Unlock the economic power of national childcare

In April of 2021, we argued on these pages that the lack of national childcare policy amounted to an national emergency. We pointed out that all 50 states fail the definition of childcare affordability established in 2016 by the Department of Health and Human Services. We reported that surveys have repeatedly identified childcare costs as the top reason Americans are having fewer children, driving birth rates to a record low and threatening the na...

Democrats are eyeing the wrong approach to Tuberville’s blanket hold

Senators are again blaming the Senate's rules for an impasse they created. According to reports, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), has placed a blanket hold on more than 200 military nominations — including five joint chiefs of staff members — to prevent the Senate from confirming them. Tuberville first placed his hold in February to protest the Department of Defense's abortion policy. Since then, efforts to negotiate an end to the impasse have been unsuccessful. 

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Democrats are eyeing the wrong approach to Tuberville’s blanket hold

Senators are again blaming the Senate's rules for an impasse they created. According to reports, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), has placed a blanket hold on more than 200 military nominations — including five joint chiefs of staff members — to prevent the Senate from confirming them. Tuberville first placed his hold in February to protest the Department of Defense's abortion policy. Since then, efforts to negotiate an end to the impasse have been unsuccessful. ...