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With a Stroke of a Pen - Huge US Energy Development Impact

Trump executive order will aim to prevent states from blocking pipelines, energy infrastructure PUBLISHED TUE, APR 9 2019 • 8:02 PM EDT UPDATED WED, APR 10 2019 • 11:35 AM EDT Tom DiChristopher @TDICHRISTOPHER KEY POINTS Some states are using authority under the Clean Water Act to block fossil fuel pipelines and infrastructure.President Donald Trump will sign an executive order that seeks to limit states’ ability to delay construction.The same executive order contains several other provisions to promote energy infrastructure development. 📷 President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order to advance construction of the Keystone XL pipeline at the White House in Washington January 24, 2017. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters. Reposted by Scott Shields Houston, Scott Shields Katy. President Donald Trump will issue an executive order that aims to prevent states from blocking pipelines and other energy infrastructure by using authority granted to them under the Clean

Is it taxes or regulation causing the Credit Union's Win over Small Banks?

Unlike the author's assertion above, I have personally experienced the real problem plaguing small banks. Overhead, stagnation, slow velocity, and lack of strategy implementation abilities are caused by the stranglehold the OCC  and Fed have on this nation's small banks.  They have no such authority with credit unions. These unchecked regulatory bodies' goals are likely altruistic, but their unchecked, unusually burdensome methods place hardships and truly common sense-defying and unsupervised constraints that ensure smaller banks remain at a serious disadvantage when compared to any other financial institution.  Please read another view below that places the largest burden on taxes. Scott Shields Katy, Scott Shields Houston America's community banks in danger of extinction due to credit union tax loophole By Alex SanchezPublished April 01, 2019Opinion FOXBusiness - Reposted by Scott Shields Katy, Scott Shields Houston Number of banks in America is at a historica