Russ Vought
Wait — WHAT??
Science funding has been spared the worst cuts for now, but don’t believe the hype — and know that the White House has more tricks up its sleeve.
The topline headlines look great: CNN: Trump wants to slash funding for federal climate and weather research. Congress is about to tell him ‘No’ Reuters: US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts NBC: Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump’s requested cuts And there …
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CONTINUE READINGCan States Rebuild the Barn?
Multistate compacts might be a critical way to help replace lost federal capacity – but we need more details.
A couple of weeks ago I asked how we can stand up institutions in light of the Trump Administration’s destruction of environmental agencies. As House Speaker Sam Rayburn famously said: “any jackass can kick a barn down. It takes a carpenter to build one.” And not a moment too soon. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has …
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CONTINUE READINGAnd The Grift Goes On – This Time on Public Lands
Trump’s alleged plan for affordable housing on federal property is one more brick in a wall of corruption.
Today in the Department of FFS. The Wall Street Journal breathlessly reports, Trump Wants to Build Homes on Federal Land. Here’s What That Would Look Like. And then, not content with a series of graphics about where this housing could be, it also put out a big op-ed from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and HUD …
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