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September 22, 2017

WE READ THE BILL! LOSE EMPLOYERS’ INSURANCE…PRE AND POST BABY CARE…ER VISITS…PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

We have READ the health care bill proposed by the Republicans, due to be voted on this week. Did you know that the Republican health care bill that they want to pass this week, the Graham Cassidy amandment to change Obamacare, would let states get rid of the obligation for …

September 19, 2017

Marjorie Cohn: Will Judge Overturn Arpaio Pardon?

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio gestures to the crowd while delivering a speech on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo: John Moore / Getty Images) Via Truthout When Donald Trump plunged a dagger through the …

September 15, 2017

House Bill Cuts SNAP, EPA, Planned Parenthood – Builds “The Wall”, ICE and more: This Week In Congress

Here’s the legislative calendar for the week of Monday, September 11, 2017- including a special MONSTER BILL ALERT! H.R. 3219 is “12 BILLS IN ONE”: $1.57 BILLION TO BUILD A SOUTHERN BORDER WALL; $3.1 BILLION TO ISRAEL; CUTS TO FOOD FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN; FEDERAL DEFUNDING OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD; 354 …

September 8, 2017

Free Speech or Safety on Campus: Why Do We Have To Choose?

The United States is supposed to be a country in which free speech is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution. But is it really — on American college campuses? Colleges and Universities are supposed to be places that prepare millennials for the future. But many of them have …

September 1, 2017

Immigration Fairness Act – A Fix to the Green Card Backlog?

Recently, there has been a lot of debate on the influx of immigrants into the country. Additionally, there has been a significant backlog on green cards — citizens of some countries like China and India may have to wait decades to gain employment and citizenship status in America. The Fairness …

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