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This week on Facing the Future, we'll talk with Phillip Swagel, Director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget office (CBO). He'll discuss the CBO's 2025 Long-Term Budget Outlook, which makes 30-year projections under current law. There is a lot of debt involved.

This week on Facing the Future, we'll talk with Phillip Swagel, Director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget office (CBO). He'll discuss the CBO's 2025 Long-Term Budget Outlook, which makes 30-year projections under current law. There is a lot of debt involved.

Newt describes the complex process of reconciliation in the United States Congress. Reconciliation, established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, is a crucial tool for managing government spending, allowing certain tax, spending, and debt limit legislation to bypass the Senate filibuster with a simple majority vote. Newt discusses the intricacies of the reconciliation process, the challenges of passing appropriations bills, and the frequent use of continuing resolutions to prevent government shutdowns. He highlights the political dynamics and strategic maneuvers involved in passing a budget and reconciliation bill, emphasizing the importance of these legislative actions for the current administration and the Republican Party's future electoral prospects. He also describes public sentiment towards government spending and the need for significant reforms to address perceived corruption and inefficiency in the federal bureaucracy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JOHN PUDNER Discusses Ongoing Congressional Budget Negotiations full 664 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:02:00 +0000 pie3EIAmMLINAWWJOkNGFjQlGyo7fbg4 news Richmond's Morning News news JOHN PUDNER Discusses Ongoing Congressional Budget Negotiations On Richmond's Morning News our team discusses the top stories of the day from around the world, nationally, in Virginia, and right here in the Richmond area.  Listen to news you can use, newsmakers, and analysis of what's happening every weekday from 5:30 to 10:00 AM on NewsRadio 1140 WRVA and 96.1 FM!   2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False https://player.amperwavepodca

February 13, 2025 ~ Fox Correspondent Ryan Schmelz joins Guy and Jamie to recap the first Congressional hearing on DOGE focusing on the "war on waste" that was held on Wednesday where the subcommittee investigates government payment inefficiencies and scrutinizes Elon Musk's financial activities.

Hosts: Rusty Cannon and Adam Gardiner  House Republicans race against Senate Republicans to come up with a budget Republican leaders in the House are now racing against the Senate to make progress on the budget. This comes after the House GOP struggles to come to a consensus on financial priorities. And the Senate? They aren't wasting any time either. We begin today's show in our nation's capital, where Senate Republicans are preparing to meet with Trump to discuss their own budget reconciliation.  Vice Pres. JD Vance assigned to work on potential TikTok sale President Trump has continually promised to save TikTok and keep it accessible in the U.S. Following his assurances, TikTok came back online. Since then, however, it's been a little quiet as to the future of the social media platform. The Inside Sources hosts share new updates, including Vice President JD Vance’s assignment to oversee a potential sale of TikTok.  On the Hill 2025: More on a proposed constitutional amendment on initiatives In 1900, the Utah Constitution was amended to allow for ballot initiatives. Since then, 7 have passed. But of those 7, only 2 have received 60% of the vote -- enough to be a kind of supermajority. Now, one state lawmaker hopes to make it a rule that initiatives that result in a tax increase must receive 60% of the vote to pass. Inside Sources hosts Adam Gardiner and Rusty Cannon explain.  On the Hill 2025: Legislation that adds criminal punishments for defacing political signs Our special coverage of Utah's Legislative Session continues this segment with a look at political advertisements. Specifically, the bill we want to talk about -- HB 292 -- addresses situations when people remove, damage, destroy, or add to political signs; it also discusses the location of where people put signs. The bill's sponsor, State Representative Jordan Teuscher joins us to talk more about it.  DOGE continues digging into the federal government DOGE... it's still making waves as its people get deeper and deeper into the inner workings of Washington and the Federal Government. We've already talked about some of the concerns folks -- mainly Democrats -- have raised, but now several lawsuits are trying to restrict DOGE's access to "sensitive information." Adam and Rusty share their thoughts about DOGE’s movements.  Elon Musk becomes latest target of angry Democrats Democrats have been trying to reframe their messaging since the election -- we talked a bit about that yesterday on Inside Sources. Part of this revamped messaging is turning their focus from President Trump to Elon Musk. In effect, he's become their new "boogeyman." Is this focus shift going to help Democrats or hurt them? Inside Sources looks at both sides.  Is Pres. Trump going against the Republican Party orthodoxy? You've heard us talk about this before on the show -- whether Donald Trump is a true conservative or just a populist. Either way, he's the face of the Republican Party. And some have criticized the beginning of his presidency as a kind of "power grab,” going against the traditional small-government values of the GOP. Are those criticisms warranted? The Inside Sources give their takes.  On the Hill 2025: Is it ‘Utahn’ or ‘Utahan’? Each state has a list of state symbols -- things that represent the state and its people. Utah has some unique ones, like the honeybee as our state insect. Did you know Utah has an official state cooking pot? It's the Dutch oven. Or how about the state vegetable? There's technically two: one is the Spanish sweet onion and the historic one is the sugar beet. Anyway, there's not an official demonym -- what you call a person from Utah. State Sen. Dan McCay proposes we finally make "Utahn" official. 

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Medically Home, which provides a decentralized hospital-at-home program, has been in business over 10 years and has 20 health systems across 18 states. The Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, instituted during the pandemic, has helped the company grow more swiftly, Medically Home CEO Graham Barnes said. Given that the Congressional Budget has scored the waiver budget-neutral, and it is popular among both Medicare beneficiaries and hospitals, he believes Congress will grant the waiver a five-year extension when it expires in March. At least half of typical patients admitted for inpatient level care in the brick-and-mortar hospital can receive treatment through hospital-at-home, he said. The average patient in the program today is over 65 and has experienced an acute episode — usually an exacerbation of a chronic disease such as heart failure or COPD, with a pneumonia or other infection. The concept still meets challenges from hospitals around concerns for patient safety and change management. Not everyone can be admitted to the program, he explained. Patients must pass social and clinical checks for admission. Among the social checks: There must be a caregiver at home who provides support to the patient.Follow us on social media:X (formerly Twitter): @McKHomeCareFacebook: McKnight's Home CareLinkedIn: McKnight's Home CareInstagram: mcknights_homecareFollow Medically Home on social media:X: @medically_homeFacebook: Medically HomeLinkedIn: Medically HomeInstagram: medicallyhomegroup 

BOB GOOD Reflects on the Congressional Budget Battle full 1106 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:00 +0000 HeRmxWb1iwkY9Ha4Mb1lO6TGeo03IkHc news Richmond's Morning News with John Reid news BOB GOOD Reflects on the Congressional Budget Battle On Richmond's Morning News, John Reid discusses the top stories of the day from around the world, nationally, in Virginia, and right here in the Richmond area.  Listen to news you can use, newsmakers, and analysis of what's happening every weekday from 5:30 to 10:00 AM on NewsRadio 1140 WRVA and 96.1 FM!   2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?f

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (12/12/2024): 3:05pm- During a press briefing on Wednesday, Deputy Defense Press Secretary Sabrina Singh denied Rep. Jeff Van Drew's claims that the drones flying over New Jersey are of Iranian origin—or that they are confirmed to be adversarial. Though, she was unable to explain where the drones are from or what purpose they serve. 3:10pm- On Thursday, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told the press: “our investigation was unable to corroborate any of the reports about the mysterious drone sightings.” 3:20pm- Time Magazine has picked their “Person of the Year”—Donald Trump. Rich notes that Trump has had the greatest political comeback in American history. 3:30pm- Biden Races To Sell Off Border Wall Parts Before Trump Takes Office. James Lalino of The Daily Wire reports: “The Biden administration is using its final weeks to haul a massive amount of border wall materials away from the southern border to be sold off in a government auction, an apparent effort to hinder President-elect Donald Trump's effort to secure the border.” Some sections of the wall are going for as little as $5.00! Is there anything Congress can do to stop this? You can read the full report here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-biden-races-to-sell-off-border-wall-parts-before-trump-takes-office 3:40pm- State Senator Doug Steinhardt—State Senator for New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap a Homeland Security briefing he attended yesterday where federal officials were unable to offer any clarity regarding the mysterious drones flying over New Jersey at night. He also reacts to White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby dismissing the seriousness of the drones. State Sen. Steinhardt explains that, so far, he has witnessed a “weak and feckless response by the Biden Administration.” 4:00pm- Nathan Honeycutt—Research Fellow at Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a survey he conducted consisting of “6,269 faculty members at 55 major colleges and universities asking about the state of free speech and self-censorship on their campuses. The results were eye-opening…87% of faculty nationwide reported finding it difficult to have an open and honest conversation on campus about at least one hot button political topic.” 4:30pm- Television Talk: Rich says he just started the Paramount+ series “Landman” starring Billy Bob Thornton. The show was created by Taylor Sheridan—who gave us Yellowstone. Matt says he doesn't care for Yellowstone—infuriating Rich. Plus, is anyone looking forward to the new Superman movie? 4:45pm- On Thursday, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told the press: “our investigation was unable to corroborate any of the reports about the mysterious drone sightings.” Listeners react to the claims. 5:00pm- On Thursday, Donald Trump rang the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange. While speaking with investor Jim Cramer, Trump said he wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% for companies that manufacture in America. A recent piece featured in the Wall Street Journal, examines how beneficial a 15% corporate tax rate has been for Ireland—resulting in a massive amount of new tax revenue. 5:10pm- On Thursday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with the incoming Trump Administration's Border Czar Tom Homan. 5:15pm- Biden Border Failures: Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History. David Leonhardt of The New York Times reports: “The immigration surge of the past few years has been the largest in U.S. history, surpassing the great immigration boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s, according to a New York Times analysis of government data. Annual net migration—the number of people coming to the country minus the number leaving—averaged 2.4 million people from 2021 to 2023, according to the Congressional Budget ...

The Budget was passed along with its funds for many things we don't agree with. Our tax dollars has to pay for the bloated $1.2 trillion dollar expense that funds LGBTQrst causes, transgender clothing, and abortion. As well as finances given to other nations. Who voted this? Well it passed a majority Republican House so that tells you something.

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Mica Soellner, Congressional Reporter for Punchbowl News. The two examine the budget impasse in Congress, which includes battles on funding for border security, as well as aid packages for Ukraine and Israel. Then, Project Lifeline's Hope Frye discusses Texas' efforts to harass immigrants seeking political freedom and economic opportunity. Mica Soellner's handle on X is @MicaSoellnerDC. Project Lifeline is dedicated to helping undocumented immigrant children secure legal status through innovative projects, strategic collaborations and targeted advocacy. Their website is www.ProjectLifeline.us and their handle on X is @ProjLifeline. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on X is @BradBannon. You can watch a livestream of this broadcast at the following links: X - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDglnRBoxV Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/1807260143121888/ YouTube - https://youtube.com/live/gnES4FqCJQM?feature=share

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Israel as IDF claims responsibility for killing of Hezbollah commander.

Host: Heidi HatchGuest: Congressional District 2 Republican Candidate Celeste MaloyHeidi Hatch sat down with Republican Candidate Celeste Maloy on Nov. 10, 2023, ahead of the Nov. 21 election.They discussed infighting in the Republican party in Congress and newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson.A looming government shut down and whether funding for the war in Ukraine and The war in Israel should be included.There is talk of including funding for the US Mexico border in any deal that funds the war in Ukraine, where she stands on combining vastly different issues in the same bill.Social Security according to the Congressional Budget office won't be solvent I the next 10 years, how can the program be saved?President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are still at the top of their tickets, will they be a year from now?What has Maloy been hearing on the campaign trail about energy costs and inflation?The special election will be held Nov. 21.To read more about Republican Candidate Celeste Maloy.To read more about Democratic Candidate Kathleen Riebe's Campaign and issues, visit her Riebe For Congress website.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you want science-backed earth, water, biological, and mapping data about your land, look no further than the United States Geological Survey. Geoffrey Cromwell, Geologists at USGS at the California Water Science Center shares what this nonregulatory agency can do for growers and delves into two studies on California water basins. The USGS's mission is to investigate Earth sciences and make all research data available to the public. Studies cover floods, climate, earthquakes, volcanos, species, and geology.   The Adeladia Area Hydrological Study located in San Luis Obispo County California, aims to understand how water moves in this atypical basin. Researchers are using stream gauges and monitoring wells to better understand how water flow changes seasonally and if there are differences in areas included in the project. In Northern Santa Barbara County California, the San Antonio Creek Study is developing a holistic hydrological model to support the region's Sustainable Groundwater Management Plan (SGMA). Resources: Evaluation of Groundwater Resources in the Adelaida Area of San Luis Obispo County, California Hydrogeologic Characterization of the San Antonio Creek Valley Watershed, Santa Barbara County, California San Antonio Creek Hydrogeology Studies Simulation of Groundwater and Surface-Water Resources of the San Antonio Creek Valley Watershed, Santa Barbara County, California United States Geological Survey Vineyard Team Library | Water References: Vineyard Team Programs: Juan Nevarez Memorial Scholarship - Donate SIP Certified – Show your care for the people and planet   Sustainable Ag Expo – The premiere winegrowing event of the year Sustainable Winegrowing On-Demand (Western SARE) – Learn at your own pace Vineyard Team – Become a Member Get More Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode on the latest science and research with the Sustainable Winegrowing Podcast. Since 1994, Vineyard Team has been your resource for workshops and field demonstrations, research, and events dedicated to the stewardship of our natural resources. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org.   Transcript Craig Macmillan  0:00  Our guest today is Geoff Cromwell, he is geologist with the United States Geological Survey at the California Water Science Center. And today we're going to talk about you guessed it, water. Thanks for being on the podcast, Geoff.   Geoffrey Cromwell  0:12  Absolutely happy to be here.   Craig Macmillan  0:14  Before I met you, I thought that the US Geological Survey made maps that you buy on paper. I've had many of them. And turns out, there's a lot more going on with that group. First, what is the United States Geological Survey?   Geoffrey Cromwell  0:23  I also had a very limited view of the USGS even when when I started working, I also have had to do some background on my own. And I've learned quite a lot, having been with the survey of what different people do and really that overlap, then at these different intersections of science. The USGS is one of the bureaus within the Department of Interior. And so this is under the executive branch. And what is unique about the USGS, among other bureaus within Department of Interior, is that the USGS has non regulatory. And so the USGS, really the mission is to investigate earth sciences, collect data, interpret the data, and then make all those data publicly available that then other agencies, the federal or state, or local or any other entity can then make decisions or action decisions. Based on the interpretive science that the USGS puts out. There's a quote that I pulled that USGS does Science in the Public Interest, the mission is to supply timely, relevant and useful information about the Earth and its processes. And so the earth and it's processing things very, you know, brought up to go. So not only do we do mapping, so topographic maps, geologic maps, there's just a whole swath of data collection and just digital map information available, but for water, floods, climate two, there's a whole breadth there, there are currently five science missionaries for the USGS. There's the mapping group, there's the biological arm focusing on Ecosystem Science. So there's a group in San Diego that studies a lot of frogs, the reptiles down there, energy and minerals. And so where are the mineral resources for the country? What are the economic and then natural environment impacts of identifying and extracting minerals? In my mind when I think of the USGS, even as I'm in the water world, is earthquakes and volcanoes. So there's the monitoring of natural hazards? And what are the effects of life and property that could occur from these natural and natural hazards? Lastly, is the Water Resources area and that's what I'm involved with. And what the California Water Science Center is a part of in this is to evaluate and monitor and interpret water resources of the nation so that we do monitor and collect data on streamflow, groundwater, water quality, water use and availability. So just how much is there? Where is it? And can you drink it? Can you irrigate?   Craig Macmillan  0:31  It sounds like this would be the kind of thing where you mentioned working with different entities that sounds like you would be working with all kinds of different institutions and scientific groups you work with, with universities, you go up to grant funding, how is this funded? And what are some of the other scientists that are involved in this stuff?   Geoffrey Cromwell  3:21  The USGS doesn't, you know, operate independently necessarily. So we do collaborate and coordinate with other universities, definitely other science branches of the government to find the intersection of what needs to be learned. And in a particular area, it could be a biologic, or water or geologic and so my, my training and expertise is in geology, and, you know, identifying and mapping the subsurface in three dimensions and those a direct intersection of that earthquakes and hazards. And then what I do in my job is intersect the geology with the groundwater system. So you know, the rocks, there's the water on the surface of the water in the ground, and it all kind of flows above and through the materials in the subsurface, you know, I work a lot to with my colleagues to understand the dynamics of the subsurface, and that allows for better understanding of, of the groundwater and then other surface water and how human dynamics are affected by that. Normally, local water districts, we work with universities, we work with companies, all to find the answer for what we're what we're trying to learn.   Craig Macmillan  4:27  So how exactly do you do that? I mean, you can put flow monitors and streams and things on the surface. Obviously, groundwater is underground, we don't see it. What is your job like? What, what do you do? How do you find things?   Geoffrey Cromwell  4:40  You picked on you know, in some ways, the first step of a study is collecting data, or even go back a step. It's still what is the problem? And so we will coordinate in the Water World Water Resources world at the USGS we have, in general a different business model than other parts of the USGS like the natural hazards folks and for earthquakes and volcanoes, a lot of other sciences have funded directly by Congress. And so they are you know, there's a there are a line item in the in the Congressional Budget. But in the water world, we are primarily funded through cooperative programs. So we work with counties, the state, other federal agencies, such as Department of Defense on military bases, we work a lot with the California Department of Water Resources as a state agency. And then for a local study here in San Luis Obispo County, and we're working with the county, and they are a cooperator in that study. So the first part is to talk to the cooperators. And in talking to them, what are their needs? What are they uncertain about? What are their concerns? Are they worried about contamination from pollutants? Are they worried about wells going dry? Are they worried about future management of water resources? So especially in California, where drought is an ongoing issue? Future sustainable management is a big question. So how can we help these other agencies think about their water resources?   Craig Macmillan  6:01  Which reminds me something so we're talking about California, and I met you through sounds bespoke County, but I'm guessing that this this kind of work is happening all over the nation? I would think.   Geoffrey Cromwell  6:10  yes, these types of investigations are happening all over the country. And you can think about just the geography of the nation where it's hot, and where it seems to rain a lot more than other places are going to have different water issues. And so different investigations are occurring via for water chemistry, or groundwater availability or surface water resources. And if you look just in within California, it can be a microcosm of the whole country where Northern California in general surface water resources are more plentiful versus Southern California, where the primary water concerns are groundwater based.   Craig Macmillan  6:43  How does this work proceed? You said you get to identify a problem and you were trying to cooperators then what what kind of tools do you have to investigate a problem?   Geoffrey Cromwell  6:52  I think we use the study in San Luis Obispo County that you and I partner on, we will for service water monitoring, we have stream gauges that are placed on selected streams. And there are instrumentation there that allows for continuous monitoring to the stage or the height of the water. And then that gets translated into a total volume or discharge of water that's moving through streams and you can track seasonal cycles, that's a value for groundwater, we can usually see the groundwater. And so we will take individual tape down measurements of groundwater wells. So groundwater well is basically a hole in the ground with a steel or PVC casing. And you can one can drop down a tape, which will be either steel tape or an electronic tape that will signal what the Depth to groundwater is at that location. At that time. If you do this over a broad enough area and over, especially continuously, you know, with regular readings, you get a sense of how groundwater levels change seasonally and whether they change seasonally, the same amount everywhere. Or if there's different dynamics within that particular study area that are affecting how groundwater flows.   Craig Macmillan  8:03  You also use water chemistry, is that right?   Geoffrey Cromwell  8:05  Yeah, water chemistry, both surface water and groundwater. And this can tell a lot about the aquifer system. So the water level measurements and surface water measurements we just mentioned, those are useful for basically the ups and downs of groundwater and to get a sense of the direction that, especially for groundwater, where groundwater is moving in the subsurface, the water chemistry can inform a lot about not only the direction of groundwater flow, it can inform about any contaminants, or in the cases of, you know, something to think about often that comes up as the presence of nitrates in the subsurface. So that can be related to agricultural fertilizers. That's something that can be observed, but also can tell about which types of rocks the water is flowing through. And so that helps us understand the aquifer system, the different earth materials in the subsurface go stepping way back to my geology training here is we can use this water chemistry to help us identify which geologic units are in different parts of the aquifer. And that is going to help us inform how the groundwater flows through the system.   Craig Macmillan  9:08  Are there other tools I remember a helicopter with like some kind of antenna hanging off the bottom of it. And I never understood what that was. But I think that's part of your project, isn't it?   Geoffrey Cromwell  9:19  Now we're getting into the geophysical work.   Craig Macmillan  9:21  Okay, let's go for it.   Geoffrey Cromwell  9:22  Comon joke in geophysics is, What do you want the answer to be? I love geophysicist. But geophysical tools are a way to sense the different properties of materials in the subsurface. So that helicopter that was flying had a big hoop underneath it, and this was an airborne electromagnetic system. So this helicopter flies over over the terrain, and in the signal that gets bounced back provides information on the resistivity or the electrical properties of the materials in the subsurface and so then different electrical properties can get tied to different geologic materials. So this is another way for us to map and understand this subsurface geology. It also is very sensitive to changes in salinity, saline water versus freshwater will have a different electrical conductance electrical properties, that type of system can also be used to track you know, the presence of saline water in the subsurface. And so that's another another tool there. So, in this Adelaida study, we're really getting on all these different types of data collection that then can eventually be used to interpret and holistically evaluates the hydrogeologic character of the of the aquifer here.   Craig Macmillan  10:30  What you're referring to is the Adelaida Area Hydrological Study, which is a project with San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors, I believe they're funding it or funding part of it. And let's just use that as an example. Obviously, we are involved in it, but I think it's a good case study. Overall, the kinds of things that you folks do tell us about that project. How did it start? What is it and what are you doing?   Geoffrey Cromwell  10:54  Yeah, Adelaida hydrological study is in northern San Luis Obispo County. And this was a study partnership or in cooperation with the San Luis Obispo County flood control and Water Conservation District there are a cooperator here, the Adelaida area is the west part of the city of Paso Robles. And this is a, you know, a highland upland kind of rolling hills. It's even some more sort of steeper mountain type terrain. So it is not a classical eluvial Groundwater eluvial Basin aluvium would be unconsolidated sands and gravels and some finer materials that tend to erode off the hillsides that will fill the cemetery depressions. That's often where a lot of agriculture and people live with water is extracted from these groundwater basins because water is historically more readily available. But in the Adelaida area, this is a relatively small population of local residents, there is been a presence of agriculture for some time, many, many decades.   Craig Macmillan  11:55  More than a century.   Geoffrey Cromwell  11:56  The county asked us to do this study to evaluate the groundwater resources and learn what we can do to concerns from from landowners about a potential overuse of water, concerns at some local wells might be going dry. And so the county wants to understand the groundwater system. And so it's a bit just typical of USGS. What are the data? What are the interpretations and make that information publicly available that then the county or any other entity can then make decisions on what actions to take.   Craig Macmillan  12:25  But how did that proceed? We've talked a little bit about the kinds of data that you collect. But what's the actual what was the actual timeline like and what's the future timeline like?   Geoffrey Cromwell  12:33  Projects started, we got funded just before COVID. So it was end of the very early 2020, I believe. And we spent that that first year of with the county, we said that USGS would compile all available data that we could find. And so this particular area because of the small population, you know, relative perceive low impact. There hadn't been any hydrologic or geologic studies in the area, besides some some broad geologic maps and regional geophysical investigations. So this was really an unknown, I should say, publicly unknown, because you'll local farmers and local residents who've been there for decades or centuries, they know what what is in on their land, and you have a sense of of the world there. So we were trying to compile we can from what we would use, and maybe in a report to help us just understand as we're coming in, what's the geology? What are changes in land use? What groundwater information is there that might be available to help us think about, okay, how do we then collect new data? Where do we go? What do we do? So we compiled data for a year and evaluate and learn just what we could have the area. Now we're on our second phase of the study, which is collecting groundwater level data, and surface water data and water quality data for a period of just about two years. And so we're taking groundwater measurements every three months. And we have a series of just about 60, groundwater wells that were that were taking water levels from all around the Adelaida area. And we are being able to see seasonal shifts in in groundwater, as you know, recharge generally occurs in the winter months with with rainfall. And then we also see in some places where water levels might be increasing more versus others. And so that'll be as we're collecting this data will be interesting that as we get to the interpretation phase, what does that mean?   Craig Macmillan  14:25  One thing that I think is interesting, so like you said, there's a kind of the classical groundwater basin idea, which in my mind is kind of a big bathtub. So everybody pokes a straw into the same Slurpee, essentially, and then rain falls and it refills but these mountainous areas and the rolling topography is a little bit different in like, for instance, in in the scope of this area that you're studying is all the water below the ground. Is it all connected, or is it isolated from each other? Or could it be I know you're really in your study.   Geoffrey Cromwell  14:53  What is likely to occur where we have these geologic structures with hills and folds is that you know, although There's groundwater is present everywhere, what will be interesting to see is how the structure of the geology affects where groundwater flows and is present. So it's possible someone coming in one valley, a person in a nearby valley may or may not see the effects of that pumpage in their groundwater wells. And so we have groundwater monitoring wells has dispersed across the areas, we were able to find the hope of identifying then whether or not different areas are connected, what the effects are between the shallow and deeper systems of the of the aquifer, based on the geologic structures. So it's really is this dynamic and complex question that we're looking to to learn more about.   Craig Macmillan  15:44  This is an idea that I just thought of, because it comes up in the local conversation, and that is, when water starts to become scarce. The solution in some people's minds is to drill a deeper well, just very expensive in the kind of geology you're talking about. That doesn't necessarily sound like that would work. Is that accurate statement? Or? Or even in a groundwater basin? Is there a limit to kind of how long that straw can be and still be be affected?   Geoffrey Cromwell  16:13  That's interesting question that would be on a probably a basin by basin or area by area question. In general, though, the deeper you go, the more poor the water quality can be. And that's not to say that 100 feet is great and 200 feet, it's going to be hyper saline everywhere. But groundwater basin dependent area dependence, the fresher, more usable water was going to be closer to land surface. And so that gets into the question of water quality. And so just by digging, drilling a deeper Well, there could be other impacts or concerns that one might have in drilling deeper.   Craig Macmillan  16:50  Water is not necessarily water everywhere. Oh, this is a question that someone asked me does water have an age? Can you tell when it fell from the sky?   Geoffrey Cromwell  17:00  Yes, that is one of the neat things to learn from either water quality samples that we get. So we test for and we'll go into water chemistry, we'll sample for major and minor ions, calcium, magnesium, sodium, we'll measure for nitrates. And those types of constituents are useful for identifying the aquifer system, what rock are we in, and that will collect the stable isotopes, hydrogen and oxygen. Those allow us to tell from what elevation or area to groundwater recharge. So you expect water to be coming in the mountains and flow down and we should be able to see that indicator in those stable isotopes. And then the two age constituents we usually measure would be for tritium. And then we'll also be for carbon 14. So carbon 14 is probably one that most people are aware of, or heard of, right, you take clean organic materials, and you can get a sense of age back to think about 50,000 years old. So we can directly measure can estimate of groundwater age, many groundwater basins in California, oftentimes, the water can be 10,000 years old or so oftentimes, much more. Than tritium is neat, because tritium allows us to tell if water has been recharged since about 1950. So tritium was naturally occurring in the atmosphere. But in the 1950s, during all the nuclear tests, tritium within is released in the atmosphere in great abundance. And so if tritium is present in groundwater, above background levels, we are very confident that that water recharge since 1950, we have these age measurements of groundwater, that you within a study area, we get a sense of where recharge is occurring, and whether it's recent recharge, or old or older recharge, and so that can help understand that aquifer dynamics,   Craig Macmillan  18:39  That's fascinating. Just blows my mind. Future timeline. So you're well levels, stream gauges, chemistry, this radiological kind of stuff, you're in the middle of the data collection, what's going to happen after that?   Geoffrey Cromwell  18:54  We're in the middle of our of our data collection, like you said, we have about one more year of groundwater level measurements that we will take as part of the current the current agreement with the county and then the surface water will also continue for just about another year. And then we're going to have conversations with the county to hopefully take the the next steps. And that could include additional, you know, ongoing groundwater monitoring, surface water monitoring, always value in developing these long term records. And so being able to track seasonal cycles, ideally decades, right? Because then you can really see how things are changing. So there could be value in continuing this monitoring effort. And then the next step would be to put up an interpretive product. And so basically take the data that we've compiled in look at the how the aquifer system changes, look at the age of the groundwater, look at the flow paths and maybe you know, understand if there are structural controls to groundwater flow. The next phase of our project will kick in probably early 2025. In the conversation with the county and possible we could we could start sooner the era Boerne em that we mentioned before the helicopter with a big hoop flying under that, we're using that right now to help construct a geologic framework. And so that's product that we should be able to, we anticipate being able to put out next year or so. So there will be some interim bits in there. But one thing is very important in the USGS does is that all the data we collect is publicly available. So as we go out, and we take our groundwater level measurements, that will be out again in August in the Adelaida. area, within a couple of days, that data is online, it is accessible, it is viewable by the anyone in the world can can go to our website and look at this data. And so the transparency of that is valuable, just just that real time knowledge of the Earth system is I think, hugely important, valuable.   Craig Macmillan  20:48  These wells and the streams and whatnot, they're gonna oftentimes be on private land. So you're gonna have to find participants that will let you come in and take your measurements. How did you go about recruiting participants? And also, I would guess that you would want to have wells in particular spots of interests to help you with your mapping your data collection, how did how did that process work?   Geoffrey Cromwell  21:14  There's a lot of initial interest in the study itself. From the get go, there were there was a pool of several dozen interested landowners who were more than willing to provide access to let us just access their property and, you know, take these groundwater measurements, and allow us to, you know, install stream gaging equipment on there, you know, we spent the first part of of our data collection, part of our agreement there, identifying additional landowners. And so some of this was was word of mouth, we've been holding at least once a year, a community meeting specific to the Adelaida study. And so we've garnered more interest and think as we've explained more what the study is and purpose and the outcomes and the projected outcomes in terms of reports, we've gotten more interest in that sense. And sometimes we're just out knocking on doors and looking for it, like you said, there are some some geographic holes, if you will, of where we either we can identify the landowner or the land owner says no, which is fine. But also, we just haven't had luck contacting or reaching out or finding anybody in those particular spots. So we're especially interested always in deeper wells, so anything you have, if you only have hundreds of feet deep, more than a few, but a well, more than 500 feet deep, we'd love to come back. That'd be definitely a value to it to the study. But we've had very good conversations with landowners across the Adelaida area, and some have granted permissions and some said no, and, you know, we say thank you, we keep moving. So it is ongoing. And I think it's we the next community meeting, hopefully will be this fall before the end of the end of the calendar year. And we'll be able to share some of our next set of studies, you know, outcomes, what we've done, and hopefully talk to folks and continue to identify geographic areas that we can use more data in.   Craig Macmillan  23:00  Cool, that's neat. Individuals within communities recognize the value to themselves, but then they also recognize and feel like they have a responsibility to the rest of the community. And I think it's pretty cool that we're seeing folks step up to be participants. And I encourage people nationwide if they're, if you're listening, and to not be afraid, I can speak for the company that I worked for Niner wine estates were a participant. When I first heard about this, I jumped, I jumped all over it. I was like, This is so cool. But also I had questions about our own property. Our location is such that there's lots of other neighbors, both residential and agricultural, but also we have wells in different different spots. And we could just look around and see, hey, is the geology between these wells? Is it the same? Is it different? What can we learn from what you guys learn? So there was kind of a two fold piece to that. And I think that that's really important for communities to do. We got a couple of minutes left, you're also working on a project in Santa Barbara County in the San Antonio Creek area. Can you tell us just just a little bit about that? Because that's a different kind of project.   Geoffrey Cromwell  23:00  Yes. Let me go back to the last thing you said about about participants. Yes, this is free. We it's paid for by taxpayer dollars. But these are essentially free groundwater level measurements and free water quality if we take water quality. So like you said, there's there's there's value in knowing what's under the ground in your well your spot. And if you're interested, then we might be able to accommodate, obviously, constraints and things from the study public interest.   Craig Macmillan  24:28  That's right USGS is here for you. Well, it's true. I mean,   Geoffrey Cromwell  24:31  Yeah, no, I was gonna say we're, we're with the government. We're here to help word.    Craig Macmillan  24:35  Yeah, exactly.   Geoffrey Cromwell  24:37  We really, we really are.   Craig Macmillan  24:40  And you folks have been great to work with, by the way. I really appreciate it. Yeah. So just a little bit, a little bit about the San Antonio Creek project.   Geoffrey Cromwell  24:48  The San Antonio Creek project. This is San Antonio Creek is the groundwater basin in Northern Santa Barbara County. And so that's a Santa Barbara County is the county directly south of San Luis Obispo. San Antonio Creek is a coastal groundwater basin. So to the west is the Pacific Ocean. And then to the east is the other Highland and upland areas. And this is a project in cooperation with the Santa Barbara County Water Agency and Vandenberg Air Force Base, there was recent legislation. And at this point about almost 10 years ago in the state of California called SIGMA, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Part of SIGMA process was identifying groundwater basins of high and medium priority, those types of basins were required to by the state to develop groundwater sustainability plans to basically manage groundwater resources into the future. And this is one such basin, San Antonio Creek. And so our work USGS work here has been to provide this holistic hydrogeologic characterization of the groundwater basin. So looking at historical groundwater trends, current groundwater trends, identify the groundwater budget, so how much water is coming out how much water is coming in naturally, and then also to develop a miracle groundwater flow model. So that's pretty typical of a lot of our California Water Science Center availability projects is we we look at the geology look, the groundwater, okay, this is what's been happening. And then we feed that we develop a computer model of that. So the computer model is then a simulation of the earth as we can best understand it and model it in, which is neat, because then you can if you've modeled the historical system, then you can project into the future. And you can see like, Okay, what happens if the climate is drier? Okay, what if we're anticipating, you know, a two fold increase in population, we need to pump more for municipal needs? Or what if we're anticipating an increase in agricultural use is a tool to project changes, and then help identify how you can manage your water resources. So we develop those two products in San Antonio Creek, and I'll share both of those published sources with you.   Craig Macmillan  26:48  Yeah, that'd be great.   Geoffrey Cromwell  26:50  But since a creek is an agricultural basin, Vandenburg Airforce Base and the town of Los Alamos for the two municipal users, but primarily, you know, groundwater needs in the basin, this was for agricultural purposes.   Craig Macmillan  27:01  That is really interesting. And I liked this idea of looking ahead to the future, I think we need to be thinking ahead. And the way to do that is to get good quality data on what's happening now. And to get a sense of what may be happened in the past, if we can.   Geoffrey Cromwell  27:16  In San Antonio Creek, in the past, there's a long term record long term partnership there. And so we're very fortunate to be able to look at these decades long trends dating back to the mid 1900s.   Craig Macmillan  27:25  Oh, wow.   Geoffrey Cromwell  27:26  There were some that were very long term monitoring wells. And from that, you can learn a lot about that study. So this, I think that's very neat. If you're interested in learning more, this is a nice, compact little study here of investigation. We have ongoing work, keep updated.   Craig Macmillan  27:42  Cool. Well, we're getting short on time, is there is there one thing related to kind of this water topic in the USGS that one thing that you would tell people one thing you'd like growers to know,   Geoffrey Cromwell  27:53  The one thing for growers to know about the USGS is that the USGS is unbiased, it is nonpartisan, and most importantly, is that the data that we collect is publicly available not only allows people to access the data that's there, but it means that everyone can access it and then make decisions and see what the interpretive products are based off of here's the data. And so everything that USGS does is intended to be reproducible. It's intended to be shared, and it's in the public interest. And this is here, any number of datasets the USGS puts out, so if growers are interested in their local geology, local soils, local water, and local climate, and I'm sure there's many others there that people interested in, the USGS probably has a data set out there, or at least has historical records, you know, going to the USGS website, there's a lot of information on there, but you can find that data, you can also reach out to a local USGS office, and those are, we're all over the state many different capacities and one of us doesn't know the answer. We probably know someone who knows someone who knows the answer.   Craig Macmillan  28:58  And again, that would be nationwide. Nationwide, where can people find out more about you?   Geoffrey Cromwell  29:02  About me, the easiest would probably be to look at my contact on the Adelaida website, the Adelaidaa Area Project website and I'll share that with you Craig and I'm based out of our Santa Maria field office. This is in very northern Santa Barbara County. So I'm the Central Coast local California Water Science Center. We have our main project hubs are San Diego and Sacramento. And we do we do geology, we do groundwater. We do surface water, we do biology, we do modeling climate data collection, we touch a lot.   Craig Macmillan  29:29  USGS touches a lot of different things. I want to thank you for being on the podcast. Our guest today has been Geoff Cromwell, geologist with the United States Geological Survey, specifically the California Water Science Center. Thanks for being on podcast. This is great conversation. I really appreciate you taking the time to do it.   Geoffrey Cromwell  29:45  Loved to be here, Craig. Thanks so much.   Nearly Perfect Transcription by https://otter.ai

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: As reporters at the border in El Paso, Texas, sought to document the illegal immigrants' entrance into the U.S. Border Patrol authorities positioned buses so that the media could not properly see or film the scene. Mary Margaret's reporting: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/12/border-patrol-blocks-media-documenting-illegal-immigrant-entry-us/Twitter has a new CEO. The Congressional Budget office says the U.S. could default on its debt in the “first two weeks of June.” Daniel Penny, the man accused of choking a homeless man on the New York City subway has surrendered to police. The Washington Post appears to have written an article highlighting that ‘Zuckbucks' were used to influence the 2020 election. Relevant LinksColorado Wants to Force Her To Create LGBTQ Wedding Websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk1q-EXNDE Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TikTok was not the only thing discussed on Capitol Hill last week. Good, old-fashioned budget hearings also broke out all over. They revealed a lot about hoped-for spending priorities in 2024. For a the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Jack Fitzpatrick, a congressional reporter with Bloomberg Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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SUBJECT: Senator Rick Scott calls for Fed oversight: "The rich in this country keep getting richer, Wall St. keeps getting bailed out, and guess what, the taxpayer pays for all this."March 23, 2023 (Pensacola FL)Gene Valentino's GrassRoots TruthCastSenator Rick Scott (R-FL), Wednesday, said The Federal Reserve has been a "disaster," and called for independent review authority for the agency.The former Florida Governor made the remarks on the Pensacola-based GrassRoots TruthCast program, hosted by Gene Valentino.Scott also said the Federal government should never control crypto, and that China should not be allowed to buy farmland or property around military bases.Regarding China's encroachment on America's economy, Scott remarked, "our leaders have been complacent. Our leaders have been naïve."The interview is posted at: https://GeneValentino.com/RickScottGrassRoots TruthCast, created by former Escambia County, Florida Commissioner Gene Valentino, broadcasts weekly from Pensacola, Florida. Gene, an investment entrepreneur and avid aviator, is a founding member of VeriJet charter aviation and serves on the company's Board of Directors. When he's not in studio, Gene can usually be found in the skies over the Gulf of Mexico, piloting his ICON A5. Episode Topics & Keywords:responsibility of judges, interpret the law, enforce the law, China, What American's should do, rich getting richer, congressional budget, national budget, national debt, U.S. population, China money, FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump, Biden, selective prosecution, Donald Trump, Trump family, Biden family, Biden crime family, Joe Biden, Deep State, George Soros, TikTok, 12-point plan, 12 point plan to rescue America, Rescue America, crypto currency, inspector general, supreme magistrate, overseeing the Fed, The Fed, Federal Reserve, Signature Bank, Signature Bank failure, bank bailout, Fed oversight, term limits, daylight savings time, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, RescueAmerica.com, GeneValentino.com/11AA, 2nd Bill of Rights, 11 “Amendments of Accountability”Like What You Heard? Join the conversation at https://GeneValentino.com! WMXI Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NewsRadio981 Want More WMXI Interviews? Visit: https://genevalentino.com/wmxi-interviews/ Want More GrassRoots TruthCast Episodes? Visit: https://genevalentino.com/grassroots-truthcast-with-gene-valentino/ Learn More About Gene Valentino: https://genevalentino.com/about-gene-valentino/

This week on Facing the Future, we get further analysis of the latest 10-year budget and economic outlook recently released by the Congressional Budget Office from Jeff Holland of the Peterson Foundation, who used to run the CBO projection unit. Plus, we hear from Josh Gordon of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget for a closer look at how the runaway train that is healthcare costs is having a major impact on the federal budget over the next 10 years. Gordon also describes some big problems with the popular Medicare Advantage program.

If they can avert a rail strike, can they get a federal budget? To get the answer to that big question, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.

On what some are calling a "controversial" episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, Jack Posobiec—continuing in his role as Guest Host with Charlie out on assignment—is joined by two members of the Republican Party: Congressman Dan Crenshaw and, in Jack's words, "Future Congressman" Anthony Sabatini, a Turning Point Action-Endorsed candidate for Congress from the great state of Florida, to discuss the continued fallout from the FBI Raid on Mar-A-Lago and where we should go from here. First up, Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw sits with Jack to unpack his recent interview with Jake Tapper on CNN where he, rightfully so, called the FBI's actions "very unprecedented." He gives his diagnosis on the pulse of the Conservative Movement when it comes to defunding the Bureau shares what he thinks we should do moving forward. They also discuss Davos, the WEF, and much more throughout the first half of this episode. Next, Anthony Sabatini calls in from the campaign trail, on the day of his contentious Republican Party Primary, to offer his own perspective on the FBI's recent actions in his home state. He also provides his prescription for the embattled agency—which includes holding up any potential Congressional Budget that includes funding for the feds without adequate reform and oversight. In the words of this program's full-time host and namesake, Buckle Up—this episode is a true rollercoaster throughout. Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The topic of this episode is, “What does the Congressional Budget Office do?” My guest is https://spp.umd.edu/our-community/faculty-staff/philip-joyce (Professor Philip Joyce). He is the senior associate dean at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, where he also is a professor of public policy. There, Philip Joyce teaches and researches public budgeting, performance measurement, and intergovernmental relations. He's the author of many publications — far too many to recite, but I will mention one that is germane to today's podcast. Phil is the author of the book https://amzn.to/3BYPmBb (The Congressional Budget Office: Honest Numbers, Power, and Policymaking) (2011), which makes him an ideal guest to answer the question, “What does the Congressional Budget Office do?” Kevin Kosar: Welcome to Understanding Congress, a podcast about the first branch of government. Congress is a notoriously complex institution, and few Americans think well of it, but Congress is essential to our republic. It's a place where our pluralistic society is supposed to work out its differences and come to agreement about what our laws should be. And that is why we are here: to discuss our national legislature and to think about ways to upgrade it so it can better serve our nation. I'm your host, Kevin Kosar, and I'm a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC. Professor Joyce, welcome to the podcast. Philip Joyce: It's great to be with you. Kevin Kosar: Let's start simply. The https://www.cbo.gov/ (Congressional Budget Office), AKA, “CBO.” When did Congress create it and why? Philip Joyce: CBO was created in 1974. You have to sort of go back in time if you can. Well, probably a lot of people can't go back that far in time that are listening to this podcast, but I can. As you recall, in 1974, at least early 1974, Richard Nixon was president. There was something that became referred to as the imperial presidency, and it essentially involved President Nixon being viewed at least by many people in the Congress as overstepping his bounds, doing things like withholding funds that the Congress had appropriated. So the Congress was trying to reassert its role in the budget process. And it did this by passing something called the Congressional Budget and Empowerment Control Act of 1974, which did basically three things. It created the budget committees; it created the budget resolution, which is the blueprint that the Congress establishes for the budget; and it created CBO. Why did it create CBO? It created CBO in particular to provide the Congress with its own source of information on the budget and the economy. And why did it need to do that? Because the alternative was to rely on the https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ (Office of Management and Budget), which was attached to the president — and not just any president, but Richard Nixon. So the idea that the Congress was going to reassert its role in budgeting, but have to rely on Richard Nixon's OMB for information, just didn't make a lot of sense to a lot of people in the Congress. The other thing I think it's important to note up front is that according to the law, this was all to be done on a nonpartisan basis, which means that CBO doesn't work for the party in control of the Congress. It works for the Congress as a whole, and tries very hard to make sure that it is responsive to both political parties. Kevin Kosar: Yes, I should elaborate a touch further for listeners who are not familiar with this period of time, the early '70s. After being pushed around and eclipsed by a burgeoning executive branch, one that often didn't play straight and sometimes transcended the law in its activities, Congress decided to reassert itself. It took the Legislative Reference Service and beefed it up into the https://crsreports.congress.gov/ (Congressional Research Service). They created the Office of Technology Assessment. It wrote a new law on...

Guests Nick Hart, President, Data FoundationDaniel Schuman, Demand ProgressCorrina Turbes, Data Coalition InitiativeCourtney Timberlake, former OMB and current President, American Association for Budget & Program AnalysisWhat the full webinar recording here.

Early indicators show that charitable giving was up in 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Projections for giving in 2021 and 2022 are even rosier. Charitable giving is expected to increase 4.1% this year, buoyed by individual giving (+6%), and another 5.7% in 2022 on the strength of increased giving via foundations (+8.8%) and estates (+11.9%). On this episode of the Fresh Research podcast, Una Osili, Ph.D., joins us to break down the projections from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Ind. She is associate dean for research and international programs and a professor of economics and philanthropic studies at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She's also a dean's fellow at the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy. The Lilly School partners with the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, which provides data using the Penn Wharton Budget Model for select economic variables used in producing the estimates. Growth rates are based on predictions for giving in inflation-adjusted 2019 dollars using 2020 as the base year. Projections are a “best-case scenario,” if Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recovers in 2021 as is expected by the Congressional Budget office (CBO) and others. “In terms of overall growth in philanthropy, we do have to be concerned that underlying models show recovery but that recovery certainly is not expected to be broad based,” Osili said. “Some sectors of the economy are recovering faster than others, and some households have been more affected by the pandemic, not just their health conditions but also their incomes, their wealth, their ability to access employment,” she said. “This is the extension of the K-shaped recovery we heard a lot about in 2020 where some American workers are able to work from home, work remotely, and their incomes, their wealth, if not grown, have at least stayed relatively stable through 2020-2021,” Osili said. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nonprofittimes/message

This was a fantastic episode, featuring two guests who talked about the Women's Initiative Team (WIT) project, but more than that, how to do common-sense barrier analysis to remove impediments to full and purposeful service for everyone in uniform. "That's how we've always done it" is not the answer! Major Alea Nadeem, United States Air Force, is a Congressional Budget and Appropriations Liaison assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force, Financial Management & Comptroller at the Pentagon. She also chairs the Department of the Air Force Women's Initiative Team. Major Sharon Sisbarro, United States Marine Corps, currently serves as a Communications Strategy Officer in the Information Plans and Strategy office of the Deputy Commandant for Information. She recently provided executive support to the Department of Defense Board on Diversity and Inclusion for its six-month sprint. She is also the host of the “Marine WIT” podcast, available on SoundCloud here. Our guests also referenced this piece on the impact of COVID-19 on military families. Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekrulakcenter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

Rohit Kumar, principal and leader of PwC's Washington National Tax Services Tax Policy Services group in Washington, D.C., joins Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge to discuss the congressional budget reconciliation process: what it is, how it works, and the role that politics will play in it for the 117th Congress as well as President Biden's policy agenda.Prior to joining PwC, Mr. Kumar served in a number of distinguished government positions. He worked in close collaboration with three Senate leaders-- including 11 years with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, for whom he served as Domestic Policy Director and Deputy Chief of Staff.Support the show

On this episode, Rohit Kumar, principal and leader of PwC's Washington National Tax Services Tax Policy Services group in Washington, D.C., joins Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge to discuss the congressional budget reconciliation process: what it is, how it works, and the role that politics will play in it for the 117th Congress as well as President Biden's policy agenda.Prior to joining PwC, Mr. Kumar served in a number of distinguished government positions. He worked in close collaboration with three Senate leaders-- including 11 years with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, for whom he served as Domestic Policy Director and Deputy Chief of Staff.Support the show (https://taxfoundation.org/donate/)

Josh Barker of Radio Free Hillsdale breaks down the bipartisan Bill: HR 22, the Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021.

Join us as we explore God's ancient wisdom and apply it to our modern lives. His word is as current and relevant today as it was when he inspired its authors more than two and a half millennia ago. The websites where you can reach us are alittlewalkwithgod.com, richardagee.com, or saf.church. I hope you will join us every week and be sure to let us know how you enjoy the podcast and let others know about it, too. Thanks for listening. Thanks for joining me today for "A Little Walk with God." I'm your host Richard Agee. Well, it feels like we're snowed in one more day in Central Texas. The coronavirus seems to make it feel like that, anyway. People are staying indoors a lot more than they used to. But folks are learning to get around a little better with social distancing. Schools opened in many areas with varying degrees of success – some with masks, some without, some online, and some hybrid in-person and online. These are strange times, indeed. At least in San Antonio, our hospital census continues to drop from COVID-19 cases. The danger stays with us, and we can expect another spike with school starting, but we hope trends continue with kids less susceptible to the disease. Then with good hygiene practices, we hope families can keep it from spreading from the schools to their homes. We will soon see. Of course, fall and winter are almost here, with the expectation of a second wave of the virus. Scientists talk about a vaccine, but getting one in 12 to 18 months when they usually take 11 to 14 years to pass FDA standards makes one a little leery of what might come out of the laboratories. How effective will they be, and what side effects will they have that are unknown after just a few months of testing? The pandemic in this country seems like the good news right now. The thing that fills the headlines everyday concerns the politics of the riots and upcoming elections. What's suddenly different about the post office that delivery might be delayed by weeks? Why do they need to $25 billion when they asked for $2.5 billion, and their profits and cash flow have been positive for the last five years? But since the newscasts tell us they can't deliver the mail, it must be true, despite their balance sheet figures and their ability to fill my box with enough junk mail to fill my 70-gallon recycle bin every week. I mentioned last week, we need to stop listening to the news and social media and do our homework. This is one of those areas. Find the numbers and the statistics about the Postal Service testimonies that go to the Government Accounting Office, not the questions that make it to C-SPAN, and you'll see an interesting picture. It's also interesting to read the Congressional Budget. That's the legislative branch that spends our money. Talk about fascinating reading! It is unbelievable where taxes go every year. Enough about that. Time to turn toward the words that hit me from the lectionary this week. Paul wrote to Christians in Rome to talk about how they should act living in that pagan city. The church felt heavy persecution. The Roman government wanted to destroy mystic religions, defined as those worshipers did not bow to idols crafted for their gods. Any invisible god was no god to them. Christians and Jews were particularly singled out as atheists because they believed in a single god. How could one God control the world? It required pleasing a pantheon of gods to make sure things progressed correctly. Paul had this to say in Romans chapter 12: 9 Love must be real. Hate what is evil, stick fast to what is good. 10 Be truly affectionate in showing love for one another; compete with each other in giving mutual respect. 11 Don't get tired of working hard. Be on fire with the spirit. Work as slaves for the Lord. 12 Celebrate your hope; be patient in suffering; give constant energy to prayer; 13 contribute to the needs of God's people; make sure you are hospitable to strangers. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless them, don't curse them. 15 Celebrate with those who are celebrating, mourn with the mourners. 16 Come to the same mind with one another. Don't give yourselves airs, but associate with the humble. Don't get too clever for yourselves. 17 Never repay anyone evil for evil; think through what will seem good to everyone who is watching. 18 If it's possible, as far as you can, live at peace with all people. 19 Don't take revenge, my dear people, but allow God's anger room to work. The Bible says, after all, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.' 20 No: 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will pile up burning coals on his head.' 21 Don't let evil conquer you. Rather, conquer evil with good. (Romans 12:9-21 NTE) The emperor didn't know what to do with that. How do you persecute people who are feeding the poor, the widows, and orphans? How do you get the populace to turn against individuals who refuse to fight back when attacked? How do you get a Roman soldier to think it okay to run a spear through a mother who gives him a blessing as he does so? Love wins. Unfortunately, what we see in social media and on the streets of our cities today is not love. We see a lot of hate. The riots, violence, destruction, disregard for human life in our major cities, says we don't care about each other. And too often I see some of those actions coming from people who call themselves Christians. I am not God, but I expect many of those will be among that crowd. Jesus turns away and says, "I never knew you." And they will say, "But didn't we bomb abortion clinics in your name? Didn't we face the mob in your name? Didn't we defend our rights in your name? Didn't we stand up for our laws in your name? Didn't we march in the streets for your name? Didn't we scream at midnight as the voice for the voiceless in your name? Didn't we try to right injustice in your name? Didn't we try to rid the world of socialism in your name? Didn't we try to swing the vote right or left in your name? Didn't we…?" And he will retort, "Sorry, I never knew you. You might have used my name, but my name means grace, mercy, love, forgiveness, just as I showed you. You never showed those characteristics in your zeal for what was right in your own eyes. Now I stand in judgment. I never knew you. Turn aside." It doesn't matter which side of the issue you support. Going about solving it in unchristian ways still results in unchristian behavior and brings consequences. Paul tells us to love. Replace evil with good. In fact, he says to go further than that. He says if your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. Let God be your avenger. He will do a much better job in the end, anyway. His justice is perfect. Ours is not. So, here is your homework. It might be really boring, but it is really important. You will hear about some crisis happening in the government today or tomorrow that is about to make some department collapse. Don't listen to any news reporter or pundit talk about it. Instead, go to the official reports of that department, the one they must give to Congress and the Budget Office. Not their talking notes, but their report that goes into the record. Take the time to read it. See what about their numbers say. You'll probably find that both sides take pieces out of the report to fit their agenda. They will use one chart or one graph to make their point, whether representative of the whole report or not. Fake news? Yep. Both sides of the fence. That's why this year, more than any before, we have to do our homework for every candidate. Know who they are and what they stand for. Find the one who demonstrates love for their enemies, who returns good for evil. That's the person you want. But don't trust the media's take on who that person is. Find out for yourself. Do your homework. And while you're at it, pour a little good on your neighborhood. You can find me at richardagee.com. I also invite you to join us at San Antonio First Church of the Nazarene on West Avenue in San Antonio to hear more Bible-based teaching. You can find out more about my church at SAF.church. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, tell a friend. If you didn't, send me an email and let me know how better to reach out to those around you. Until next week, may God richly bless you as you venture into His story each day. Scriptures marked NTE are taken from the NEW TESTAMENT FOR EVERYONE: Scripture are taken from The New Testament for Everyone are copyright © Nicholas Thomas Wright 2011.      

Today's episode tackles all your latest developments from high atop Yodel Mountain, including the national security-threatening stunt led by America's Dumbest Congressman, Matt Gaetz, as well as the significance of Bill Taylor's testimony to the House Intelligence Committee. We begin with a brief overview of the "due process" argument throughout history with an eye towards how it applies to the Trump impeachment. From there, we move to a specific application: the (false) claim by Matt Gaetz and others that the House impeachment inquiry violates Trump's rights of due process. Along the way, we'll learn what a SCIF is and why it was such a big deal -- a criminal big deal -- that Gaetz and others violated it. Then, it's time to dive deeply into Bill Taylor's testimony and how that fits into the overall impeachment picture and whether Trump is guilty of bribery with respect to Ukraine. (Hint: yes.) After all that, it's time for another fabulous #T3BE about an inexperienced innkeeper and a cleaning company that doesn't work on Sundays. Play along on social media, and remember to #T3BE in your answer! Upcoming Appearances None! If you’d like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links Share out the Episode 324 super-transcript with your favorite Uncle Frank today! This is the WIRED article we referenced on the technical data regarding SCIFs, and these are the 174-page technical guidelines set forth by the DNI. Laws! Obstruction of justice is 18 U.S.C. § 1505, bribery is 18 U.S.C. § 201, and the relevant portion of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act is 2 U.S.C. § 683. -Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/law -Follow us on Twitter:  @Openargs -Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/openargs/, and don’t forget the OA Facebook Community! -For show-related questions, check out the Opening Arguments Wiki, which now has its own Twitter feed!  @oawiki -And finally, remember that you can email us at openarguments@gmail.com!

For a lot of of agency political officials, budget hearings will be as much about policy and oversight as about money. For more insight, Federal Drive with Tom Temin welcomed Firewall Editor in Chief David Hawkings.

Negotiations have brought a tentative Congressional Budget in view-now it’s up to the President to approve-can he, will he, enact a National Emergency because he didn’t receive full funding for his wall?, NASCAR begins soon, what did you think of the President’s the State of the Union-address last week, VA has not only one blackeye in the state house, but three? who should stay, who should go? Freshman Congresswoman Omar’s tweet about AIPAC, she apologizes, but was that enough? President Trump is calling for her resignation, and more-if we can fit it all in at 7:15pm, EST.

Negotiations have brought a tentative Congressional Budget in view-now it’s up to the President to approve-can he, will he, enact a National Emergency because he didn’t receive full funding for his wall?, NASCAR begins soon, what did you think of the President’s the State of the Union-address last week, VA has not only one blackeye in the state house, but three? who should stay, who should go? Freshman Congresswoman Omar’s tweet about AIPAC, she apologizes, but was that enough? President Trump is calling for her resignation, and more-if we can fit it all in at 7:15pm, EST.

A lot of members of Congress said they are interested in evidence-based policy making. That's evidence, as in systematically-collected data analyzed without political bias. Much as they might like the idea, it's not exactly spreading like wildfire. Sandy Davis, senior adviser at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a long-time congressional budget practitioner. joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.

Since the passage of the The 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act, Congress has successfully managed to follow the twelve-step budget process only four times.Why does Congress continue the pretense of following a system that doesn't work? Is there any way to reform the budget process to account for deficits, debt, overspending, and the bigger picture? James Lankford explores potential budgetary reforms that will help the legislative branch to regain the power of the purse.Watch the video on YouTubeHon. James Lankford, U.S. Senator, OklahomaAs always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

Since the passage of the The 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act, Congress has successfully managed to follow the twelve-step budget process only four times.Why does Congress continue the pretense of following a system that doesn't work? Is there any way to reform the budget process to account for deficits, debt, overspending, and the bigger picture? James Lankford explores potential budgetary reforms that will help the legislative branch to regain the power of the purse.Watch the video on YouTubeHon. James Lankford, U.S. Senator, OklahomaAs always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speakers.

21 Trillion missing from the Pentagon. 2.1 trillion missing in the 3rd quarter of Obamas last year. Where did it go??? Loop holes to hide information from Americans. Hillary Pay to play Boeing-Russia. Americans are sick of dirty politics!!

AFTERBUZZ TV — BrainDead edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of CBS’s BrainDead. In this show, hosts Kevin Ellis and Lacretia Lyon discuss episode 11. ABOUT BRAINDEAD: BrainDead is an upcoming American thriller television series created by Robert … Read the rest The post BrainDead S:1 | Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies E:11 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow appeared first on AfterBuzz TV Network.

In this episode of Clarity from Chaos, we discuss the recently passed Congressional Budget with Mr. Bill Straub, former White House correspondent and frequent contributor to P.J. Media. The differences in the House Budget vs. the Senate Budget was that the House Budget sought to balance the budget in 9 years by cutting spending by $5.5 Trillion dollars.  The Senate version was after the same goal but went to 10 years and sought to cut spending by $5.1 Trillion dollars. Of course the Democrates howled and without exception, the main stream media supported their objection. We however dug just a little deeper in this episode and tried as always to separate the wheat from the chaf.