Friday, January 24, 2025
Day 5
3 documented wins
California water emergency
The win
An order directed more water deliveries in California, faster disaster housing, and a review of rules that leave reservoirs full while farms and cities go short.
For Americans
Central Valley growers and Southern California households have watched water get held behind policy. This is a push to move water to people and crops instead of leaving it as a political bargaining chip.
Hyde Amendment restored
The win
Federal agencies were ordered to stop funding elective abortions, restoring Hyde Amendment discipline across the executive branch.
For Americans
People who do not want their taxes paying for abortions get a government that matches that line. It is a conscience rule with a 40-year pedigree, put back in force.
Mexico City Policy reinstated
The win
Foreign-aid money was again barred from groups that perform or promote abortion overseas — the Mexico City Policy, restored on Day 5.
For Americans
U.S. aid dollars go to health and food, not overseas abortion campaigns. That is the deal a lot of churchgoing taxpayers thought they already had.