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There were only (4) members of the U.S. House of Representatives that did not vote, one of them was Democrat Congressman Ted Deutch.
Democrats lost that battle, but will Trump get his entire wall funded?
76% of SOTU watchers approve of Trump's speech
"I think the Democratic Party has become so extreme. The party of 90% tax rates. Medicare for all, wiping out private insurance
Scott also affirmed what many Venezuelans have whispered among themselves-“Thank God for President Trump.”
The American Sugar Alliance (ASA) strongly backs Yoho's initiative, but it has warned that "unilaterally eliminating or weakening the current U.S. sugar policy without concessions from foreign nations would collapse the domestic sugar market
Many lawmakers are applauding the administration’s move against Venezuela’s oil lifeline, which is heavily reliant on US consumption.
President Trump stepped up his rhetoric after Maduro made his demand, saying that “all options are on the table” when dealing with Maduro, including military action.
In recent days, a string of anti-semitic positions have been exposed from some of the Women’s March leaders, and now groups are beginning to disavow the organization.
Whether its oil or national gas, any impartial person will tell you that it would be destructive to the United States…You can kiss manufacturing goodbye.”
“5.7 billion is a lot less than the president had requested the last time, it’s a lot less than what Nancy Pelosi and Mr. Schumer had supported publicly… Schumer voted for it, Pelosi supported it.”
Democrats do not want the wall, while Republicans like Rep. Ted Yoho (FL) support the president’s campaign promise to build a wall along the U.S. southern border.
Rep. Frederica Wilson (D) insists that the “government has to be opened,” believes that the border issue and the government shut down are two separate issues that “have absolutely nothing to do with each other.”
Congressional Democrats are days away from taking over control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Florida Congressman Ted Deutch (D) is already running up the stairs of the Capitol and jubilantly jumping up and down, as if he was the anti-NRA congressional Rocky Balboa. In a recent tweet, Deutch asserts that the National Rifle […]
The 116th Congress will usher in a couple of new milestones, one of those is swearing in the first Equadorian-American and first South American-born migrant to its ranks.
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and all its flaws, continues to a focal point of contention for both political parties going into the new year.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D) is bringing in the new year by officially throwing her hat into the 2020 presidential sweepstakes ring. Warren, who has filed paperwork for her exploratory committee with the Federal Elections Committee (FEC), has become the first Democrat to make their intentions to run official.
With the government shutdown reaching the end of its first week, it doesn’t appear that Democrats and Republicans are any closer to reaching a compromise that will open the federal government back up.
