Rep. Steven Horsford on tourism, trade wars and taking on Trump
A: Well, I came here to get s— done. I have a bill, the TIPS Act, for example, which is an alternative to Donald Trump’s concept of a plan around no tax on tips.
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A: Well, I came here to get s— done. I have a bill, the TIPS Act, for example, which is an alternative to Donald Trump’s concept of a plan around no tax on tips.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., in delivering a 15-hour filibuster in support of gun control legislation. Sen.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” after all, was a generous yet robust rebuke to fellow faith leaders who urged patience not action in pursuit of justice.
That’s why advocates of the voting rights bill say they’re also lobbying for the campaign finance and elections bill known as the For the People Act, or HR 1 in the House and S 1 in the Senate.
Schumer has said the chamber would vote on the elections, campaign finance and the ethics overhaul, known as S 1, this month. It is not expected to get enough votes to clear a procedural hurdle.
But Pelosi and other Democrats say it is not a suitable swap for the sweeping, 800-plus-page package, known as the For the People Act and dubbed HR 1 in the House and S 1 in the Senate.
End Citizens United and Let America Vote launched a $12 million television ad campaign before last month’s Senate markup of the election overhaul measure, known as HR 1 in the House and S 1 in the
While 49 of the 50 Senate Democrats support S 1, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III is not on board with the full package.
Warnock preaches from Martin Luther King Jr.’s former pulpit, where he has espoused the social justice teachings of Black liberation theology in sermons that Loeffler misrepresented throughout her campaign
June 25’s “Fast Food Senate” skewered McConnell’s apparent top priority during the pandemic — appointing federal judges. We lost some of the greats this year, including civil rights icon Rep.
AUGUST 28: Poetry Pole, of Baltimore, holds an African American flag in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as thousands rallied on the National Mall for the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s
Of the 15 Democrats who defected two years ago, three lost reelection in 2020 (South Carolina}s Joe Cunningham, New York’s Max Rose and Utah’s Ben McAdams), while New Jersey’s Jeff Van Drew switched
before the end of the year are cases on the Trump administration’s handling of the 2020 census and the House Judiciary Committee’s effort to see grand jury materials from former special counsel Robert S.
Men play basketball Monday on the courts of New York Avenue Recreation Center in D.C.’s Truxton Circle neighborhood.
Ayanna S. Pressley. “We will meet the moment we will work towards healing, justice and collective liberation like our lives depend on it — because they do.”
S. Capitol and used dozens of pens to sign one of the most important documents in U. S. history — the Voting Rights Act.
required local housing authorities to file reports to HUD showing how they were actively working to implement the Fair Housing Act that Congress passed in 1968 amid the riots after Martin Luther King Jr.’s
Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (@RepAdams) July 23, 2020 The movement quickly caught on. The Democrat from North Carolina had ordered some extras, but soon got more requests from her colleagues on the Hill.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, quoting selective passages about content of character.
Democrats are also pushing for a “stabilization fund” to help states and localities meet budget shortfalls due to steep declines in tax receipts stemming from COVID-19’s impact.