Rep. Chip Roy, GOP Lawmakers Back Legislation to Prohibit Religious Discrimination by Government Agencies

Plus: Social Security Trustees Forecast Significant Deterioration, 23% Benefit Cuts in Just 10 Years

April 3 2023   Good morning from Washington, where lawmakers' inaction will mean deep cuts in Social Security benefits, Heritage Foundation entitlements expert Rachel Greszler warns. Americans would be protected from religious discrimination by their government under legislation before the House, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, that toxic train derailment in Ohio dramatizes why America needs more pipelines. Plus: Heritage takes the EPA to court over disaster on the tracks; in six charts, what more runaway government spending will mean; states put asset managers on notice about woke investing; and Democrats marginalize women in favor of transgenderism. On this date in 1948,  President Harry Truman signs legislation authorizing financial aid, known as the Marshall Plan, to help European nations rebuild after World War II.     NEWS Rep. Chip Roy, GOP Lawmakers Back Legislation to Prohibit Religious Discrimination by Government Agencies By Jarrett Stepman "Americans should be free to believe that marriage is between one man and one woman without fear of the government penalizing or even prosecuting them," says Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. More COMMENTARY Social Security Trustees Forecast Significant Deterioration, 23% Benefit Cuts in Just 10 Years By Rachel Greszler Social Security's old-age retirement program will run out of money in 2033. That means that all Social Security beneficiaries will be subject to 23% benefit cuts, a loss of more than $5,000 per year. More COMMENTARY 6 Charts Show Why Washington Must Cut Spending ASAP By David Ditch More debt and more waves of unsustainable spending will make the economy increasingly vulnerable to destructive cycles of high inflation and high interest rates. More NEWS As More Trains Derail, Heritage Foundation Asks Court to Force EPA to Release Information on Ohio Disaster By Fred Lucas The Environmental Protection Agency refuses to release information about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, alleges a lawsuit by The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project. More NEWS 21 State AGs Warn Top Asset Management Firms About Woke Investing By Fred Lucas The attorneys general write about "our concerns about the ongoing agreements between asset managers to use Americans' savings to push political goals during the upcoming proxy season." More COMMENTARY Washington Needs Actionable Agenda for Dealing With Existential Threat From China By Anthony B. Kim Of all the countries in the world, the only one that effectively can challenge the United States is China. More COMMENTARY Democrats' Real 'War on Women': Transgender Faux Females Given Preferential Treatment By Peter Parisi Forget climate change. These Democrats are the true science deniers—deniers of biological reality, genetics, and XX/XY chromosome science. More NEWS Trans Activist Reveals the Pride at the Heart of the Transgender Movement in Comments About God By Tyler O'Neil Transgender activists aim to police the speech of Americans—particularly when it comes to preferred pronouns, but some of them do not extend the Almighty the same courtesy. More ANALYSIS Energy Expert Stresses Need for More Pipelines After Train Derailment By Samantha Aschieris "We need more pipelines to carry these potentially dangerous chemicals, rather than using road and rail," says The Heritage Foundation's Diana Furchtgott-Roth, an energy expert. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: For Left, Political Ends Justify Violent Means By Victor Davis Hanson Actress Jane Fonda boasted that women weren't going to retreat on abortion rights. And if their marching and protesting weren't enough, Fonda smirked, "Well, I've thought of murder." More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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