President Donald Trump targeted the MS-13 gang in his weekly address, admonishing weak laws that allow illegal aliens into the country. “Glaring loopholes in our laws have allowed criminals and gang members to break into our country,” Trump said. “In addition to MS-13, many other gangs are breaking into our country routinely because our laws […]
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Congressional Underachievers Should Lose their Jobs
If you do not meet company goals in your annual job evaluation, you will not get that expected pay raise. Similarly, if you are a service member, you also have to meet certain standards in either a Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER) or an Officer Evaluation Report (OER). In both cases, exceeding standard performance is […]
McCain-Coons Immigration Bill Falls Short for Trump
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced Feb. 5 his intention, along with Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) to introduce new immigration legislation, and President Trump almost immediately rebuffed it. “Our legislation, which already has broad support in the House of Representatives, would address the most urgent priorities of protecting Dreamers, strengthening border security, alleviating the backlog in […]
Trump Request Eliminates Chemical Safety Board
Bloomberg Politics reported Feb. 1 that President Trump’s 2019 budget request will include a provision that eliminates the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB). Trump’s 2018 budget request also proposed its elimination, but appropriators disagreed and included it. CSB investigates chemical accidents across the nation. “The CSB conducts root cause investigations of chemical accidents at fixed […]
Trump Plan Requires Wall, Includes DACA Path
The White House released its immigration reform framework Jan. 25, emphasizing border security, but also would allow a path to citizenship for nearly two million Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)-eligible illegal immigrants. Border security provisions in the framework include a $25 billion border wall trust fund, increased Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel, and […]