The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

• Nate Benefield—Senior Vice President of the Commonwealth Foundation—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) announced plans for a new carbon tax. You can learn more about the Commonwealth Foundation here: https://www.commonwealthfoundation.org
• Listener’s call-in and voice their opinions on the House of Representatives voting in favor of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act—a bill that could force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to divest its ownership in the social media application, citing its ties to the Chinese government. If they did not divest, the application would be banned in the United States. Shouldn’t individuals be allowed to choose which products they use? Or is the risk of the Chinese government gaining access to American user data too great to respect individual autonomy and free markets in this instance?
• While appearing on Meet the Press Now with host Yamiche Alcindor, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)—who cosponsored the House bill that could potentially ban TikTok—explained: “So, the first step is ‘ok TikTok you’re subject to U.S. law.’ The second step ‘ok all social media corporations, you’re going to have to answer to Congress.’”
• Shayna Jacobs and Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post report: “Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is suggesting a one-month delay in the pending March 25 trial of Donald Trump, a surprising twist in what is expected to be the first criminal trial of a former president.” You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/14/trump-trial-hush-money-delay/