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White House abdicates global leadership with proposed cuts to refugee program

September 6, 2019

Maria Cristina Garcia says that changes proposed by the White House to U.S. refugee programs are unconscionable given that refugee admissions quota is at its lowest level since 1980.

Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

Infrastructure back on the table in SOTU address

February 5, 2019

President Trump will deliver his re-scheduled State of the Union remarks Feb. 5 and is expected to reiterate his interest in working with Congress to develop a comprehensive infrastructure package.

Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

Use of executive privilege cuts to fabric of separation of powers

May 8, 2019

Doug Kriner, professor in Cornell University’s Government Department, says that the conflict over the Mueller report threatens the balance of power between the presidency and Congress.

Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

SCOTUS ‘Peace Cross’ decision may end up demeaning religion

February 25, 2019

Isaac Kramnick, government professor emeritus at Cornell University and co-author of “The Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State”, says that a Supreme Court decision on the World War I memorial shaped like a cross may demean religion.

Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

Trump's SOTU could be the most partisan address ever delivered

January 24, 2019

Glenn Altschuler, a professor of history and American studies, says that President Trump’s 2019 address may be the most partisan State of the Union ever delivered – even if not delivered in the House Chamber. 

Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

Green New Deal should include workers’ voices

February 8, 2019

Lara Skinner, executive director of the Worker Institute at Cornell University, says the Green New Deal plans should include sufficient planning, financial support and inclusion of workers' voices.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

What research tells us about Warren’s child care plan

February 19, 2019

Maria Fitzpatrick says that research backs up Warren’s efforts towards broader access to child care, but adds policymakers should pay attention to the quality of child care – not just its affordability.

Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

Florida felons earned the right to vote, but will they be allowed keep it?

November 7, 2018

Rob Scott is the executive director of the Cornell University Prison Education Program and says that the next question for Florida's Amendment 4 is whether the Republican-controlled state house will make it harder for those felons to vote in future elections.

Law and Policy
Cornell in DC

Tillerson ouster may mean more of the same for China, Asia

March 13, 2018

Earlier today, Trump announced he would replace current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the country’s chief diplomat. Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government at Cornell University and expert in Chinese foreign policy, comments on this development and what it means for the Asia Pacific.

Law and Policy
International
International Reach
Arts and Sciences
Cornell in DC

Education and the State of the Union: What’s in store for K-12

January 30, 2018

As analysts speculate whether issues of education will make the cut in tonight’s State of the Union address, Noliwe Rooks associate professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University and author of “Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education,” says that should Trump’s approach to education be judged by the actions of some of his financial backers, we may face a dismantle of the American public education system.

Law and Policy
Arts and Sciences
Cornell in DC

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