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Congressman Bruce Westerman on the NEPA Bill and Richard Rubin's Tax Policy Insights

2024/9/20
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Bruce Westerman: NEPA 和 ESA 法案是好意法案,但被律师和官僚机构武器化,导致发展和能源安全受到损害。审批流程冗长,被环保组织利用,导致基建项目延误,并存在“诉讼—和解”的利益输送问题。政府机构与环保组织之间存在“诉讼—和解”的暗箱操作,损害公共利益。行政法法官制度赋予行政机构过大的权力,应改革。ESA 失败于其恢复物种的目标,仅有 3% 的物种得到恢复,且一旦物种被列入名单,就永远无法移除。 Richard Rubin: 美国联邦债务激增,但其负面影响尚未显现。特朗普的减税承诺不可持续,共和党内部对其具体措施也缺乏共识。两党对债务问题的态度存在分歧,难以达成共识。解决社保问题的方案应借鉴 1983 年里根-奥尼尔协议的经验,采取渐进式改革。美元作为世界储备货币的地位面临挑战。取消州和地方税收抵免上限的压力来自富人阶层和来自高税收州的共和党议员。2008 年金融危机和新冠疫情加剧了美国债务问题,但目前面临的是结构性失衡。

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Congressman Bruce Westerman discusses the need to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), citing its weaponization by lawyers and bureaucrats. He explains how NEPA's lengthy review processes hinder infrastructure projects and empower radical environmental groups, leading to costly lawsuits and settlements that often change laws behind the scenes.
  • NEPA review processes take an average of 4.5 years, sometimes decades.
  • The Equal Access to Justice Act (EJA) pays people to sue the federal government, leading to abuse.
  • Radical environmental groups and the current administration use NEPA to delay projects.
  • Sue and settle practices allow agencies to change rules through settlements with outside groups.

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This week on Breaking Battlegrounds), hosts Chuck Warren and Sam Stone are joined by Congressman Bruce Westerman of Arkansas to discuss key legislation moving through Congress, including the NEPA Bill and his bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act. Next, Wall Street Journal reporter Richard Rubin breaks down the latest in U.S. tax policy, from Trump’s tax cut proposals to the soaring federal debt. Finally, USMC veteran and CEO of Vetcomm, Kate Monroe, shares her insights on the impact of 9/11 and the Afghanistan pullout on veterans, homeless veterans in America and her thoughts on Kamala Harris. During Kiley’s Corner, Kiley delves into some of this week's most shocking stories, including the CIA agent sentenced to prison for drugging and raping women, P. Diddy and the sex slave who shot up Trump Doral Golf Course, and Dr. Jay Varma, NY City Hall's senior public health adviser under Mayor Bill de Blasio, who hosted sex parties during COVID. As always, we end with Jenna's Sunshine Moment as she discusses "Pommel Horse Man" and the Olympic rugby player now competing on Dancing with the Stars. Don’t miss this jam-packed episode!

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About our guests:

Bruce Westerman represents Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and as Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources.

Richard Rubin is the U.S. tax policy reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington, where he focuses on the intersection of taxes, legislation, politics and economics. He was the lead author on the Journal's coverage of the 2017 tax law and now writes frequently about the challenges facing the Internal Revenue Service.Before joining the Journal in 2015, Richard covered tax policy for Bloomberg News and Congressional Quarterly. Earlier in his career, he wrote about local government and transportation policy for the Charlotte Observer. Richard is a native of New Jersey and a graduate of Duke University.

Kate Monroe is a USMC Vet, the CEO of Vetcomm), author of The Race to Save America), and Founder of Border Vets. Follow her on X @KateMonroeCEO). Get full access to Breaking Battlegrounds at breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com/subscribe)