Category: Congressional Activity
Udall, Democratic Senators Condemn Trump Executive Order Threatening National Monuments
Senators to Trump: ‘These monuments have been built upon the support of local communities and are economic drivers across the United States’ Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall led a group of 31 Democratic senators in condemning President Trump’s executive order which threatens
Dodd-Frank Rollback Bill Could Result in Financial Disaster … AGAIN!
Today, at the only scheduled committee hearing to review Chairman Hensarling’s Wrong Choice Act 2.0, a bill that would destroy the most important parts of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the
Not Prepared to Govern
There’s an excellent piece in today’s Washington Post regarding the tracking for key appointments filled thus far by the Trump administration. I can’t help but compare and contrast Trump with his Republican majorities in both houses with Obama’s 2008 Democrat majorities in
GOP Lawmakers’ Many Privacy Hypocrisies
by Dana Floberg, contributor at CommonDreams Internet users took a hard loss this week in the fight for broadband privacy and internet freedom — but if you listen to the Republican lawmakers who trashed our privacy rights, you’d think they’d done the opposite.
Voters to Rise Up Across US for “People’s Filibuster” of Gorsuch
Rallies in 14 cities will feature everyday Americans speaking on how the appointment of Neil Gorsuch would advance Trump’s extreme agenda for decades to come —by Lauren McCauley, staff writer at CommonDreams Organized by a coalition of pro-democracy and civil rights groups under the
Undermining Women’s Healthcare—RW Jihadist Pence Gleefully Breaks The Tie to Defund Planned Parenthood
Senate pushes forward with effort to allow states to slash funding for “lifeline” reproductive health clinics — by Nika Knight, staff writer at CommonDreams To widespread outcry, a procedural vote on a GOP effort to slash funding for the Title X family planning program,
Senate passed bill reversing FCC privacy rules for internet service providers
Senator Dean Heller voted to take the side of corporate communication giants like Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T over the side of privacy for his Nevada constituents. “This resolution is a direct attack on consumer rights, on privacy, on rules that afford basic protection
Is Rep. Mark Amodei Just a Malleable Lump of GOP Clay?
In a “Special Newsletter” sent out on 3/9/17, Rep. Mark Amodei wrote: “The House has introduced legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. I’m sure you have questions and are looking for specifics about the bill, so I
What We Know & Don’t Know About Reconciliation & AHCA
— Vickie Rock Press Secretary Sean Pricer made a big deal about the size of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in comparison to the Patient Protection and Affordable Act (PPACA) which is also called the ACA or by its GOP nickname, “Obamacare.”