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Bipartisan Bill Would Boost Infrastructure, Trim Debt
Even in this moment of historically strong economic growth, 46 million Americans still live in poverty. They are not exclusively from one political party, racial background, or geographic region, but they do share a common experience. From inner-city streets to the rusted husks of ex-manufacturing centers to the hollows of coal country, these Americans live in areas where economic opportunity is scarce, and hope often feels like an unaffordable luxury.
Rep. Mike Kelly: Motivated by anti-religious ideology, Philadelphia is separating families
There has been much talk about family separation in the news lately. Anyone concerned about this issue should be deeply troubled by the way in which the city of Philadelphia is cruelly separating foster children from loving foster families — all because the city disagrees with the Catholic Church’s religious beliefs about marriage. A judge in Philadelphia will decide whether the city can continue using these vulnerable children as culture war pawns.
Use tax code to help more families: Rep. Mike Kelly and Mark K. Shriver
By Rep. Mike Kellyand Mark K. Shriver Although our nation may feel politically divided, there is one issue on which we can all come together and agree: increasing access to high-quality early childhood education, including affordable child care.In America today, fewer than one in three children have a full-time, stay-at-home parent. Almost one-quarter of children under the age of 5 are in organized child care arrangements.
Our Downhill Trajectory Has Been Stopped and Reversed | RealClearPolitics
Our Downhill Trajectory Has Been Stopped and Reversed Eight years ago, Charles Krauthammer assessed America’s future and famously wrote, “Decline is a choice. … Decline – or continued ascendancy – is in our hands.” For the eight years that followed, under the administration of Barack Obama, decline was our chosen destination. Over the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, America is choosing to ascend again.Read Full Article »
Rep. Mike Kelly: Trump's first 100 days -- Our downhill trajectory has been stopped and reversed
Eight years ago, Charles Krauthammer assessed America’s future and famously wrote, “Decline is a choice. … Decline – or continued ascendancy – is in our hands.” For the eight years that followed, under the administration of Barack Obama, decline was our chosen destination. Over the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, America is choosing to ascend again. Obama’s presidency was defined by the expansion of government at home and appeasement and retreat abroad.
Trump Gives America a Chance to Correct Course | RealClearPolitics
Trump Gives America a Chance to Correct Course Mike Kelly says that it would be tragic if, come 2020, Americans look back at another four wasted years and think those saddest of words: what might have been.Read Full Article »
Trump gives America chance to correct course
(CNN) "For of all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.'" John Greenleaf Whittier wrote those words 160 years ago, but they are just as relevant today. Indeed, they serve as a guiding light for the decisions I make every day, whether as a father or a husband or a businessman or a public servant. And in less than one month, those words will guide my decision as a voter.
Opinion: Trump gives U.S. chance to correct course
"For of all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been.'" John Greenleaf Whittier wrote those words 160 years ago, but they are just as relevant today. Indeed, they serve as a guiding light for the decisions I make every day, whether as a father or a husband or a businessman or a public servant. And in less than one month, those words will guide my decision as a voter.
Obama’s Violating the Constitution by Not Submitting Climate Treaty to Senate
Today at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Secretary of State John Kerry and representatives of over 130 nations will sign the Framework Convention on Climate Change agreement that was negotiated in Paris last December. According to President Obama, this “historic agreement” will “hold every country accountable” if they fail to meet its carbon emission targets.
Republicans Should Support 'Fast-Track' Authority for Obama
Rep. Kelly, a Republican Representative from Pennsylvania, is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and an appointee on the President’s Export Council. The debate over whether or not to enact the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 is entering the final stretch, and, as common in Washington, fiction is overtaking fact. As a result, should-be supporters are unnecessarily torn.
Helping Restaurants Serve Up Jobs | Commentary
When it comes to the universality of food, the late Luciano Pavarotti perhaps put it best: One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. In other words, everybody no matter who they are, or where they are from, or what they believe eats.
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