Recent U.S. Measures Against Maduro are good. But, are they enough to bring the regime down?

Recent U.S. Measures Against Maduro are good. But, are they enough to bring the regime down?

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April 17, 2020
Yet, it is difficult to predict --and less so guarantee-- that the Maduro regime will fall as a result of recent U.S. measures. Neither the Justice Department’s decision nor U.S sanctions are immune to manipulation.
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To Checkmate Venezuela's Maduro, America Should Sanction His Spanish Enablers

To Checkmate Venezuela's Maduro, America Should Sanction His Spanish Enablers

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April 15, 2020
America is playing whack-a-mole with Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. After losing access to most of its oil revenue, the tyrant’s regime is overcoming U.S. sanctions
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Millions of Americans Were Left Out in Stimulus Package

Millions of Americans Were Left Out in Stimulus Package

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April 14, 2020
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Congress passed the largest stimulus bill in history. The CARES Act pumped over $2 trillion into the economy and was intended, among other aims, to support small businesses and their employees.
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Trump indictments may save Venezuela from coronavirus and Maduro regime | Opinion

Trump indictments may save Venezuela from coronavirus and Maduro regime | Opinion

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April 5, 2020
It’s not as good as the first season but the ripped-from-the-headlines geopolitical drama is enough to keep you watching and get you thinking.
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Democrats Want to Deny Loans to Americans Who Need Them the Most in this Crisis

Democrats Want to Deny Loans to Americans Who Need Them the Most in this Crisis

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April 3, 2020
Even after the latest coronavirus relief bill, Democrats are still playing politics to try to cram through parts of their agenda that will ultimately hurt the Americans who need help the most.  
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As COVID-19 Pushes Venezuela to the Brink, American Free Market Policies Must Help Pick Up the Pieces

As COVID-19 Pushes Venezuela to the Brink, American Free Market Policies Must Help Pick Up the Pieces

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April 1, 2020
Food shortages, hyperinflation, and government corruption are all too common in Socialist Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela.
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Can Venezuela Survive the Pandemic?

Can Venezuela Survive the Pandemic?

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April 1, 2020
After Juan GuaidĂł's successful European and U.S. tour that had him meeting with top Western leaders including Angela Merkel, Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump,
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Coronavirus highlights Venezuela's socialist failures – after Maduro, US can help them rebuild

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Coronavirus highlights Venezuela's socialist failures – after Maduro, US can help them rebuild

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March 30, 2020
COVID-19 is a global pandemic affecting millions of people from China to Italy to the United States. No country is spared from the virus – over 600,000 individuals across the world have been infected and over 30,000 have died.
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Senators Rubio and Scott Should Reconsider: Offshore Energy Moratorium off Florida’s Coast Jeopardizes Military Readiness

Senators Rubio and Scott Should Reconsider: Offshore Energy Moratorium off Florida’s Coast Jeopardizes Military Readiness

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March 24, 2020
From a military standpoint, the moratorium blocking offshore energy in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico makes little sense and an extension of the measure makes even less. First, more domestic energy supply is good for our military, which remains the world’s single largest purchaser of fuel,
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Pandemic, oil glut leave Venezuela more vulnerable to Chinese, Russian advances

Pandemic, oil glut leave Venezuela more vulnerable to Chinese, Russian advances

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March 23, 2020
Venezuela is vulnerable. The White House in August imposed new economic sanctions on the country, and the oil glut caused by the coronavirus pandemic, meanwhile, is rendering Venezuela's vast supply of recoverable oil near worthless.
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Florida taxpayers are getting ripped off – it’s time for lawmakers to fix it

Florida taxpayers are getting ripped off – it’s time for lawmakers to fix it

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March 13, 2020
You and I, and all other Florida taxpayers, are being ripped off every day. Our tax dollars – money we provide to help care for our state’s ailing poor – are being siphoned out of the Medicaid program and into the pockets of predatory entities that, ironically, were created to save us money.
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Sean Spicer: President Trump Should Not Risk American Jobs, Energy Security By Sanctioning U.S. Companies in Venezuela

Sean Spicer: President Trump Should Not Risk American Jobs, Energy Security By Sanctioning U.S. Companies in Venezuela

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March 11, 2020
We are now in the midst of a crucial election year with voters consistently saying they are most concerned about growing and maintaining a strong economy and having solid employment opportunities for themselves and their families. The Trump administration is laser-like focused on further reviving our economy, expanding domestic job growth and providing millions of additional opportunities for American workers.
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Hold Our Pharmacy Benefit Managers Harmless

Hold Our Pharmacy Benefit Managers Harmless

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March 10, 2020
Over 200 million Americans have their pharmacy benefits managed through a Pharmacy Benefit Manager, saving us approximately 25 percent on the cost of our prescription drugs vs. unmanaged drug costs. They are the only entities in the drug supply chain dedicated to lowering the cost and increasing the quality of our prescription drugs.
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Venezuela is under heavy sanctions. The country is in bankruptcy.

Venezuela is under heavy sanctions. The country is in bankruptcy.

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March 5, 2020
However, the biggest concern of the Venezuelan government is that members of the armed forces and others conducting the repression of thousands of Venezuelans may no longer be loyal to the Maduro regime.
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Trained nurses can help ease Florida's health care shortage, if the Legislature will let them

Trained nurses can help ease Florida's health care shortage, if the Legislature will let them

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March 4, 2020
With its rapid growth, Florida faces a serious shortage of skilled health care providers who can deliver quality care to patients. So why is it preventing some of those highly trained individuals from doing more to help those in need?
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Coronavirus tests public health response in the U.S.

Coronavirus tests public health response in the U.S.

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March 3, 2020
The outbreak of coronavirus is prompting questions and growing concerns about the ability of the United States government to respond to the escalating health crisis as the death toll rises across the country and globe.
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It’s time for Florida to untie the hands of advanced practice registered nurses

It’s time for Florida to untie the hands of advanced practice registered nurses

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February 25, 2020
By Skylar Zander and Vernon Langford Florida led the country in meaningful health care reform in 2019 with repeal of the state’s anachronistic and harmful certificate-of-need law. Now our state policymakers can once again be champions for health care innovation. In December, the House and Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee advanced House Bill 607, which would […]
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Florida’s PACs: A Murky Network of Influence

Florida’s PACs: A Murky Network of Influence

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February 1, 2020
By Tom Anderson As the elections kick into high gear, the Florida statehouse in Tallahassee finds itself awash in millions of dollars in campaign money channeled through a network of shadowy political action committees whose backers and agenda are too often are too often concealed from the public. The number of these types of groups […]
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