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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Opinion - Let Alaska lead: America's energy, security and Arctic future depend on it
In his first hours back in office, President Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at unlocking Alaska's resource potential. This signaled to the world what many Alaskans have long known: The road to American prosperity, security and global leadership runs through the 49th state. This renewed federal attention is not only welcome — it's long overdue. With growing incursions by Russian and Chinese forces into Alaska's waters and airspace, America's northernmost state is no longer a distant outpost; it is the front line of a new global contest. Meanwhile, the Arctic itself is changing. Warming oceans are opening new trade routes. Rival nations are racing to stake claims and build presence. Yet while Moscow and Beijing have poured billions into Arctic infrastructure and military expansion, the U.S. has been dogged by underinvestment and, until now, a lack of serious engagement. Alaska is the game-changer. Our vast reserves of oil, gas, coal, and critical minerals — including copper and rare earth elements — are essential to reducing U.S. dependence on hostile foreign suppliers. Its Arctic geography makes it indispensable to our national defense. And its communities, industries and Alaska Native leadership are ready to meet this historic moment. That's why more than 100 of Alaska's business and community leaders representing oil and gas, mining, fisheries, tourism, forestry, transportation, construction and Native corporations have come together to deliver a unified message to Washington: Alaska is poised to deliver on the promise of William H. Seward when he pressed the U.S. to purchase the state from Russia in 1867. To use the state's untold resource wealth and strategic advantage for the benefit of the U.S. Now is the time. We are ready. Let us lead. This isn't abstract patriotism. It's a blueprint for national strength. According to a national poll from Public Opinion Strategies, 73 percent of Americans support reducing reliance on China by tapping Alaska's resources. 77 percent back expansion of national security infrastructure in Alaska. 64 percent support development of Alaska's critical minerals — rising to 70 percent when informed of the state's vast reserves. 77 percent trust Alaska's environmental safeguards more than foreign producers. These numbers reflect bipartisan common sense. Alaska is not asking for a handout. We're asking for federal policies that unlock our ability to serve the nation. Policies grounded in science and strategy, not ideology. Already, the shift is underway. Federal agencies are revisiting stalled development projects. Congress is debating investment in Arctic ports and military assets. And the White House has recognized the urgency, with new executive orders prioritizing domestic energy and mineral development, many of them with Alaska squarely in mind. But momentum alone is not enough. We need commitment and partnership. We need recognition that Alaska's role in the national interest goes far beyond beautiful images and nature documentaries. It is a state that feeds the world with its fisheries, powers the economy with its energy and connects America to the Arctic, where the next great power competition is already underway. We also need to tell the full story. Alaska's Native communities are uniquely established with corporations that invest to benefit their Indigenous shareholders. The people who have lived in Alaska since time immemorial stand at the forefront of responsible development, advancing projects that blend innovation and science with traditional knowledge and environmental stewardship. In Alaska, we don't see development and conservation as mutually exclusive, but as complementary forces working in tandem. William H. Seward called Alaska the 'last star added to the American flag.' Today, it must become the first place America looks to solve the biggest challenges of our time: economic instability, resource scarcity and global insecurity. The U.S. cannot win the race for energy independence, develop more robust supply chains, or influence the Arctic's future by looking inward or retreating. It must move forward with Alaska in the driver's seat. We are ready. Let us lead. Kati Capozzi serves as the president and CEO of Alaska Chamber, the state's most diverse business association, and is a passionate advocate for a healthy business environment in Alaska. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Let Alaska lead: America's energy, security and Arctic future depend on it
In his first hours back in office, President Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at unlocking Alaska's resource potential. This signaled to the world what many Alaskans have long known: The road to American prosperity, security and global leadership runs through the 49th state. This renewed federal attention is not only welcome — it's long overdue. With growing incursions by Russian and Chinese forces into Alaska's waters and airspace, America's northernmost state is no longer a distant outpost; it is the front line of a new global contest. Meanwhile, the Arctic itself is changing. Warming oceans are opening new trade routes. Rival nations are racing to stake claims and build presence. Yet while Moscow and Beijing have poured billions into Arctic infrastructure and military expansion, the U.S. has been dogged by underinvestment and, until now, a lack of serious engagement. Alaska is the game-changer. Our vast reserves of oil, gas, coal, and critical minerals — including copper and rare earth elements — are essential to reducing U.S. dependence on hostile foreign suppliers. Its Arctic geography makes it indispensable to our national defense. And its communities, industries and Alaska Native leadership are ready to meet this historic moment. That's why more than 100 of Alaska's business and community leaders representing oil and gas, mining, fisheries, tourism, forestry, transportation, construction and Native corporations have come together to deliver a unified message to Washington: Alaska is poised to deliver on the promise of William H. Seward when he pressed the U.S. to purchase the state from Russia in 1867. To use the state's untold resource wealth and strategic advantage for the benefit of the U.S. Now is the time. We are ready. Let us lead. This isn't abstract patriotism. It's a blueprint for national strength. According to a national poll from Public Opinion Strategies, These numbers reflect bipartisan common sense. Alaska is not asking for a handout. We're asking for federal policies that unlock our ability to serve the nation. Policies grounded in science and strategy, not ideology. Already, the shift is underway. Federal agencies are revisiting stalled development projects. Congress is debating investment in Arctic ports and military assets. And the White House has recognized the urgency, with new executive orders prioritizing domestic energy and mineral development, many of them with Alaska squarely in mind. But momentum alone is not enough. We need commitment and partnership. We need recognition that Alaska's role in the national interest goes far beyond beautiful images and nature documentaries. It is a state that feeds the world with its fisheries, powers the economy with its energy and connects America to the Arctic, where the next great power competition is already underway. We also need to tell the full story. Alaska's Native communities are uniquely established with corporations that invest to benefit their Indigenous shareholders. The people who have lived in Alaska since time immemorial stand at the forefront of responsible development, advancing projects that blend innovation and science with traditional knowledge and environmental stewardship. In Alaska, we don't see development and conservation as mutually exclusive, but as complementary forces working in tandem. William H. Seward called Alaska the 'last star added to the American flag.' Today, it must become the first place America looks to solve the biggest challenges of our time: economic instability, resource scarcity and global insecurity. The U.S. cannot win the race for energy independence, develop more robust supply chains, or influence the Arctic's future by looking inward or retreating. It must move forward with Alaska in the driver's seat. We are ready. Let us lead. Kati Capozzi serves as the president and CEO of Alaska Chamber, the state's most diverse business association, and is a passionate advocate for a healthy business environment in Alaska.
New York Post
05-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
More than 8 in 10 voters support keeping Trump's 2017 tax cuts: poll
More than 8 in 10 likely voters want President Trump's 2017 tax cuts extended before they expire at the end of this year, according to a new poll released as Congress rushes to finalize a 'big, beautiful' bill making those provisions permanent. A Public Opinion Strategies survey exclusively obtained by The Post found 84% of possible US voters would back keeping the current tax rates if they were in Congress — while just 16% would favor a tax increase. By party affiliation, 95% of Republicans, 81% of independents and 74% of Democrats prefer the status quo in terms of taxation. 5 More than 8 in 10 likely voters support extending President Trump's 2017 tax cuts before they expire at the end of this year, according to a new poll, as Congress rushes to finalize a 'big, beautiful' bill making those provisions permanent. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement Likely senior voters, moderates and suburbanites — key demographics for next year's midterms — were all in favor of extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by margins of more than 60% each. At the same time, 80% of potential voters said it was not ideal to increase taxes — up four percentage points from September — and a mere 3% said it was a good time for an increase, with 17% saying they were indifferent. At least 68% of the poll's respondents also said Uncle Sam was taking too much of their take-home pay, compared with 32% who said that taxes were at the right levels. Advertisement 5 A Public Opinion Strategies survey exclusively obtained by The Post found 84% of possible US voters would if they were in Congress back keeping the current tax rates — while just 16% would favor a tax increase. Jim Hobart Roughly three-quarters also said that not keeping the Trump tax cuts would hurt middle-class families, small business owners and consumers the most. Asked about the best way to chip away at the roughly $2 trillion federal budget deficit, 51% said they would like to see the feds cut spending, 44% would like to see the economy grow and revenues boosted — and just 5% would like a tax increase. 'Voters overwhelmingly support extending the 2017 tax cuts, and they want Congress to act as soon as possible to make the extension of these cuts a reality,' wrote Public Opinion Strategies partner Jim Hobart in the polling memo. Advertisement 5 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hopes to have the tax provisions teed up by his conference even sooner: by Memorial Day. AP 'Letting these tax cuts expires is seen as hurting small businesses, middle class families, American consumers, and the economy as a whole,' he said. 'Thus, it is no surprise that extending the 2017 cuts is a clear political winner with not just Republicans, but also with the swing voters who will be pivotal in the 2026 midterm elections.' Republicans in Congress are seeking to codify up to $1.5 trillion in spending cuts as part of a budget reconciliation bill to keep tax rates at the same levels, in addition to ending taxation on tips, overtime and Social Security. Advertisement 5 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) that the tax bill will be finished by the Fourth of July. Getty Images Trump had briefly considered hiking taxes on higher earners to pay for the massive package but has since rejected the notion. 'We've got three legs to the president's economic agenda — trade, tax, and deregulation — and we hope that we can have this tax portion done by Fourth of July,' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week after a meeting with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD). House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has said he hopes to have the tax provisions through his chamber by the May 26 Memorial Day holiday. 5 That bill has been repeatedly attacked by congressional Democrats as a giveaway to the ultra-rich, but Republicans may be able to pass it by a simple majority through a process known as budget reconciliation. Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock That bill has been repeatedly attacked by congressional Democrats as a giveaway to the ultra-rich, but Republicans may be able to pass it by a simple majority through a process known as budget reconciliation. The Public Opinion Strategies poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters between April 10 and 14, with a 'credibility interval of +3.53% in 95 out of 100 cases,' according to the memo.
NBC News
20-04-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Trump's approval rating on the economy drops to lowest of his presidential career, CNBC survey finds
President Donald Trump is registering the worst economic approval numbers of his presidential career amid broad discontent over his handling of tariffs, inflation and government spending, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. The survey found that the boost in economic optimism that accompanied Trump's reelection has disappeared, with more Americans now believing the economy will get worse than at any time since 2023 and with a sharp turn toward pessimism about the stock market. The survey of 1,000 Americans across the country showed 44% approving of Trump's handling of the presidency and 51% disapproving, slightly better than CNBC's final reading when the president left office in 2020. On the economy, however, the survey showed Trump with 43% approval and 55% disapproval, the first time in any CNBC poll that he has been net negative on the economy while president. Trump's Republican base remains solidly behind him, but Democrats, at -90 net economic approval, are 30 points more negative than their average during his first term, and independents are 23 points more negative. Blue collar workers, who were key to the president's election victory, remain positive on the Trump's handling of the economy, but their disapproval numbers have shot up by 14 points compared to their average for his first term. 'Donald Trump was reelected specifically to improve the economy, and so far, people are not liking what they're seeing,' said Jay Campbell, partner with Hart Associates, the Democratic pollster on the survey. The poll was conducted April 9 through 13th and has a margin of error of +/-3.1%. The results show that Trump has so far been able to convince only his base that his economic policies will be good for the country over time: 49% of the public believe the economy will get worse over the next year, the most pessimistic overall result since 2023. That figure includes 76% of Republicans who see the economy improving. But 83% of Democrats and 54% of independents see the economy getting worse. Among those believing the president's policies will have a positive impact, 27% say it will take a year or longer. However, 40% of those who are negative about the president's policies say they are hurting the economy now. 'We're in a turbulent, kind of maelstrom of change when it comes to how people feel about what's going to happen next,' said Micah Roberts, managing partner with Public Opinion Strategies, the Republican pollsters for the survey. 'The data… suggests more than ever that it's the negative partisan reaction that's driving and sustaining discontent and trepidation about what comes next.' While partisanship is the most significant part of the president's negative showing, he loses some support among Republicans in key areas like tariffs and inflation, and has seen a notable deterioration among independents. Tariffs look to be a substantial part of the overall public's discontent. Americans disapprove of across-the-board tariffs by a 49 to 35 margin, and majorities believe they are bad for American workers, inflation and the overall economy. Democrats give tariffs a thumbs down by an 83-point margin and independents by 26 points. Republicans approve of the tariffs by a 59-point spread — 20 points below their 79% net approval of the president. Large majorities of Americans see Canada, Mexico, the EU and Japan as more of an economic opportunity for the United States rather than an economic threat. In fact, all are viewed more favorably than when CNBC asked the question during Trump's first term. The data suggest the public, including majorities of Republicans, do not embrace the antipathy the president has expressed towards those trading partners. On China, however, the public sees it as a threat by a 44% to 35% margin, substantially worse than when CNBC last asked the question in 2019. The president's worst numbers come on his handling of inflation, which the public disapproves of by a 37 to 60% margin, including strong net negatives from Democrats and independents. But at 58%, it's the lowest net positive approval from Republicans for any of the issues asked about the president. 57% of the public believe we will soon be, or are currently in, a recession, up from just 40% in March 2024. The figure includes 12% who think the recession has already begun. The public also disapproves of the president's handling of federal government spending by a 45% to 51% and foreign policy by a 42% to 53% margin. Trump's best numbers come on immigration, where his handling of the Southern border is approved by a 53% to 41% margin, and deportation of illegal immigrants is approved 52% to 45%. The president achieved a slight majority of support from independents on deportations and 22% support from Democrats on the Southern border. While still modest, it's the best-performing issue for Trump among Democrats. Meanwhile, Americans have turned more negative on the stock market than they've been in two years. Some 53% say it's a bad time to invest, with just 38% saying it's a good time. The numbers represent a sharp turnaround from the stock market optimism that greeted the president's election. In fact, the December survey represented the sharpest swing toward market optimism in the survey's 17-year history and the April survey is the sharpest turn towards pessimism. The president's troubles with his approval rating do not appear to be translating for now into significant potential gains for Democrats. Asked about congressional preference, 48% of the public support Democratic control and 46% support Republican control, barely changed from CNBC's March 2022 survey.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
MAGA base growing within Republican Party: Poll
A growing number of Republicans are embracing the banner of President Trump's 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) movement, fueling an overall surge in the number of Americans who identify with Trump's ubiquitous rallying cry, according to a new poll from NBC News. More than 70 percent of Republicans surveyed for the poll in March said they consider themselves part of the MAGA movement — up from 55 percent just before the November presidential election that clinched Trump's return to the White House this year. The GOP consolidation around Trump and his policies has fostered an overall shift toward adopting the MAGA moniker and lifting it to new heights, the survey found. Trump isn't the first politician to try to coin the campaign slogan 'Make America Great Again,' but the shorthand MAGA has been synonymous with the former reality TV star and the populist leanings of his political ideology since he launched his first successful presidential campaign nearly a decade ago. About 1 in 5 registered voters across all parties polled in January 2024 identified as MAGA supporters, NBC News reported. That number nearly doubled, to just under 40 percent, in the survey conducted last month. The shift also was particularly pronounced among college-educated men, from 21 percent last fall to 37 percent in March. The NBC News poll, which was conducted by nonpartisan pollster Public Opinion Strategies, surveyed 1,000 registered voters by telephone and online March 7-11. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
