Democrats Ready to Railroad Huge Infrastructure Boondoggle

Plus: Biden Campaign Lawyers, Democrats Advised Green Bay on Election Procedures

March 22 2021   Good morning from Washington, where a big bill to repair the nation's infrastructure looks like it's next on the majority's agenda. David Ditch expects the worst. The minority party needs to get its act together to improve health care, Rep. Jim Banks writes. On the podcast, Rob Bluey asks climate change skeptic Marc Morano about his new warning to Americans about the Green New Deal. Plus: new COVID-19 guidance for schools; more election shenanigans in Wisconsin; an undemocratic school board in Maryland; and the growing attack on merit. On this date in 1947, in response to public fears and congressional probes of communism, President Harry Truman, a Democrat, orders a sweeping loyalty investigation of federal employees.     COMMENTARY Democrats Ready to Railroad Huge Infrastructure Boondoggle By David Ditch The language chosen by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi—coupled with comments from other prominent Democrats—suggests the call for bipartisanship should be taken with a grain of salt. More ANALYSIS Biden Campaign Lawyers, Democrats Advised Green Bay on Election Procedures By M.D. Kittle Worried that "thousands" of votes ran the risk of not being counted, a Wisconsin Democratic operative fired off an email to Green Bay officials a day before the presidential election. More COMMENTARY Rep. Jim Banks: After 11 Years of Obamacare, Republicans Need to Become Party of Health Care By Rep. Jim Banks Republicans must learn from our blunders over the past decade so that when we're granted an opportunity to govern again, we don't repeat those mistakes. More ANALYSIS Your Guidebook to Combating the Climate-Crazed Left By Rob Bluey "The Green New Deal is about a takeover of our economy using a climate scare to achieve their ends, and the architects ... are very open about that," author Marc Morano says. More NEWS As More Schools Reopen, CDC Now Says Students Can Sit Just 3 Feet Apart By Steven Hall The CDC says it still recommends at least 6 feet of distance between adults in schools and between adults and students. More COMMENTARY How This School Board Violates Basic Voting Rights, Creating Clear Conflict of Interest By Hans von Spakovsky Bureaucrats who work for this school board control who can be nominated as student member and how that person can campaign—a clear and irreconcilable conflict of interest. More COMMENTARY End of COVID-19 Pandemic in Sight, Data Show By Kevin Pham The average daily number of new COVID-19 cases has decreased by 78% in just two months' time. More COMMENTARY Top High Schools Scrap Merit-Based Admission. Will NBA Follow? By Larry Elder Why punish Asian American students for the crime of working hard and outperforming others academically? More           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 letters@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.