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CAIR Condemns Illegal Israeli Settlers' Attack on Reuters Journalists, Olive Harvesters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Condemns Illegal Israeli Settlers' Attack on Reuters Journalists, Olive Harvesters
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported attack on journalists and Palestinians harvesting olives by illegal Israeli settlers in the illegally-occupied West Bank.
Those illegal settlers reportedly attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists during
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Condemns Illegal Israeli Settlers' Attack on Reuters Journalists, Olive Harvesters
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported attack on journalists and Palestinians harvesting olives by illegal Israeli settlers in the illegally-occupied West Bank.
Those illegal settlers reportedly attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists duringthe olive harvest. Two Reuters news agency employees were among those injured in the attack by men wielding sticks and clubs and hurling rocks.
Earlier this month, CAIR said the Trump administration should restore sanctions on Israeli settlers due to their attacks on Palestinian farms during the crucial olive harvest in the West Bank.
[ NOTE : According to the Committee to Protect Journalists : "As of October 22, 2025, CPJ's preliminary investigations showed at least 241 journalists and media workers were among the more than tens of thousands killed in Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon, Israel, and Iran since the Israel-Gaza war began, making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992."
In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said:
"These violent attacks on Palestinian civilians and journalists by illegal Israeli settlers are the direct result of Israel's ongoing system of apartheid and impunity. Our government must condemn and hold accountable those responsible, including through the reimposition of sanctions on Israeli settlers who terrorize Palestinians, their supporters and those who would expose Israel's crimes to the international community."
In August, CAIR called the Israeli military a "terrorist organization" after Israel slaughtered at least 20 people, including five journalists, in a "double tap" strike on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza in which one bombing was followed by another to kill first responders - the so-called "double tap."
Also in August, CAIR condemned Israel's assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza and called on U.S. and international media professionals to stand in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues under attack. ]
CAIR has previously called on the American media to oppose Israeli targeting of journalists.
SEE: CAIR Calls on U.S. Media to Defend and Amplify Gaza Journalists Targeted by Israeli Govt on World Press Freedom Day
CAIR Calls on U.S. Media to Air Video of Journalists Burning Alive After Israeli Tent Bombing
CAIR Calls on Media Outlets to Condemn Israel's Assassination of Al Jazeera, Palestine Today Journalists in Gaza
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists found that a record number of journalists were killed in 2024, almost two-thirds of them Palestinians who were killed by Israel.
SEE: 2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel - Committee to Protect Journalists
CAIR's mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La mision de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprension del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-condemns-illegal-israeli-settlers-attack-on-reuters-journalists-olive-harvesters/
Pennsylvania Republicans Must Fend Off Endless Tax & Spend Push
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary:
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Pennsylvania Republicans Must Fend Off Endless Tax & Spend Push
By Donald Webster III
Pennsylvania has been in a battle between common-sense, no-tax-hike budgeting versus reckless spending measures for over 100 days.
Pennsylvania Democrats, led by Governor Josh Shapiro, have been attempting to raise the budget by 7.5%. This would be the third budget increase under Josh Shapiro. The Pennsylvania budget has ballooned 64% over the past 10 years, and now democrats want to pass a $51.7 billion budget. However,
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary:
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Pennsylvania Republicans Must Fend Off Endless Tax & Spend Push
By Donald Webster III
Pennsylvania has been in a battle between common-sense, no-tax-hike budgeting versus reckless spending measures for over 100 days.
Pennsylvania Democrats, led by Governor Josh Shapiro, have been attempting to raise the budget by 7.5%. This would be the third budget increase under Josh Shapiro. The Pennsylvania budget has ballooned 64% over the past 10 years, and now democrats want to pass a $51.7 billion budget. However,available funds for Pennsylvania's budget stand at $47.9 billion, putting the proposal $3.5 billion over budget.
At issue remains public transportation and education funding. Pennsylvania Democrats are seeking financing for SEPTA and PRT, the state's struggling public transit systems, both of which have experienced declining ridership since the COVID-19 pandemic. SEPTA has become a significant sticking point as it is currently running a $240 million budget deficit. This is because it relied on federal COVID-19 relief funding. Senate republicans have been adamant about not sending tax dollars from other counties to assist a struggling, mismanaged organization.
While there is an issue with SEPTA, throwing money at it does not fix it.
The situation has dragged on, and tax hikes have become threatened to fuel the spending binge.
Americans for Tax Reform sent a letter to Pennsylvania legislators this week, urging them to avoid tax hikes, saying:
"An increase to sports betting or other gaming tax rates would be outrageous and irresponsible. Pennsylvania's sports betting tax is nearly the highest in the nation already at an effective 36% rate; the iGaming rate is the highest in the country at 54%.
"Excessive tax rates on gaming promote illegal black market betting. This supports criminal networks and activity.
"Recent numbers show taxable sports betting revenues fell almost 50% year over year between 2024 to 2025, and the state collected less revenues than the prior two months. The state's high taxes are not helping anyone, and the economic growth and job creation from the industry would clearly be under threat if taxes were even higher.
"Democrats have also proposed a regressive digital ad tax. Costs would be passed down to consumers, and make running a small business more difficult, regardless of where the tax is aimed.
"Additionally, Democrat tax plans have included taxes on cannabis, as well as redirecting the sales tax towards transit funding. They have proposed the idea of a rideshare tax on companies such as Uber. The proposed plan would tax citizens who choose to use alternative methods of transportation, at the expense of a transit system that has fallen into mismanagement in recent years.
"These, and any other tax hikes are bad policies, and a trap. Republican participation in a tax hike would grant Democrats their wish on additional spending and violate our shared principles."
Republican legislators have fought off tax hikes and costly spending demands thus far. The Senate caucus has been strong, releasing a statement on the Republican budget saying that it
"continues to meet the Senate Republican requirement of imposing no tax hikes on Pennsylvania families."
That plan, Sate Bill 160, sets the budget to $47.9 billion, about $2 billion less than the House proposed budget. It fully utilizes the state budget without raising any new taxes. If passed, this bill would be a massive victory for the State of Pennsylvania, especially for Senate republicans, who upheld their goal of not raising taxes.
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Original text here: https://atr.org/pennsylvania-republicans-must-fend-off-endless-tax-spend-push/
[Category: Political]
National Action Network and DoorDash Announce Partnership to Keep New Yorkers Fed As SNAP Benefits Lapse
HARLEM, New York, Nov. 8 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2025:
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National Action Network and DoorDash Announce Partnership to Keep New Yorkers Fed As SNAP Benefits Lapse
BREAKING: NAN, DoorDash Form Partnership to Feed NYers Amid SNAP Cuts
National Action Network and DoorDash Announce Partnership to Keep New Yorkers Fed As SNAP Benefits Lapse
NAN will partner with DoorDash on Emergency Food Relief Efforts
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NEW YORK, NY - Today the National Action Network (NAN), one of the leading civil rights organizations in the nation with chapters throughout
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HARLEM, New York, Nov. 8 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2025:
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National Action Network and DoorDash Announce Partnership to Keep New Yorkers Fed As SNAP Benefits Lapse
BREAKING: NAN, DoorDash Form Partnership to Feed NYers Amid SNAP Cuts
National Action Network and DoorDash Announce Partnership to Keep New Yorkers Fed As SNAP Benefits Lapse
NAN will partner with DoorDash on Emergency Food Relief Efforts
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NEW YORK, NY - Today the National Action Network (NAN), one of the leading civil rights organizations in the nation with chapters throughoutthe United States, announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with DoorDash to fight hunger as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits run out due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Earlier this week, DoorDash launched an Emergency Food Response (https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/snap-shutdown-announcement) plan as the federal government shutdown is poised to halt SNAP benefits for more than 40 million Americans--including 16 million children and 8 million seniors. New York City alone is home to nearly 1.8 million residents who utilize SNAP to put food on the table.
Through this partnership, NAN will expand its national food insecurity initiative, Nourishing Our Communities, to support those experiencing food insecurity. The organization will connect New Yorkers with the benefits available through the recent DoorDash initiative to fight hunger--helping them find local food banks and grocery partners (https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/new-grocers-snap-response) offering deliveries without delivery and service fees. DoorDash has also committed 500 turkeys to NAN's Thanksgiving distribution hubs.
"Millions of Americans, a disproportionate share being Black and Brown, have had a vital safety net cut out from under them with the loss of SNAP benefits," said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. "Just as we have for nearly 35 years, National Action Network will continue to fight injustices against disadvantaged communities and work with our partners like DoorDash to get it done. Together, our message to those Americans is that we will grab the net and ensure they do not go hungry at this vital time."
"No American should go hungry," said John Horton, Head of North America Public Policy at DoorDash. "DoorDash is committed to fighting hunger, and we're pulling every lever we can to support the millions of Americans who use SNAP benefits to access the food they need through our platform. We're grateful to the National Action Network for stepping up to help connect communities with these crucial resources."
As part of its emergency response, DoorDash is delivering 1 million meals for free in November with the over 300 Project Dash food partners it supports nationwide. The company is also waiving delivery and service fees for an estimated 300,000 grocery orders for SNAP recipients at major food retailers and donating food from DashMart stores to local food banks.
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Original text here: https://nationalactionnetwork.net/newnews/national-action-network-and-doordash-announce-partnership-to-keep-new-yorkers-fed-as-snap-benefits-lapse/
[Category: Political]
Examples of Good News Arising From Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary:
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Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision
By John Kartch
In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses.
In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill:
Alphabet, Inc. (Mountain View, California) - OBBBA's expensing provisions are helping the company create jobs and build data
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary:
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Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision
By John Kartch
In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses.
In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill:
Alphabet, Inc. (Mountain View, California) - OBBBA's expensing provisions are helping the company create jobs and build datacenters in South Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Virginia, and other locations:
"Changes to U.S. tax law enacted on July 4, 2025, allow, among other things, for immediate expensing of domestic research and experimentation costs and accelerated depreciation on eligible capital expenditures, the effects of which are included in operating cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2025." - Alphabet 3rd quarter 2025 results, released Oct. 29, 2025
Sergio's Cuban American Kitchen (Florida) - Two new restaurant locations and 100 new jobs:
But thanks to the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, independent restaurants are poised to thrive - benefiting employees, customers and the community alike. For Sergio's Restaurants, my family small business, that means moving ahead with plans to open two new restaurant locations and hire approximately 100 new team members over the next year.
How? The new federal law restores 100% immediate expensing for capital equipment, which allows us to fully deduct the cost of appliances like ovens and refrigerators the year we buy it. The policy incentivizes small businesses to invest in operational expansion now, rather than waiting and kicking the can down the road.
Additionally, the law also makes the 20% small business deduction that was set to expire permanent and locks in lower tax rates for pass-through enterprises. (These are entities in which business revenue is taxed as the owner's personal income.)
The changes give restaurants like ours the long-term tax certainty we need to grow confidently and create jobs, as well as provide existing staff room for career development.
But arguably the most impactful part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for restaurants is the "no tax on tips" provision.
Under this new rule, tipped workers can deduct up to $25,000 in tips from their taxable income. In Florida, the average restaurant server earns around $37,000 annually, more than 60% of which comes from gratuity. That means the "no taxes on tips" policy could eliminate a huge chunk of their federal income tax burden. That's a savings of around $2,000 per year back in the pockets of the restaurant servers and bartenders who power our industry.
This is more than just a win for employees, it's a game-changer for employers too. This significant savings functions like a raise for workers, without increasing the cost of labor for restaurants and bars. At a time when the service industry is fighting to attract and retain talent, this new tax-savings tool makes our sector more competitive and helps level the playing field against other industries. - Aug. 15, 2025 Fox Business Network column
Vance Truck Accessories (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) - Higher employee wages + bonuses, sponsorship of local youth baseball, football, and softball programs; local charitable giving:
"I run a small truck accessories company that specializes in American-made products. But I chose the worst possible time to set up shop. The year was 2016, and the economy wasn't doing great. I was basically broke, and every day was a struggle to find customers, hire workers and even keep my doors open. Taxes didn't help. Small businesses face a big burden. It was painful to watch the money I needed go out the door to Washington, D.C.
But then President Trump and Congress stepped up. In 2017, they passed a historic tax cut for small businesses, called the Small Business Deduction. Ever since, I've been able to deduct about 20% of my business income every year. Without this relief, I'd be at a huge disadvantage compared to big businesses. Their taxes are lower, and I need a level playing field to compete.
But my tax cut wasn't permanent. My taxes were going to go back to their original painful level at the end of this year. Thankfully, the Small Business Deduction is permanently in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act the president signed on the Fourth of July.
To understand why this permanent tax cut matters, consider what I've been able to do since it was originally passed in 2017. One of the first things I did with the tax cut was move my business into a better part of town. I couldn't have done it without the extra money. The new location has helped me find more customers and give them a better experience.
I've also been able to pay my team more. Higher wages help them stick around, instead of getting poached by bigger competitors with more money. I've also been able to give them annual bonuses because of the tax cut.
But the most meaningful thing I've done with the extra money is give back to Oklahoma City. I love this city. I want it to be the best place in America for the next generation. So, I've sponsored baseball, football and softball programs at our local schools. I've also donated to the Oklahoma First Responder Wellness Division, helping our local heroes get the mental health care they need. I couldn't do any of this if my taxes rose at the end of this year.
But now I don't have to worry about that. Those 20% savings have helped me build the small business I always dreamed about. Now that the Small Business Deduction is permanent, I can dream even bigger. I'm going to keep giving back and investing in my team, my community and my country's future.
And it's not just me. Tens of millions of other small businesses can now do the exact same thing. Studies show that small businesses will now create more than 1.2 million new jobs a year because they have the confidence and cash to grow and give back. I look forward to playing my part. I couldn't be more grateful that my small business has been empowered for the next 10 years and beyond." - Statement of Chris Vance, owner, as published in The Oklahoman newspaper on Aug. 11, 2025
Amgen (Thousand Oaks, California) -- $600 million construction of a new U.S. science and innovation center in California; $900 million expansion to the company's Ohio manufacturing facility; $1 billion for construction of a new North Carolina manufacturing facility; $650 million additional expansion to the U.S. manufacturing network; creation of new jobs:
"Amgen today announced plans to invest more than $600 million in a new, state-of-the-art center for science and innovation at its global headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California.
The center is designed to bring together researchers, engineers and scientists across disciplines to enhance collaboration and accelerate the discovery of next-generation therapeutics for patients with the most serious diseases. The building will feature advanced automation and digital capabilities, empowering scientists with the tools and environment needed to drive scientific excellence and advancements in biotechnology.
Amgen's long-standing commitment to U.S. innovation and state-of-the-art operations is reflected in more than $40 billion invested in manufacturing and research and development since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. This investment includes over $5 billion in direct capital expenditures in the U.S. The enactment of pro-growth tax policies in TCJA, extended and reinforced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, further facilitates Amgen's ability to invest domestically in cutting-edge science and manufacturing. -- Sept. 2, 2025 Amgen company press release
"Amgen today announced a $900 million expansion of its Ohio manufacturing facility, bringing the total number of jobs created to 750 and the total investment in Central Ohio to over $1.4 billion.
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"Since passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Amgen has invested almost $5 billion in direct capital expenditures in the United States, generating an additional downstream output to the U.S. economy of approximately $12 billion." -- April 25, 2025 Amgen company press release
"Amgen today announced a $650 million expansion of its U.S. manufacturing network, creating hundreds of new jobs.
The planned investment will support increased drug production at the company's biologics manufacturing facility in Juncos and integrate innovative advanced technologies throughout the operations process. It is expected to create nearly 750 jobs, including construction roles and new highly skilled manufacturing jobs.
"This expansion underscores Amgen's commitment to U.S. biomanufacturing and to strengthening the resilience of our global supply chain," said Robert A. Bradway, chairman and chief executive officer at Amgen. "By growing our capacity to deliver innovative medicines with cutting edge technology in our manufacturing plants, we will not only better serve patients but also create high-quality jobs that reinforce America's leadership in biotechnology."
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Amgen's long-standing commitment to U.S. innovation and state-of-the-art operations is reflected in more than $40 billion invested in manufacturing and research and development since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. The enactment of pro-growth tax policies in TCJA, extended and reinforced by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, further facilitates Amgen's ability to invest domestically in cutting-edge science and manufacturing.
This announcement builds on Amgen's recent investments, including a $600 million science and innovation center in California and manufacturing expansions of $900 million in Ohio and $1 billion in North Carolina, respectively. -- Sept. 26, 2025 Amgen company press release
Laser Marking Technologies LLC (Caro, Michigan) -- Facility expansion:
Expensing "will allow us to invest into the future and immediately allow us to double our manufacturing space." "If I can expense our manufacturing additions and new buildings that we need to build so we can supply the machinery for the U.S. -- we can do that and immediately write that off. And that means something. Because that puts it right back into our local economy." -- Sam Palmeter, President of Engineering and New Product Development.
i2M (Mountaintop, Pennsylvania):
"Manufacturers are innovators. By restoring immediate R&D expensing for manufacturers across America, Congress has empowered manufacturers like i2M to innovate and create. That's how we keep our competitive edge--not just as a company, but as a country." -- i2M founder Chris Hackett
Todd Olsen, rancher (Lewistown, Montana):
"Ranching is a gamble and an ever-changing tax code does not make our job easier. The One Big Beautiful Bill gives us multi-year certainty on expensing rules and ag-specific provisions. We can finally plan ahead with more confidence -- and that helps with our business decisions across the board." -- Todd Olsen
Patti Marine Enterprises, Inc. (Pensacola, Florida):
"The full deductibility of the new construction and the 100% immediate expensing of equipment and the extension of the Trump tax cuts allows us to reinvest directly into our workforce, our facilities, and to grow our future." -- Frank Patti Jr.
Click Bond, Inc. (Carson City, Nevada) -- Equipment purchases and employee pay and benefits:
"The OBBBA makes permanent the pro-growth tax policies from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, reinstating expired provisions on a permanent basis and preventing further damaging expirations. It also expands key incentives-- such as the change that will allow us to immediately expense new or improved production facilities. This historic law ensures a pro-growth tax code for manufacturers, ensuring that we can continue to offer the pay and benefits for our workers that allow them to build lifelong, family-supporting manufacturing careers." -- July 25, 2025 written testimony of Austin Robinson, Director of Manufacturing, Click Bond Inc. -- U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Field Hearing on the One, Big, Beautiful Bill -- Delivering for American Workers -- Las Vegas, Nevada
Bear Valley Ranch (Parkfield, California) expensing provisions will help with equipment and capital purchases:
"Agriculture requires significant investments in machinery, equipment, and other depreciable assets and because of this, farmers and ranchers place great value on tax code provisions such as the Section 179 small business deduction. The ability to immediately expense purchases of equipment provide an incentive for farmers and ranchers to invest in their businesses. The increase of the Section 179 limitation to $2.5 million included in the One Big Beautiful Bill is a much-needed update to this tool which will help cattle producers make larger investments.
Section 179 helps cattle producers with difficult cash flow struggles, lowers their marginal effective tax rate, and eliminates burdensome recordkeeping requirements associated with depreciation. 57 percent of NCBA Tax Survey respondents reported using Section 179 in the past 3 years, and 45 percent of respondents say they would have incurred an additional tax burden exceeding $20,000 if they did not have access to it.
Accelerated deductions allow cattle producers to deduct expenses faster, reducing the tax burden and freeing up capital farm businesses can use to grow. Bonus depreciation, also known as first-year expensing, allows a business to deduct the cost of an asset the year it is placed in service. Farmers and ranchers generally use bonus depreciation when expenditures exceed the Section 179 small business deduction limits. 100 percent bonus depreciation was established in 2017, but it had been phasing out for several years. Reinstating this tool permanently will help cattle producers make essential investments without the burden of delayed tax benefits.
These improved tax incentives allow farmers to immediately write off capital investments, such as a new combine or tractor, and keep thousands of dollars in their bottom line. In addition to equipment purchases, other eligible items may include the purchase of "off-the-shelf" computer software, and breeding livestock." -- July 26, 2025 testimony of Kevin Kester, owner of Bear Valley Ranch, on behalf of National Cattlemen's Beef Association, submitted to House Ways and Means Committee
Robinson Helicopter Company, Inc. (Torrance, California) --
"The OBBBA restored immediate equipment expensing to the 100% level--and made this pro-growth, pro-manufacturing policy permanent. Thanks to the OBBBA, manufacturers and their associated suppliers now have both the policy tools and the certainty needed to compete in this capital-intensive industry.
For Robinson Helicopter, this means being able to carry out our plans to grow our business and create jobs faster. We are acquiring a new Torrance based warehouse very close to our Zamperini Field based headquarters that will allow us to expand our logistics capabilities and more effectively serve the maintenance needs of our customers. We expect that this expansion will lead to additional equipment purchases and increased workforce for this new space. The same is true for the expanded production lines we have planned, which will require a significant amount of research to develop both the best product and a cost-effective, scalable manufacturing processes. Once that process has been developed, it needs to be executed with significant investment in tools, equipment, and workers.
Full and immediate expensing of equipment positively impacts not only our ability to compete and grow our products and services, but also the workforce we will need to hire to operate our expanded manufacturing and logistics capability. That's going to be true across the manufacturing sector, where full expensing leads to lower costs of investment, more equipment purchases, accelerated workforce hiring, and an overall more competitive labor market and associated wages.
Across the economy, the TCJA accelerated U.S. job growth by 1.5 percentage points--a
significant nominal increase representing hundreds of thousands of new nonfarm jobs. The TCJA also led to a 1.0 percentage point increase in the labor force participation rate, signifying hundreds of thousands of civilians entering the labor force. As you might expect in this type of tight labor market, in the two years after the TCJA's enactment, average earnings for production workers rose 6.0%, compared with just 4.9% for the two years prior to the TCJA.
This economic growth was a direct result of pro-investment policies like full expensing. And
now, in the OBBBA, Congress has made full expensing permanent. We've already seen how
these policies lead to economic growth, more jobs, and higher wages--and Robinson Helicopter is already rolling up our sleeves to take advantage of incentives like full expensing. For Robinson Helicopter, it's one of the most important components of this bill, and we look forward to helping deliver economic growth and job creation."
AT&T (Dallas, Texas) - Accelerating fiber infrastructure rollout and wireless services;
"AT&T plans to more quickly build fiber infrastructure thanks to pro-investment policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress today.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will spur investment, maintain U.S. leadership in innovation, and create economic opportunity nationwide. Thanks to the policies in this legislation, AT&T expects to invest more rapidly in next-generation networks after the bill is signed into law, increasing our investment by an additional 1 million fiber customer locations annually starting in 2026.
This bill also creates a pipeline of midband spectrum that will help meet soaring consumer demand and keep the U.S. technologically competitive with other countries. Paired with the tax provisions in the bill, this legislation paves the way for the stated goals laid out by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr: unleashing high-speed infrastructure builds and restoring America's global lead in wireless technology through smart policy." -- July 3, 2025 AT&T company statement
"AT&T expects to realize $6.5 to $8.0 billion of cash tax savings during 2025-2027 relative to the guidance it provided at its 2024 Analyst & Investor Day due to tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This reflects estimated savings of $1.5 to $2.0 billion in 2025 and $2.5 to $3.0 billion in each of 2026 and 2027.
The Company intends to invest $3.5 billion of these savings into its network to accelerate its fiber internet build-out to a pace of 4 million locations per year, a run-rate it expects to achieve by the end of 2026. As a result of this increased pace of organic fiber deployment, AT&T expects that by the end of 2030 it will reach approximately 50 million customer locations with its in-region fiber network and more than 60 million fiber locations when including the Lumen Mass Markets fiber assets it has agreed to acquire and plans to expand, its Gigapower joint venture, and agreements with other commercial open access providers.
AT&T also intends to contribute $1.5 billion of these savings to its employee pension plan by the end of 2026, which would result in approximately 95% funding of the plan. The remaining tax savings will add to AT&T's financial flexibility to support additional strategic investments, incremental capital returns and debt repayment, among other potential uses." -- July 23, 2025 company statement
Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick, New Jersey) - Provides certainty for $55 billion in U.S. manufacturing investments:
"These very policies that just pass are the ones that have enabled our commitment to invest $55 billion in the US in the next four years. And our goal is to be able to manufacture in the US, all the medicines that are consumed in the US at the completion of that plan and we are on our way of being able to do that."
"We are pleased that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provides certainty for our previously announced $55 billion commitment to invest here in the United States. This includes provisions such as permanent expensing for domestic R&D spend, permanent bonus depreciation, and 100% expensing of qualified production property, including our newly planned facility in North Carolina." - Joseph Wolk, Executive VP and CFO, July 16, 2025 earnings call.
Turk Stovall, rancher (Billings, Montana) -- equipment upgrades and other ranch investment:
"Because the One Big Beautiful Bill let's us fully expense valuable and necessary investments under Section 179 and 100% bonus depreciation, our ranch will be able to upgrade equipment, increasing our efficiency without being hit by a huge tax burden. That kind of flexibility matters in a ranch like ours." -- Turk Stovall
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Original text here: https://atr.org/expensing/
[Category: Political]
CIRQ Announces Recertification of WBA Research, Inc. to ISO/IEC 27001:2022
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 [Category: Business] -- The Insights Association posted the following news:
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CIRQ Announces Recertification of WBA Research, Inc. to ISO/IEC 27001:2022
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CIRQ (the Certification Institute for Research Quality), an International Standards Organization (ISO) audit and certification body that is a subsidiary of the Insights Association, has awarded recertification to Lanham, Maryland-based WBA Research, Inc. for compliance with the ISO/IEC 27001:2022, a widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standard.
ISO 27001 provides a framework for companies
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 [Category: Business] -- The Insights Association posted the following news:
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CIRQ Announces Recertification of WBA Research, Inc. to ISO/IEC 27001:2022
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CIRQ (the Certification Institute for Research Quality), an International Standards Organization (ISO) audit and certification body that is a subsidiary of the Insights Association, has awarded recertification to Lanham, Maryland-based WBA Research, Inc. for compliance with the ISO/IEC 27001:2022, a widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standard.
ISO 27001 provides a framework for companiesto manage their data security. It establishes requirements for information controls to manage people, processes, and technology. The standard covers both the technological aspects of security as well as corporate security, physical security, etc., and relies on regular risk assessments enabling a company to consistently identify and treat security threats. ISO 27001 is accepted worldwide as an assurance that proper and continual measures have been taken to protect valuable company data.
The successful recertification of WBA Research, Inc.'s Information Security Management System defines and governs the information security controls applicable to infrastructure, systems and services required to deliver full-service market research services to its clients. The certification runs through November of 2028.
"WBA is thrilled to once again receive recertification ISO 27001," says Jeff George, Senior Vice President. "Being certified lets our clients and respondents know that their data is protected to a rigorous standard and that WBA takes that responsibility seriously."
About WBA Research, Inc.
WBA Research delivers strategic insights that help clients grow their business through custom market research designed to provide clear, actionable answers. Since 1987, the company has served a broad range of industries with full-service research capabilitiesdeveloping tailored approaches that blend qualitative and quantitative methods, conducted in-person, online, or by phone. This flexibility ensures that each project yields insights grounded in accuracy, care, and attention to detail. WBA Research is an active member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, the Insights Association, the American Marketing Association, and the Advertising Research Foundation.
About CIRQ
A subsidiary of the Insights Association, CIRQ (the Certification Institute for Research Quality) was established to provide assessment and certification services to market research firms seeking certification to ISO 20252 and ISO 27001. A non-profit entity, CIRQ is committed to providing timely, thorough, and impartial assessments of its customers' research process management or information security management systems regarding certification to corresponding standards. CIRQ was established in compliance with all ISO requirements for certification bodies that provide auditing and certification services and is fully accredited by ANSI's National Accreditation Board. To conform to its mandate of objective and impartial audits to these ISO standards, CIRQ is independently operated and managed under the oversight of an independent Board of Directors and submits to annual moderation by external authorities on ISO certification bodies.
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Original text here: https://www.insightsassociation.org/News/Industry-News/ArticleID/1854/CIRQ-Announces-Recertification-of-WBA-Research-Inc-to-ISO-IEC-27001-2022
CAIR in the News, November 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR in the News, November 8, 2025
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CAIR: Federal judge denies Mun Choi's request to drop Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine's lawsuit against him - The Maneater
CAIR: Mamdani win likely to give other Muslim progressive candidates momentum - Religion News Service
The Council on American Islamic Relations, a civil rights and community engagement group, estimates that at least 37 other Muslim Americans won in elections on Nov. 4, among them Virginia Lieutenant
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR in the News, November 8, 2025
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CAIR: Federal judge denies Mun Choi's request to drop Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine's lawsuit against him - The Maneater
CAIR: Mamdani win likely to give other Muslim progressive candidates momentum - Religion News Service
The Council on American Islamic Relations, a civil rights and community engagement group, estimates that at least 37 other Muslim Americans won in elections on Nov. 4, among them Virginia LieutenantGovernor-elect Ghazala Hashmi ; Dearborn, Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud; Dearborn Heights Mayor Mo Baydoun; and Virginia House Delegate Sam Rasoul.
CAIR-LA: Calif. DA reshares Islamophobic posts about NYC's Mamdani, then doubles down - SFGATE
"Your posts play into some of the worst stereotyping of America's Muslims, who are a vastly diverse and overwhelmingly law-abiding community," CAIR-LA attorney Chehata's letter to Dow continued. "These posts regurgitate anti-Islamic propaganda and appeal to the basest human impulse - to fear and marginalize those who do not look like you, worship like you, or share your race or ethnicity."
CAIR-LA Demands Apology and Investigation after San Luis Obispo DA Shares Anti-Muslim Posts - Davis Vanguard
CAIR-LA: Muslim organization calls on SLO County DA to apologize over social media posts - KSBY
CAIR : Ramai-ramai Kandidat Muslim AS Menang Pemilu, Ormas Islam Beri Selamat - CNN Indonesia
CAIR: Zohran Mamdani's win is a template for Democratic revival - MSNBC
Compounding that climate, the pro-Israel advocacy group known as the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, has established a "Mamdani Monitor" an unprecedented public tracker that promises to scrutinize the incoming administration's appointments, policies and funding decisions...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the monitor this week as hypocritical and anti-Muslim, noting the bigotry in singling out one Muslim mayor for an industry-grade surveillance project. Its critique that such a monitor promotes a double standard is not an argument against protecting Jewish New Yorkers from hate; it is a plea for consistent standards and for safeguards against normalizing extra scrutiny of Muslim leaders.
CAIR: US rights group condemns Israel's 9-month imprisonment of American child - Al Jazeera
CAIR urges release of 16-year-old US citizen held by Israel - The New Arab
CAIR launches new appeal to bring Palestinian teen detained by Israel home to US - Middle East Eye
CAIR-MI: FBI raids in Dearborn spark outrage, doubt in Arab American community - The Arab American News
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-in-the-news-november-8-2025/
ATR: Reject Schumer's Obamacare Expansion
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Nov. 7, 2025:
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ATR: REJECT Schumer's Obamacare Expansion
By Isabelle Morales
Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded a one-year extension of the COVID-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies as a condition to open the government.
ATR urges members of Congress to reject this absurd demand.
Extending the expanded Obamacare subsidies not only puts our country further in debt, but funnels taxpayer dollars straight to insurance companies, not patients, who currently have little incentive to keep their
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Nov. 7, 2025:
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ATR: REJECT Schumer's Obamacare Expansion
By Isabelle Morales
Today, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded a one-year extension of the COVID-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies as a condition to open the government.
ATR urges members of Congress to reject this absurd demand.
Extending the expanded Obamacare subsidies not only puts our country further in debt, but funnels taxpayer dollars straight to insurance companies, not patients, who currently have little incentive to keep theircosts low. The expanded subsidies have encouraged rampant fraud and are putting taxpayers on the hook for high-income earners' payments.
The only reason Democrats assert consumers need these subsidies is because the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the subsidies themselves have caused premiums to skyrocket. Obamacare has failed.
Thus, it is no surprise that Democrats are demanding that Republicans help them continue to hide these rising prices with subsidies. Of course, this would incentivize insurers to keep raising premiums, costing consumers more in the long-term... but why would the Left care about worsening the problem in the future if it helps them avoid accountability now?
To be clear, expanding Obamacare is not a "political win" for Republicans. It is a betrayal to their moderate and conservative base alike. At the very least, Democrats will never give a Republican who caves credit for doing so - it will always be framed as a win for the Left.
Longtime GOP voters, however, would have every reason to lose faith in a member who betrays something as foundational as not taking steps toward a socialist healthcare system.
Republicans must let the expanded Obamacare subsidies expire. The aftermath of Obamacare is a crime scene. No Republican should leave their fingerprints behind.
The expanded Obamacare subsidies have encouraged insurance companies to raise their premium prices. A CBO report confirmed that premiums for exchange plans are rising more quickly than originally anticipated. When the government subsidizes the cost of anything, sellers inevitably raise their prices. The government will pay for it, after all. As a result, the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on this expansion are going straight to insurers, not to patients. While some Americans may be concerned about premiums going up in the short term, removing the incentive for insurers to continue raising their prices will save patients money in the long run.
Because of these rising prices, the cost of the expanded Obamacare subsidies is massive. According to the Congressional Budget Office, expanding the subsidies would cost around $35 billion per year, or $350 billion over the next decade. As the Economic Policy Innovation Center detailed, "resulting increases in net interest costs would add another $64 billion, for a total cost of $448 billion over the FY 2026 to 2035 period." The cost of premium tax credits was already colossal - costing taxpayers $1 trillion over 10 years. It is unacceptable for a "temporary" expansion to raise that cost by roughly 45 percent.
American taxpayers "accepted" these high costs because the expanded Obamacare subsidies were always supposed to be temporary. At the time they were passed, the American people were assured that the expanded premium tax credits were a necessary and temporary response to the global pandemic. Four years later, we have moved on from the pandemic, but taxpayers are still on the hook for rising premiums, including for those making over $500,000 per year.
A relatively low number of Americans - 6 percent - receive premium tax credits. As mentioned earlier, about 24 million people are enrolled in the Obamacare marketplace. Of those, roughly 21.8 million people receive PTCs. Thus, only around 6 percent of the U.S. population may find themselves directly affected by the expiration of these subsidies.
The PTC will still be intact for those making under 400 percent of the FPL: individuals making under $62,600 annually ($5,216 a month) or, for example, a household of four making under $128,600 annually ($10,716 a month). Notably, the standards for enrollment were quite generous to begin with.
Despite the enrollment numbers being a relatively low percentage of the population, even that number should be taken with a grain of salt - lax verification during the Biden expansion enabled millions to qualify improperly. The Paragon Health Institute estimated that 6.4 million Americans are improperly enrolled in Obamacare exchanges, a number that surged by more than one-quarter from 2024 to 2025. This level of improper enrollment, which is likely an underestimation, will cost taxpayers up to $27 billion this year.
As Paragon details in their report, after the PTC expansion, there was a surge in enrollment and high-than-ever insurer profits, with many of these enrollees "ineligible, unaware they were signed up, or never [having] used their plan." This mirrors Paragon's research regarding phantom Obamacare enrollees, finding that "a staggering 40 percent of enrollees in 94 percent actuarial value silver plans and bronze plans had no medical claims in 2024." No doctor visits, services received, or prescriptions filled.
ATR urges lawmakers to reject Schumer's hostage-taking to extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies.
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Original text here: https://atr.org/atr-reject-schumers-obamacare-expansion/
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