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I was disappointed in The State’s decision to use a recent column to attack me for a social media post in which I highlighted the historic falloff in student test scores resulting from school closures during the pandemic.
There is no question that the nation’s pandemic response had a detrimental effect on our children, most of whom were minimally affected physically by the virus but were devastated by the side effects of lockdowns and the social isolation that ensued.
Burdensome energy regulations are driving up the costs across the board, from transportation fuel to utility bills. While the regulatory onslaught from the Biden administration and congressional Democrats only worsens this crisis by making energy projects more difficult to build and permit, Republicans want to create a regulatory structure to encourage innovation. Encouraging innovation in the energy sector, instead of imposing regulations, will allow the United States to continue to attain energy dominance while leading the world in emissions reduction.
As energy prices continue to soar, President Biden is offering Americans a choice between a clean environment or a strong economy.
This is a false and misleading choice. The most cost-effective way to ensure a reliable electricity supply and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, while fostering our national, economic, and energy security interests, is through American innovation—including nuclear innovation.
Beginning with the 2021 gubernatorial election in Virginia—in which Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe for all practical purposes vowed to keep parents out of the classroom, s
Before Russian President Vladimir Putin started his unprovoked war on Ukraine, President Biden’s focus was on domestic policy. For his first 13 months in office, Mr. Biden chose to ignore the 2020 election results, mandate unwanted transformational change and make the tragic blunder of governing as if the American people voted for a radical left-wing agenda.
Across the country, we see the same distressing story repeat itself again and again.
A natural disaster sweeps through an area, devastating everything in its path. Left without electricity and heat, thousands of people turn to backup power sources. For many, that backup power source is a portable generator. Maybe they have one in their garage, or maybe they head to their nearest home improvement store to buy whichever model is left on the shelves. They may not realize that by plugging in a generator, they are making a life-or-death decision.
From blocking investigations into the origins of COVID-19 to suppressing freedom in Hong Kong and militarizing the South China Sea, the Chinese Communist Party continues to put America and the rest of the world on alert.
"Voting rights" is one of the hottest topics in Washington and will likely continue to guide the political conversation through the rest of this Congress. Ultimately, I believe the discussion over voting should focus on election integrity – improving the public's confidence in our election process by implementing common sense security measures like voter ID requirements.
I appreciate the Advertiser giving me a chance to respond to Mr. Scott's comments regarding one of my recent posts. For those who missed it, CBS News inaccurately produced a headline stating that Jeopardy contestant Amy Schneider was the highest-earning and longest-winning woman to ever be on the show. I simply pointed out to CBS News that the headline was inaccurate because Amy Schneider is not actually a woman, but rather a transgender person and biological male.