule” in Washington Tuesday to begin the withdrawal process.












    Thank you.
  • QuakerOats
    [h=3]Pratt Industries Executive Chairman Praises Trump Efforts To Boost US Manufacturing.[/h]Fox Business (10/10) spoke to Pratt Industries Executive Chairman Anthony Pratt about his efforts to “boost manufacturing jobs in America.” Separately, Fox Business (10/10, Limitone) reports that Pratt “is investing $2 billion over the next 10 years to create 5,000 new manufacturing jobs in the US.” It quotes from Pratt’s interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo saying, “I think President Trump is doing a fantastic job, he’s created an atmosphere of that America is open for business.” Pratt added, “America’s got the lowest energy costs in the world… the productivity of Americans is the best of anyone in the world… and all of those things are the reason we are in America and President Trump’s leadership has caused us to double down on American.”




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  • CenterBHSFan
    I just watched Dave Rubin's sitdown with Ambassador Dobbins. I'm in the category of not liking Trump, like most people on here. But listening to this interview has given me some sense of hope for the Trump administration and even Trump himself. *gasp!*
    I know that there are other Rubin fans on this site and if you haven't checked it out yet, please do. Even if you're not a Rubin fan or don't feel like taking the time to devote to an hour interview, you'll probably be pleasantly surprised and even interested in about half the content. I'm not a devotee to foreign policy, so it did give me a broader scope in which to see certain biases that I have that are not fair - but it also confirmed some of my prior biases.

    I'm hoping that I'll be able to take the time tonight to watch the Title IX debate that Rubin has with Laura Kipnis.
  • QuakerOats
    The total number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits fell to 1.89 million at the end of September, the Department of Labor reported Thursday, the lowest such mark in nearly 44 years.

    http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/unemployment-claims-fall-to-lowest-level-in-43-years-despite-hurricanes/article/2637266




    Will not be reported on major fake news networks.
  • QuakerOats
    Construction on $2.1B Nexus gas pipeline gets FERC nod Nexus Gas Transmission received the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval Wednesday to begin construction on its $2.1 billion natural gas pipeline, which will transport up to 1.5 billion cubic feet of gas daily to Ohio, Michigan and Canada from the Utica and Marcellus shales. Construction on the 255-mile pipeline will start this month, with completion expected before winter 2018.
    The Repository (Canton, Ohio) (10/11)




    One of the local school districts where the line begins will receive over $18 million in just the first 5 years. Homeowners in multiple states will continue to reap the benefits of inexpensive energy, all brought to us by those in government who support fracking. I am glad the pipeline is 'exporting' gas to northwest Ohio, Michigan, and Canada, as opposed to New York and Maryland and other leftist states that have shut down this amazing technology.


    Add this to the $1 billion+ cracker plant under construction just across the line in Western PA, and the Ohio valley is getting a well-deserved boost, that will pay dividends for decades.
  • QuakerOats
    On October 10, the EPA announced its intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan, an overreaching 2015 regulation that would have restricted manufacturers’ access to reliable, affordable energy and risked the jobs of manufacturing workers. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons praised the EPA’s action, saying, “Manufacturers have led the way in sustainability and greenhouse gas reductions for many years, but this regulation simply went too far, threatening our jobs and our livelihoods. We fought it in court, we spoke out forcefully, and today manufacturers—and the American people—have won.” The Clean Power Plan was entirely too aggressive a regulation on the nation’s electricity fleet and one that would set a dangerous precedent for future regulations on individual manufacturing sectors.






    A lot of winning lately.
  • QuakerOats
    [h=3]Trump Administration Has Slowed Creation Of New Regulations To “A Dribble.”[/h]The Economist (10/13, Economist) reports “an assessment” of the Trump Administration’s efforts to reduce government regulation, which it calls “one of the three pillars” of the president’s economic agenda, along with “tax cuts and trade reform.” The growth of regulation “is difficult to measure precisely, but the long-term trend toward excessive rulemaking has been obvious,” and points out that “both Republicans and Democrats have presided over regulatory expansions.” The Economist maintains that “the impact of the Trump Administration has been dramatic,” adding that “the flow of new rules is suddenly a dribble.” The president has slowed rulemaking by two methods; “First, on coming to office, he ordered government agencies not to impose any net new regulatory costs on companies, regardless of the benefits of doing so, and said that in order to write any new rules they would have to repeal two old ones.” Second, “Mr Trump has signed 14 bills stopping rules that were issued late in the Obama administration, and were therefore still subject to review by Congress, from going into effect.” The article also discusses that Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and the Clean Power Plan as parts of the overall regulatory debate.





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  • bigorangebuck22
    QuakerOats;1877214 wrote:On October 10, the EPA announced its intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan, an overreaching 2015 regulation that would have restricted manufacturers’ access to reliable, affordable energy and risked the jobs of manufacturing workers. NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons praised the EPA’s action, saying, “Manufacturers have led the way in sustainability and greenhouse gas reductions for many years, but this regulation simply went too far, threatening our jobs and our livelihoods. We fought it in court, we spoke out forcefully, and today manufacturers—and the American people—have won.” The Clean Power Plan was entirely too aggressive a regulation on the nation’s electricity fleet and one that would set a dangerous precedent for future regulations on individual manufacturing sectors.






    A lot of winning lately.
    So in 50+ years we went from doing things not because they were easy but because they were hard to we can't do it because it's hard. A sad day for America.
  • superman
    bigorangebuck22;1877311 wrote:So in 50+ years we went from doing things not because they were easy but because they were hard to we can't do it because it's hard. A sad day for America.
    You're an idiot.
  • Dr Winston O'Boogie
    superman;1877333 wrote:You're an idiot.
    Great post. Very well thought out. Thanks for your contribution to the discussion.
  • salto
    QuakerOats;1877214 wrote:

    A lot of winning lately.
    Luther Strange disagrees.
  • QuakerOats
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday gave the green light to the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural-gas pipelines, which would both start in West Virginia. "The approval of this project will breathe new life into West Virginia's natural-gas industry and help revitalize manufacturing and other new industries across Virginia and eastern North Carolina," Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry DuVal and Matt Yonka, president of the Virginia Building & Construction Trades Council, said in a joint statement.
    The Associated Press (10/14)




    Thank you, Don.
  • QuakerOats
    [h=3]Shale Gas Boom “Fuels Manufacturing Renaissance.”[/h]In a column for Forbes (10/20, Rapier), Robert Rapier discussed “the impact on the chemical manufacturing industry.” He wrote that “natural gas is used in chemical manufacture both as a raw material and as a source of fuel,” and the “constituents of natural gas – methane, ethane, propane, etc. – can be separated out, with each being used as a raw material for different chemical processes.” Rapier cited information from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) saying, “as of July 2017, there are 310 completed, started or potential chemical industry projects chemical industry projects due to shale gas.” Rapier added that “the ACC estimates that these projects represent $185 billion in new capital investment and will create 464,000 direct & indirect jobs by 2025, $310 billion in new economic output, and will bring in $26 billion in new tax revenue by 2025.” He also noted that “four ethylene crackers are coming online this year on the US Gulf Coast, and another five under construction will begin operations by the end of 2019.”





    Win
  • QuakerOats
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    Winning again today.
  • Spock
    ^^^Love it.
  • like_that
    Not sure where to put this, but this makes things interesting...

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/clinton-campaign-dnc-paid-for-research-that-led-to-russia-dossier/2017/10/24/226fabf0-b8e4-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.799b31f12a47
  • gut
    That's all mostly old news, first reported (very under the radar) back around March.

    But the last line is what caught my attention - why is Nunes negotiating a "resolution" with Fusion GPS's bank? I wasn't aware that a subpoena was just an offer to "negotiate".
  • BoatShoes
    gut;1878649 wrote:That's all mostly old news, first reported (very under the radar) back around March.

    But the last line is what caught my attention - why is Nunes negotiating a "resolution" with Fusion GPS's bank? I wasn't aware that a subpoena was just an offer to "negotiate".
    Bank's lawyer maybe complaining that subpoena is overbroad?
  • gut
    BoatShoes;1878733 wrote:Bank's lawyer maybe complaining that subpoena is overbroad?
    Then challenge it in court - do you really NOT think it's highly suspicious that Adam Schiff is "negotiating" with the bank?
  • QuakerOats
    Q3 GDP +3%, above forecast


    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-27/u-s-growth-at-above-forecast-3-on-consumer-business-spending




    win
  • salto
    Fake news.
    [h=1]Mueller investigation: Paul Manafort, Rick Gates face conspiracy against U.S., other charges[/h] http://www.whio.com/news/breaking-news/mueller-probe-paul-manafort-rick-gates-told-surrender-authorities/CjkoO0ostTZwfsIDryTGWJ/