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The FCC Just Voted To End Net Neutrality Rules.
The FCC led by Chairman Ajit Pai, just passed a resolution to end net neutrality rules. It happen! I remember we began covering this issue the only thing we knew about Aijt Pai was that he had a big Reeses Cup mug. Yes, that one. Through all the advocacy, debate, …
TROUBLE AT THE POLLS?
Check Out Mikel Jollett’s tweet. Report any irregularities (i.e. suppression). Make sure you vote! https://twitter.com/Mikel_Jollett/status/940628520140603394
Look At What They’re Trying to Hide! The Actual Senate Bill, Explained Page by Page
Join us at DailyClout as we explain and react to the actual Senate Tax Bill. Pages 53, 74, 76, 104 and 189 are shockers! View the full bill text here.
Marjorie Cohn: The Vietnam War is Not History for Victims of Agent Orange
Watching the Ken Burns-Lynn Novick 18-hour series, “The Vietnam War,” is an emotional experience. Whether you served in the US military during the war or marched in the streets to end it, you cannot remain untouched by this documentary. The battle scenes are powerful, the stories of US veterans and …
Congress Took A Week Off For Thanksgiving
What did Congress do this week? Not much. Congress took the week off. Despite major change in the American tax system looming, there wasn’t a single bill on the agenda. Next week may see controversy on the Hill, but for now, let’s enjoy time with our families or communities. It …
Is The Wave of Transgender-Unfriendly “Bathroom Bills” a Huge Distraction?
On Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 Virginia elected its first openly-transgender lawmaker: Danica Roem. She won election against an opponent Republican Bob Marshall who had supported a “bathroom bill” in the same state. “Bathroom bills” are proposed laws that seek to prohibit transgender people from choosing to use bathrooms in public …
Actual Bipartisanship on Ethanol: Sweet Progress?
Via WND The federal government’s mandate to burn ethanol is supposed to make our nation’s air cleaner. But while smog has gotten worse in Los Angeles over the last two years, ethanol has lifted the partisan smog that’s divided our nation’s capital. A bipartisan coalition is forcing Washington to fix …
“Tax Reform” Passed the House, Heading to Senate. What will It Really Do To Your Family?
President Trump , along with Congressional Republicans, are determined to pass a tax reform bill before the year ends. What this prospective bill will look like is still a mystery. The Senate is likely to. make major changes to what’s is now being called the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” …
As Stories of Sexual Assault on Women Continue to Come Out, Rep. Maloney, Lt. Governor, Girl Scouts to Call for Federal Equal Rights Amendment
Maloney to release letter requesting that NY’s Fearless Girl Statue remain in place until ERA is Ratified NEW YORK—On Friday, November 17th at 10:30am, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) will join with New York Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, the Girl Scouts of Greater NY and local elected officials at theFearless …
Curtis Ellis: ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ A REMAKE OF ‘MADE IN CHINA’
India and China are rivals, with disputes over borders, the Dalai Lama and matters of cultural and national pride. But the world’s largest democracy has found something to emulate in the world’s largest communist dictatorship: predatory trade practices. Americans usually associate India with outsourced call centers and IT workers who …
Restore Accountability: Six Things to Know About Our $666 Billion Deficit
The results are in, and it doesn’t look good. Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report on the Fiscal Year 2017 budget deficit (fiscal years end on Sept. 30th). The final tally was an ominous $666 billion deficit – a shortfall that will add to our $20 trillion …
Last Week In Congress: Tightening Up FEMA, Help for Small Businesses in Raising Money
This week both houses of Congress are observing Veterans’ Day. That means they are taking Friday off. It also means that they are using this week to load the legislative calendar with much-needed bills related to veterans’ affairs. The House has already passed a number of these bills, including the …
Marjorie Cohn: “Mattis, Tillerson Want Blank Check to Wage Illegal War”
Via Truthout Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on October 30 that the Trump administration has all the legal authority it needs to kill people anywhere in the world. But just in case Congress wishes to update its old Authorization …
Marjorie Cohn: Trump Is Killing Record Numbers of Civilians
Via Truthout During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump advocated killing innocent families of suspected terrorists. “When you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families,” he declared. Besides the immorality of killing innocents, the targeting of civilians violates the Geneva Conventions. The George W. Bush administration unlawfully …
Trump Strips Birth Control Coverage From Millions of Women
In October, the Trump administration issued a rule to allow employers, insurance companies, and universities to deny coverage of contraception to their employees. This denial of coverage will surely change the lives of 64 million women who were able to access affordable birth control thanks to an Obama-era rule, and …
HEALTH CARE BILL EXEMPTS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES FROM NEW HEALTH CARE COSTS…OOPS, NOT YOU
Good Morning. Urgent alert. Read the Health Care bill and use BillCam to tweet the bill sponsors and your rep — they vote on Wednesday. Scott Wells read the bill and found that — oops, the Federal Government exempted its own employees from the costs of health care under this …