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Israel is again a wedge issue in election cycle, with the right criticizing Biden for not inviting Netanyahu to Washington, and the left saying foreign aid cuts endanger security
Abstract: The Obama Administration’s $862 billion stimulus bill was an expensive failure that increased the federal deficit, contributed to America’s deteriorating fiscal health, and failed to reduce unemployment. Instead of repeating this mistake, Congress should alleviate business fears and economic uncertainty by maintaining the current tax policy (extending the 2001 and 2003 tax rates) and freezing costly new regulations.
Hurricane Irene and the East Coast earthquake exposed the persistent problems in America’s disaster response system.
The Republican holdouts are showing that party leaders’ usual methods of arm-twisting no longer work. “It’s not about policies, it’s about the fight,” said one former operative.
The growing success of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) is a policyvictory, but Congress should be cautious not to overstep the roleof the government in the health insurance marketplace. Policymakerseager to build on the success of HSAs should focus on improving themanagement and administration of these arrangements, but resisttempting efforts to manipulate the market in favor of them.Congress should retain a level playing field for free marketcompetition in health insurance, including HSAs.