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June 19, 2013
Eli Lehrer on R Street, conservatism and the environment 0
A two-part YouTube interview with Eli Lehrer on R Street, conservatism and the environment.
News Release
June 19, 2013
R Street urges fiscal responsibility in House Farm Bill Comments Off
WASHINGTON (June 19, 2013) – As the U.S. House begins deliberations today on H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, the R Street Institute encourages members to consider amendments that would bring greater transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility to America’s farm programs. Of the 102 amendments that will be brought to the [...]
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June 19, 2013
Florida taxpayers owe Binnun a debt of gratitude 0
Florida’s state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced earlier this week that Chief Financial Officer Sharron Binnun has resigned to take a job in the private sector. Her departure from Citizens is unfortunate, but ultimately unsurprising (more on that later). During her six years as Citizens’ CFO, she conceived or supported several initiatives aimed at shoring-up the [...]
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June 19, 2013
R Street’s morning round-up for June 19, 2013 0
Internet sales tax facing major opposition in the House: U.S. News Immigration reform would cut deficit by $200 billion over next decade: CBO Seven Farm Bill fights to watch: The Hill Crop insurance program is rife with fraud: New York Times Are the economics of nuclear energy fundamentally flawed?: Quartz Texas wind pool will require [...]
Policy Brief
June 18, 2013
Letter to House Rules Committee on Farm Bill Comments Off
June 17, 2013 The Honorable Pete Sessions Chairman, Committee on Rules United States House of Representatives H-312 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Sessions, On behalf of the R Street Institute, I write today to urge your support of a full and robust amendment process for H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk [...]
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June 18, 2013
R Street’s morning round-up for June 18, 2013 0
Private reinsurers ready to take on Florida risk: Tampa Tribune Study debunks bank claims about credit union tax advantages: Northwest Credit Union Association Still not clear when/if House will take up Internet sales tax: MarketWatch Sen. Baucus sees “creeping” interest on a carbon tax: The Hill Rep. DeSantis says he wouldn’t necessarily vote for disaster [...]
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June 17, 2013
59 reasons to stop NSA spying 0
I’m not one for opinion polls; if 64% of Americans said Justin Bieber was a fantastic singer, he would still be genuinely terrible. But with regards to the NSA spying program, I think it’s a fantastic point to make: Yesterday, the Guardian released a comprehensive poll showing widespread concern about NSA spying. Two-thirds of Americans [...]
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June 17, 2013
Spectrum squeezing America 0
Have you noticed the cost of your smartphone plan keeps increasing? There was quite a hullabaloo last year when AT&T hiked rates and Verizon–affectionately known as “Big Red”–switched from individual plans to their Share Everything mantra. Whereas unlimited data was once the norm, these days you’ll be lucky if you can get 1GB included on [...]
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June 17, 2013
Immigration “fertile” for reform, by the numbers 0
Pardon the pun, but it is only appropriate on the heels of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s remarks to the Faith and Freedom Coalition last Friday. According to The Hill, he said: “Immigrants are more fertile, and they love families, and they have more intact families, and they bring a younger population. Immigrants create an [...]
Op Ed
Huffington Post • June 17, 2013
Washington, D.C.: It’s a small town for dating Comments Off
Rachel Ryan is absolutely right to say that D.C.’s dating scene is full of people who have exceptional resumes. And she’s also right that this doesn’t always lead to easy love connections. But I think she overlooks something: D.C. is actually a very small town, particularly when it comes to dating. I’m married and have [...]
