Government Regulations Are Putting Homeowners’ Dreams on Hold

Plus: Trump Really Does Have a Plan Better Than Obamacare

Apr 02, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump says Republicans' plan will give Americans "great health care." In a commentary, Doug Badger says Obamacare can't touch it. Government red tape hurts a program that builds affordable housing, Kelsey Bolar shows in a video and written report. Ukraine's presidential election heads for a runoff, Nolan Peterson reports. On the podcast, a Texas congressman talks about fixing the mess at the border. Plus: Cully Stimson on prosecuting sexual assaults in the military, and Monica Burke on real fallout from politicizing our health care.     News Government Regulations Are Putting Homeowners' Dreams on Hold Government regulations meant to target greedy bankers are putting obstacles in the way of a Habitat for Humanity branch in Texas that is just trying to help people have a home. More Commentary Trump Really Does Have a Plan Better Than Obamacare President Trump's fiscal year 2020 budget shows that he has a plan to reduce costs and increase health care choices. More Analysis Texas Lawmaker Weighs in on Border Crisis: 'No Doubt It's a National Emergency' "Cartels are driving this because they want the chaos. It allows them to get drugs across our border, [and continue] trafficking humans," says Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas. More News Ukraine's Presidential Election Proves the Country's Democratic Spirit Is Alive and Well "These are the first elections in the history of Ukraine when we are choosing the future of our country with our own hands," says Andrey Kobzar, a former staff sergeant in the Ukrainian army. More Commentary Commanders Play a Vital Role in Sexual Assault Prosecutions A radical scheme by Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to strip commanders from the process would result in fewer cases going to court-martial, and possibly more sexual assaults in the military. More News Pro-Life Movie 'Unplanned' Opens at No. 4 at Box Office A movie about Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood clinic director who became a pro-life activist, overcame a lack of advertising venues to become the No. 4 film at the U.S. box office during its opening weekend. More Commentary Politicizing Health Care Puts Kids and Consciences at Risk Litigation already has begun at the state level. Catholic hospitals in New Jersey and California have been sued for declining to perform hysterectomies on otherwise healthy females who wished to pursue gender transition. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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