Fight Over SCOTUS Reveals How Far We Have Wandered From Our Constitution
By Don Jans People are rioting (those on the left, but really what is new) and arguing over a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States of America. For many, the Supreme Court appointment is more consequential than who wins the presidency. This just proves how far we have moved from […]
Senate Confirms 200th Trump Judicial Appointee To Federal Appeals Court
Mary Margaret Olohan |Social Issues Reporter The United States Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s 200th judicial appointee to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday. Judge Cory Wilson, a conservative judge who currently serves on the Mississippi Court of Appeals, is the 200th judge Trump has nominated and Senate has confirmed to fill court vacancies since he became […]
U.S. Senate needs to debate the JUSTICE Act: Make calls now to Democrat Senators
By Michael Hernandez The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to debate the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act. No debate means no criminal reform legislation. This legislation sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) “is an important first step toward addressing the inequality that many black Americans […]
POLITICS | Another Senate Hearing Opposing AB 860 Keep the Pressure ON
by Ruth Weiss, EIPCa Director of Legislative Oversigh AB 860 has made it to the Senate Appropriations Committee. GOOD NEWS: Regardless of the shameless rejection and spurious excuses offered in response to our request and Senator Nielsen’s offered amendment forbidding the mailing of ballots to inactive voters, the combined pressure of two lawsuits, EIPCa (and […]
Senate Passes Small Business Relief Bill
BY JACK PHILLIPS The U.S. Senate passed a bill on April 21 for a new round of CCP virus aid, sending it to the House for a vote this week. “The Senate is continuing to stand by the American people,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on the floor of the upper congressional chamber. Senate Minority Leader […]
POLITICS | Senate Adjourns for Weekend, No Deal on Small-Business Pandemic Program
BY JACK PHILLIPS The Senate on Thursday adjourned for the weekend as party leaders continue to grapple on how to handle small business funding during the pandemic. The upper chamber of Congress held a pro forma session Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) didn’t attempt to pass a bill to fund a small-business program even though it ran […]
POLITICS | Senate Dems Block Small Biz Relief Funding, Seek Billions for ‘Local Media’
BY MARK TAPSCOTT Senate Democrats are pushing for a proposal that might send as much as $10 billion to local media outlets as part of a fourth CCP virus relief package, while blocking additional rescue funding for small businesses. “For over a decade, there has been a steady succession of local outlets closing down, reporters being […]
White House and Senate reach deal on coronavirus emergency relief; America workers await U.S. Senate vote and U.S. House approval
By Michael Hernandez NEWS FLASH—Four Republican Senators are warning that a major flaw exists in the U.S. Senate deal on the coronavirus emergency relief bill that will cause employers to fire employees because workers could earn up to 15 percent more money than their existing income prior to covid-19. The four Senators are: Senator Lindsey […]
$2 TRILLION Massive Financial Rescue Package Agreement Reached- Vote Wednesday
White House, Senate leaders agree on coronavirus stimulus package “It’s good news for families all across America,” McConnell says By Jennifer Shutt, David Lerman, and Niels Lesniewski Posted March 25, 2020 at 1:16am White House and Senate negotiators announced an agreement early Wednesday morning on a massive financial rescue package designed to curb the economic damage of the […]
Coronavirus “Stimulus” Bill: Third Try
By George Miller Even though an unprecedented health crisis brought by the Wuhan Coronavirus has triggered an unprecedented financial crisis, it seems like politics as usual. The Democrats stopped a Republican effort for financial, operational and health care supports in the Senate twice, in just days. Nancy Pelosi then introduced a version which rapidly morphed […]
