5 Key Provisions in Democrats’ COVID-19 Bill That Will Hurt Our Economy

Plus: 6 Big Points From the Senate's Coronavirus Hearing With Fauci

May 13, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where House liberals just released a bill jammed with expensive proposals that our Heritage Foundation experts warn will ultimately hurt the nation's path to an economic recovery. We've got their analysis of what's in the bill and what it would change. Should abortion be an "essential" service? One doctor explains why he thinks it's not. Plus: Fred Lucas on Dr. Anthony Fauci's Senate testimony, and Nicole Russell on a judge's astonishing demand. One hundred and seventy-four years ago today, Congress votes to declare war on Mexico.      Commentary 5 Key Provisions in Democrats' COVID-19 Bill That Will Hurt Our Economy By Romina Boccia Spanning more than 1,800 pages, the House Democrats' bill represents a partisan laundry list of mostly bad policies, calling for trillions of dollars of additional deficit spending on handouts and items unrelated to the crisis. More News 6 Big Points From the Senate's Coronavirus Hearing With Fauci By Fred Lucas "The official statistic, Dr. Fauci, is that 80,000 Americans have died from the pandemic," says Sen. Bernie Sanders. "There are some epidemiologists who suggest the number may be 50% higher than that. What do you think?" More Commentary I'm an ER Physician. Here's Why Abortion Isn't an 'Essential Health Service.' By Dr. Scott French Abortion long has been associated with serious, adverse mental health outcomes such as depression, grief, persistent sadness, and elevated stress—many of the same mental health challenges we are seeing from COVID-19. More Analysis Why Bailing Out the Postal Service Isn't a Good Idea By Rachel del Guidice "It's time to set the Postal Service free so they can operate sustainably and profitably without a taxpayer bailout," says Romina Boccia, an economics researcher at The Heritage Foundation. More Commentary Let's Not Waste a Crisis By Walter E. Williams Leftist politicians who want to get into our pocketbooks are beginning to argue that the COVID-19 pandemic is the best argument for a wealth tax. More Commentary Judge in Transgender Athlete Case Dictates Use of Politically Correct Language By Nicole Russell The judge's insistence that Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys refer to the males as "transgender females" is important and worth fighting in court because it represents the very crux of the actual argument the biological females are suing over. 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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