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Social Security Benefits for Noncitizens
Congressional Research Service · 2016-11-17 · Reports · 9,634 words
Concerns about the number of unauthorized (illegal) aliens residing in the United States have fostered considerable interest in the eligibility of noncitizens for U.S. Social Security benefits. The So...
Infrastructure Finance and Debt to Support Surface Transportation Investment
Congressional Research Service · 2016-11-17 · Reports · 11,047 words
Investment in surface transportation infrastructure is funded mainly with current receipts from taxes, tolls, and fares, but it is financed by public-sector borrowing and, in some cases, private borro...
On Judicial Nominations, Senators Are Meant to Advise, Not Rubber-Stamp
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-17 · Commentary · 902 words
The Constitution assigns joint responsibility to the U.S. Senate. Article II, section 2 stipulates that the president “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoi...
No, Election Fraud Is Not as Unlikely as a Lightning Strike
Heritage Foundation · 2016-11-17 · Commentary · 805 words
As the president informed the assembled Floridians, “You are much likelier to get struck by lightning than to have somebody next to you commit voter fraud.”