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Entitlements are cheating them out of their money. Fortunately there's a practical solution.

A key House panel on Thursday approved legislation to end the 40-year federal ban on exports of US crude oil, and the bill is expected to win further approval in the House and Senate before being passed on to the White House.

During August, the Labor Department said another 261,000 people permanently dropped out of the labor force. "That's a net loss of 88,000 jobs, not an increase, " according to IPI President Tom Giovanetti. The labor force participation rate has been stuck for three months at its lowest rate since 1977, Giovanetti asserted. "That's not good news — that's a disaster, " he said.

Innovative drilling techniques have produced a U.S. oil boom, but that economic boom could become a bust unless the U.S. is allowed to export its crude oil to other countries. Today the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power votes on a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Joe Barton (R- TX) eliminating the export ban on crude oil, which would pave the way for lower energy prices, increased energy supply, and be a boost to U.S. security.

Climate change is one of the media’s biggest issues, and they are likely to make it very hot for Republican candidates who don’t know the facts or give them politically incorrect answers.

If that call comes at 3:00 a.m., do you want the person answering to be someone who can’t figure out how to manage two cell phones?

Climate change is one of the media’s biggest issues, and they are likely to make it very hot for Republican candidates who don’t know the facts or give them politically incorrect answers.

When the maker of Oreo cookies announced it was moving one assembly line from Illinois to Mexico, it said the decision was the result of labor unions, not the price of sugar.

Climate change is one of the media’s pet issues, and they'll make it very hot for GOP candidates who don’t know the facts or give them politically incorrect answers.

The FCC's net neutrality regulatory order has resulted in a massive hit to U.S. economic investment, and there is every reason to expect it to continue, writes IPI president Tom Giovanetti in RealClearMarkets. It's yet another self-inflicted wound on our economy through poor policy decisions.