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Crack the code on secret Madison spots and scenic destinations

Here’s a bit of Madison insider info, from tucked-away trails to drinks in a train car, and how to experience scenic events and destinations like a local.

Protecting US ingenuity and intellectual property

I am deeply concerned about the situation in India and other countries hit hard by COVID-19, and I share the goal of getting safe, effective vaccines to as many people as quickly as possible. But the best way to help these countries is for the Biden administration to continue lifting its export restraints.

Congress has utterly failed our troops

Congress has utterly failed our troops Rep. Chip Roy © Provided by Washington Examiner Too often, we as members of Congress go about our lives disconnected from the reality of the sacrifices our service members and their families make every day to protect our republic and way of life. Yesterday, we were confronted with distressing images of thousands of national guardsmen sleeping on the cold cement floor of the Senate’s underground parking garage with scant resources as one report put it, with a single bathroom and a single power outlet. This wasn’t a forward operating base in the Afghan mountains; it was in the heart of our nation’s capital. Many of us are rightfully outraged and want answers about what led to this decision.

We owe Americans an end to perpetual wars

We owe Americans an end to perpetual wars Rep. Chip Roy © Provided by Washington Examiner The recent news that President Trump has ordered a reduction of U.S. military forces in Afghanistan is one that should be greeted with open arms by Americans. The action taken by the White House should bring a debate to reexamine the existing authorizations for the use of military force in Afghanistan and Iraq. Passed in 2001 and 2002, respectively, the two existing authorizations for the use of military force for Afghanistan and Iraq have been read broadly by Republican and Democratic administrations to justify military action, including airstrikes or operations, in more than a dozen countries in which Congress never specifically authorized any military action. These authorizations have functioned as a blank check to the executive branch. Congress has rarely pushed back.

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