Opinion-Editorial
An animal is lured to a feeding station within range of a mounted rifle and a person at his or her desktop uses a mouse and a computer to fire a rifle. Then trophy mounts of the dead animals are prepared at the ranch and shipped to the customer. This pay-per-view slaughter has no resemblance whatsoever to traditional hunting. Even pro-hunting groups denounce Internet hunting because it violates the ideals of a "fair chase."
As we start this New Year, remember that last year marked the 35th anniversary of the passage of the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act when originally passed was landmark environmental legislation. It has significantly cleaned up the nation’s oceans, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. But keeping our water clean is an ongoing, never-ending effort.
It has been decades since California voters had any meaningful say in the selection of the Democratic and Republican nominees for president. Its time for that to change.
San Fernando Valley residents on average are better off, better educated, younger, and spend more of their income on their homes, according to newly-compiled Census Bureau data that I requested will help businesses, community organizations and all levels of government make better-informed decisions to shape the Valleys future.
In the aftermath of scandals at Enron and other companies, Congress four years ago passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. I voted for the law which made many improvements to corporate governance and accounting. It strengthened investor protections. It made companies more accountable. It gave law enforcement new tools to fight corporate fraud.
Former UCLA basketball coach and long-time Valley resident John Wooden is a living legend whose record-smashing accomplishments on the basketball court and inspirational leadership throughout his life have won him many accolades.
He mastered what he called, in the title of one of his many books, the Pyramid of Success. He also mastered what he considered the two most important things in his life; a long and loving marriage to his wife, Nell, and a deep devotion to his faith.
The House of Representatives has approved a bill to repeal the ban on banks paying interest on business checking accounts, an issue I have championed as a member of the House Committee on Financial Services.
The Business Checking Freedom Act would allow banks to pay interest on business checking accounts.
The legislation would undo a Depression-era ban that is outdated in todays competitive financial marketplace, and puts a particular burden on small banks and small businesses.