Medicaid—for Moms
What to know: The Texas House has passed a bill that would extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers for up to 12 months after a child’s birth.
The TPPF take: Reforming Medicaid—rather than expanding it to 1 million additional Texans—will better serve the families it was designed to help.
“Texas started making reforms in 2021 and is looking to keep that going in the legislative session this year,” says TPPF’s David Balat. “The state is proposing fixes to Medicaid so it betters serves the people for whom it was intended.”
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Honey, Let’s Shrink the Budget
What to know: Congressman Chip Roy warns that if America wants to prosper—and Americans want less government interference in their lives—then Washington’s spending spree must be brought under control.
The TPPF take: Supporters of big government will point out that President Biden came into office in the midst of a pandemic and an economic downturn.
“President Warren G. Harding inherited a similar situation after winning the 1920 election in a landslide,” points out Vance Ginn, PH.D. “But Harding overcame it by getting government out of the way. The economy recovered quickly—whereas Biden enacted bad progressive policies that have resulted in a double-dip recession with 40-year high inflation.”
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Victims of Crime
What to know: Mississippi and other states are recognizing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
The TPPF take: For Right on Crime’s Scott Peyton, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is personal; his family has been the victim of a violent crime.
“It is through the lens of both my personal and professional experiences that I move forward to advocate for conservative changes to our criminal justice process,” Scott says. “Why? Because I believe we can, and must, do better in our efforts to reduce crime, and ultimately, reduce the number of crime victims.”
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