NEWS AND OPINION:
Simon & Schuster introduced Monday that it’s publishing “Enough” — a memoir by Cassidy Hutchinson.
The former particular assistant to former President Trump and his then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows sat at a desk that was “mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history,” in keeping with the writer prematurely notes and biographical supplies.
“Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington,” the notes stated.
“She received national attention after being a key witness in the hearings led by the United States House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol,” the notes continued.
“Her life took a dramatic turn on January 6th, 2021, when, at 24, she found herself in one of the most extraordinary and unprecedented calamities in modern political history,” the writer stated
“Hutchinson was faced with a choice between loyalty to the Trump administration or loyalty to the country by revealing what she saw and heard in the attempt to overthrow a democratic election. She bravely came forward to become the pivotal witness in the House January 6 investigations, as her testimony transfixed and stunned the nation. In her memoir, Hutchinson reveals the struggle between the pressures she confronted to toe the party line and the demands of the oath she swore to defend American democracy,” Simon & Schuster stated.
Curious? The e-book arrives Sept. 26, as does an audiobook learn by Ms. Hutchinson herself.
ONE FOR THE HOMETOWN PRESS
A spherical of applause, please, for Rep. Claudia Tenney, a New York Republican who has launched the Community News and Small Business Support Act earlier than the House, alongside Rep. Suzan DelBene, Washington Democrat.
This invoice, they are saying, makes use of tax credit to encourage small companies to promote in native information retailers, to handle the decline of those information organizations and to help the small companies within the course of.
“Under the bill, small businesses that advertise in local news organizations will be eligible for a tax credit, enhancing their own business objectives while supporting hometown news organizations. In addition, this bill aims to bolster hometown news organizations by providing a tax credit to allow for the hiring and employment of local reporters,” famous an evidence from Ms. Tenney’s workplace.
“As the former owner and publisher of the Mid-York Weekly, a local weekly newspaper, I understand how essential it is to support local news organizations and provide our communities with locally-sourced news,” she stated in a written assertion.
Ms. DelBene, additionally in a written assertion, added that “in today’s digital world, access to trustworthy and reliable news is more important than ever. Local journalists and newspapers play a critical role in increasing involvement in civic institutions, identifying government corruption, and decreasing polarization. Yet, this industry is struggling more than ever to keep the lights on.”
ONE FOR HEARTLAND BUSINESS
The House Committee on Small Business Activity is taking care of the small companies of the American heartland this week.
The committee will maintain a listening to Wednesday titled “Rural Entrepreneurship: Examining the Challenges and State of Rural Small Businesses.” The lawmakers will study the challenges rural entrepreneurs are dealing with, and the way the federal authorities’s insurance policies are harming small enterprise homeowners quite than serving to them.
Yay.
On hand to have their say: Jennifer Cassaday, proprietor of Byrd’s Pecan Delights, a bakery and cafe in Adrian, Missouri; Kendell Culp, vp of the Indiana Farm Bureau in Indianapolis; Matt Splitter, proprietor of Splitter Farms in Sheridan Lake, Colorado; and Josh Phillip, proprietor of Spawn Fly Fish in Ilwaco, Washington.
This committee listening to is open to the general public — and in addition will be considered on-line on the Committee’s YouTube channel, person identify “HouseSmallBiz.”
PLUGGED IN
The federal authorities is planning to spend $770 million on zero-emission automobiles and charging stations in fiscal 2023 as businesses start ramping as much as meet President Biden’s formidable timeline to part out gasoline-powered automobiles and vehicles.
So says Government Executive, a each day digital publication targeted on authorities enterprise information which has tracked the trajectory of zero emissions automobiles (ZEVs) by the various federal departments and businesses.
“Agencies plan to buy 9,500 ZEVs in fiscal 2023, according to a Government Accountability Office report, which federal fleet offices project will cost $470 million. That marks a $200 million increase over what it would cost agencies to buy the cheapest available vehicles. They will spend another $300 million on 8,500 charging stations, provided they have the funding to do so,” the publication stated.
“Officials across government are implementing aggressive plans to electrify their fleets after Biden ordered agencies to stop purchasing emission cars, trucks and vans by 2027 and to cease buying any internal combustion engine non-tactical vehicles at all by 2035. GAO cautioned that while agencies are taking several steps to better prepare themselves for the shift, there remain many challenges to meeting the targets the Biden administration has created,” the publication famous.
POLL DU JOUR
• 20% of U.S. adults consider themselves as a “strong Republican.”
• 9% consider themselves as a “not very strong Republican.”
• 10% consider themselves as an “independent who is closer to the Republican Party.”
• 18% consider themselves as “strictly independent.”
• 8% consider themselves as an “independent who is closer to the Democratic Party.”
• 12% consider themselves as a “not very strong Democrat.”
• 19% consider themselves as a “strong Democrat.”
• 4% aren’t positive concerning the difficulty.
SOURCE: A CNBC survey of 1,000 U.S. adults performed July 12-14 and launched Friday.
• Contact Jennifer Harper at jharper@washingtontimes.com.
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