The GOP cabinet official and wife of Mitch McConnell was essentially cleared, but she hardly received the Hunter Biden treatment. National Review | By Andrew McCarthy, Contributing Editor | March 20, 2021 https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/the-character-assassination-of-elaine-chao/ For reasons I can’t possibly imagine, the media that wouldn’t cover the Hunter Biden scandals before the election have continued to ignore...
As immigrants to the U.S., we are proud to be among the first Korean-American women to serve in Congress. We have sought, and encouraged others to seek, mentors who broke barriers for women and minorities. Secretary Elaine Chao is one of the women we have looked up to and counted on for guidance and advice...
Among the most overlooked heroes of the 2020 coronavirus crisis are the men and women who haul food and supplies around the country to your local supermarket. Americans can stock up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer—and generally keep themselves fed—only as long as the nation’s truckers keep working. We stress the word “overlooked.”...
Billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funding is awarded through competitive grants every year. The competitive nature of these grants ensures our tax dollars are being spent wisely on the most important and pressing infrastructure projects across the country. From the Champ Clark Bridge replacement in Louisiana to the South Main Corridor Improvement Project in...
The Transportation Department codifies reforms to promote innovation. Parts of the administrative state have come under legal scrutiny in recent years as conservative judges question whether it is constitutional for unelected officials to unilaterally devise, enforce and adjudicate rules governing large parts of the economy. The Department of Transportation isn’t waiting for the courts. In...
Earlier today the federal government’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued three significant pipeline safety rules. The rules, which were years in the making, address congressional mandates dating back to 2011 and address recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The new regulations strengthen gas transmission and hazardous liquid pipeline safety...
There once was a beautiful young Chinese girl, and at age 8, she and her mother emigrated to the United States from Taiwan. Their trip, an ocean journey of 37 days on a cargo ship, followed a three-year family separation as her father prepared a home for the family in New York. Although everything was...
