by Steve Bulger U.S. Small Business Administration’s Atlantic Regional Administrator overseeing agency operations in New York & New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. President Donald Trump’s support of small business – the acknowledged back-bone of our nation’s thriving economy — was clearly evident when the President signed the Setting Every Community Up for […]
By Ryan Girdusky President Trump’s administration is delivering for American workers. During his time as President, the number of H-1B guestworker visa denials are at a decade high. For years, employers have used the H-1B program to displace qualified Americans and import cheaper foreign labor. Tightening this program’s requirements could save millions of Americans from […]
To the Editor, While the country processes hours of testimony pointing to Trump soliciting election interference from the president of Ukraine, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is slow-walking critical election security funding. Clearly, he doesn’t think protecting our democracy from foreign attacks is important. It’s no wonder he’s been dubbed Moscow Mitch. This isn’t just […]
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NEW RULE TIGHTENING WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS “With this rule change, President Trump is using a federal agency he controls to continue his egregious assault on those Americans most in need. This action circumvents both the will of Congress and the flexibility […]
BY DIANE DIMOND What do you think of when you hear the word “whistleblower”? Perhaps “tattletale” or “snitch” pop into your mind. Maybe the word conjures up the image of a person who, at great personal risk, comes forward to reveal illicit activity the public needs to know. Either way, as you have likely noticed, […]
As far back as November 24, 2016, in an article titled “Rebuilding Our Crumbling Tunnels: A Fitting Challenge for Our First Builder-President Donald J. Trump,” Ombudsman Alert had been reporting on the vital need for the federal government to supply 50% of the funding for the Gateway Project, which would rebuild these decrepit Amtrak tunnels […]