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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Maryland Legislature Passing Fracking Ban

Published March 29, 2017

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"Maryland’s legislators, and its governor by signing the bill, chose image over substance and alarmism over realism in banning fracking." - H. Sterling Burnett
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to President Trump’s Energy Independence Executive Order

Published March 28, 2017

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‘For many of us who were marginalized, ignored, or demonized for the past eight years, this is an occasion for real joy, celebration, and yes, vindication.’ – Joseph Bast
PRESS RELEASE: Global Warming Skeptics Gather in Washington, DC to Celebrate Victories, Plot Next Steps

Published March 23, 2017

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‘The most important event to educate Washington, DC on climate science since President Trump took office.’ – Myron Ebell
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to GOP Obamacare Reform Bill

Published March 7, 2017

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The House GOP leadership plan attempts to herd patients toward insurance markets, reinforcing the federal government’s confusion between ‘health insurance’ and ‘health care.’" -Michael Hamilton
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Trump’s Plan to Cut EPA Budget by 25 Percent

Published March 3, 2017

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“EPA’s budget was much too big in 1991, when it was $6 billion, the same as is now proposed by the Trump administration.” – Joseph Bast
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Publishes New Booklet on Vaping as Alternative to Smoking

Published March 1, 2017

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Dr. Brad Rodu, lead author of Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Public Policy Toward Alternatives to Smoking, has been at the forefront of tobacco harm reduction research and policy development for more than 20 years.
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Trump’s Executive Order to Rescind WOTUS Rule

Published February 28, 2017

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"I think America needs an EPA, but we need an EPA that’s focused on protecting the environment, not on satisfying the whims of environmentalists" - Rich Trzupek
PRESS RELEASE: Prevailing-Wage Reform Bill Gives Taxpayers More Bang for Their Buck

Published February 28, 2017

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"Ohio lawmakers should follow the example set by lawmakers in Kentucky--a state in which prevailing-wage reform was recently approved and signed into law--and actively seek pro-taxpayer reforms" - Jesse Hathaway
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Confirmation of Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator

Published February 17, 2017

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‘Pruitt brings to the position a record of extraordinary competence, managerial skill, experience with environmental issues from the perspective of a state official, and, importantly, expertise in constitutional law.’ – Bette Grande
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Defeat of North Dakota Dental Therapy Licensure Bill

Published February 8, 2017

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“The entrenched special-interest groups of dentists who opposed this measure may now congratulate themselves for robbing each other of a chance to innovate, grow their practices, and treat needy patients.” - Michael Hamilton
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline

Published February 8, 2017

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"This is a common-sense approval that is long overdue. This pipeline will make it easier for domestic oil producers to compete in a global marketplace." - Isaac Orr
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Confirmation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Published February 7, 2017

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‘The status quo in American education must be broken, and Betsy DeVos is the first nominee for the Department of Education who might actually break it.’ – Bruno Behrend
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Trump Proposal to Speed FDA Drug Approvals

Published February 1, 2017

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“The Trump administration’s commitment to cutting the existing costly and sometimes deadly red tape is a vital and most welcome first step toward reducing skyrocketing pharmaceutical prices” - Justin Haskins
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute to Host Climate Conference in Washington, DC March 23-24

Published January 30, 2017

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Twelfth International Conference on Climate Change Will Focus on ‘Resetting U.S. Climate Policy’ for the Trump Administration
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipeline Executive Orders

Published January 24, 2017

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“This is a big win for the American people, and the science shows that not a single polar bear will die because of it.” - S.T. Karnick
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Arrest of College Students Distributing Constitutions at Public College

Published January 23, 2017

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"The students at ... are heroes of the movement to protect free speech on America’s college campuses, and they should be applauded for their refusal to accept the mandates of a clearly tyrannical college administration." - Teresa Mull
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Comment on Rick Perry Hearing for Energy Secretary

Published January 19, 2017

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"With Perry at the helm of the Department of Energy, protecting the nation’s energy security – rather than fighting the hobgoblin of human-caused climate change – should once again become the prime goal of the department" - H. Sterling Burnett
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts Voice Support for Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator

Published January 18, 2017

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"None can be placed in a position superior to Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump’s choice to manage the U.S. EPA and return it to the level of excellence intended for it on behalf of the American people." - Jay Lehr
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to U.S. House Passing the REINS Act

Published January 13, 2017

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"The REINS Act helps restore the proper balance of power by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations, thereby increasing accountability and transparency in the federal regulatory process." - David Applegate
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute, National Tax Limitation Committee Urge Trump, Lawmakers to Expand Education Choice

Published January 13, 2017

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Latest Paper – Documenting How Education Choice Boosts Student Achievement and Economic Growth – is Part Seven of a Multi-part ‘Roadmap for the 21st Century’ Series.
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Maryland Officials’ Letter to Ban Fracking

Published January 12, 2017

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“A ban on fracking in Maryland would be based on scary stories, not on science.” - Isaac Orr
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Today’s ‘Day of Denial’ Protests by Radical Environmental Groups

Published January 9, 2017

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"Few people are better suited to undertake the radical reforms necessary to bring the federal regulatory behemoth to heel." - H. Sterling Burnett
PRESS RELEASE: Fred Palmer Joins The Heartland Institute as Senior Fellow

Published January 9, 2017

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‘I am deeply honored by The Heartland Institute to be asked to serve as senior fellow on energy and climate.’ — Frederick D. Palmer
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to the 115th Congress Beginning Session

Published January 4, 2017

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"The American economic beast is ready to be unshackled from the chains of big government, such as Obamacare, and it's up to lawmakers to do what they've been promising to do for years." - Jesse Hathaway

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