legislation

The Climate Conference Networks Hardly Acknowledge

julia.seymour — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:46:44 +0000

Heartland Institute’s Tenth International Conference on Climate Change is June 11-12.

Julia A. Seymour

Gathering to protest carbon emissions often makes the evening news. But when hundreds gather to hear scientists from various disciplines argue that global warming isn’t the dire threat the media claim ... crickets.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

CBS This Morning Highlights California Legislator ‘Under Personal Attack’ for Vaccine Bill

julia.seymour — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:53:53 +0000

Anti-vaxxers condemn bill as they cling to fears once promoted by the network news media.

Alatheia Larsen

It wasn’t just children who were running fevers after the recent measles outbreak at Disneyland. California parents and lawmakers’ temperatures were also rising over the subject of vaccination legislation.

Soros Spends More Than $9 Million to Form New Political Money Machine

julia.seymour — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 16:03:29 +0000

Three progressive groups merge into the State Innovative Exchange.

Mike Ciandella

Three liberal groups, with a combined total of $9.2 million in seed money from George Soros, have joined forces to create one super-network liberals hope will funnel money into different left-wing, grassroots political campaigns. These investments will finance democrat messaging through robocalls, pesky mailers, and meager hourly wages for clipboard wielding ideologues.

— Mike Ciandella is Research Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Mike Ciandella on Twitter.

What Costume?

julia.seymour — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 15:43:53 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

October 30, 2013 - 10:42am

D-Day on Obamacare Beach

julia.seymour — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:14:51 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

August 14, 2013 - 2:12pm

Credit Card Rules Limiting Access for Stay-at-home Moms

julia.seymour — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:34:58 +0000

CNN Money reports on an unintended consequence of Obama regulation the media didn’t see coming and left touted as ‘lifeboat’ for consumers.

Ryan Robertson

Julia A. Seymour

CNN Money recently introduced the world to Holly McCall, a thirty-four year old stay-at-home mother of two from Vienna, Va, who is fighting against the credit card “reforms” enacted in 2009. in a May 16 story, CNN Money’s Blake Ellis wrote that despite approval in the past, McCall was denied a credit card from Target last fall. She blamed a 2009 law that was supposed to “protect consumers.”

Health Care Cost Estimates Challenged, But Media Skip Criticism of 'Non-Partisan' Agency

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:33:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

- Since Obama took office, only 16 percent of health care stories mentioning the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) included any criticism of their accounting, despite criticism from many conservative and libertarian experts as well as the former head of CBO.

Networks Out of Step with Public, Ignore Majority Support for ObamaCare Repeal

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:13:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The 112^th Congress took office Jan. 5 and the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives planned to immediately tackle the unpopular health care legislation signed into law in 2010.

The Washington Post reported that House Republicans intend to vote on a repeal of ObamaCare Jan. 12, just one week into the new congressional session.

Networks See Unconstitutional Ruling as 'Setback,' Not 'Victory for Liberty'

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:02:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Federal court judge Henry Hudson ruled on Dec. 13, that the enforcement mechanism of ObamaCare - the individual mandate - was unconstitutional.

Hudson wrote, "The unchecked expansion of congressional power to the limits suggested by the Minimum Essential Coverage Provision [the individual mandate] would invite unbridled exercise of federal police powers."

Santelli Defends Tea Party Candidates against Elite Inside-the-Beltway Wisdom

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:50:00 +0000

Jeff Poor

The Washington, D.C. establishment finds it disturbing that there is a brand of non-elite political hopefuls running in races across the country this election year.

David Gregory explored this notion with the so-called “father of the Tea Party,” Rick Santelli on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Oct. 24. According to Gregory, the rise of candidates like Delaware Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell is not a good thing because of her interpretation of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

'Top Chef' Host: Senate School Lunch Bill Didn't Go 'Far Enough' to Fight 'National Crisis' of Child Obesity

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:13:00 +0000

Matt Hadro

"Top Chef" judge Tom Colicchio rang alarm bells about child obesity on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday, saying it is now a "national health cri

Lauding Kennedy's Liberal Legislative Achievements In Health & Education

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Did the failure of Sen. Ted Kennedy's liberal immigration "reform" really lead to "an increase in hate crimes, activity by anti-immigrant groups and ranting on cable television and the Internet"? Reporter John Broder thinks so.

Clay Waters

"Despite His Successes, Kennedy Left Unfinished Business in the Senate," reporter John Broder's laudatory Friday tribute to Sen. Kennedy's liberal legislative record, at least mentions what his colleague Sheryl Gay Stolberg forgot: Kennedy's attack on Robert Bork. But that was about it for balance.

'Evening News' Takes EPA to Task on CO2, Claims Supreme Court Gave an Order

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:11:12 +0000

Jeff Poor

Usually the Bush administration is criticized for abuses of executive power. This time the media and Democrats in Congress are after the administration for not using its authority enough.

A report on the March 13 “CBS Evening News” about Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson’s appearance before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was very critical of the agency for not doing more “on limiting carbon dioxide, the most threatening greenhouse gas.”

Caps and Trade-offs: Presidential Candidates Embrace Massive Penalties for Emissions

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:53:29 +0000

Brianna Cardiff and Will Collins

The 2008 campaign season features sharp disagreements among the leading presidential aspirants from both parties. Climate change, however, seems to be the exception that proves the rule, as all three frontrunners have embraced broadly similar policy prescriptions that would supposedly combat global warming.

USA Today Praises Bill's Dimming of Incandescents

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:07:57 +0000

Nathan Burchfiel

The U.S. Congress looks poised to follow Australia and other allies in effectively banning traditional light bulbs.