Turn back time — Congressional Hits and Misses

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Lawmakers this week were all watching the clock as the two-week spring recess neared. Highlights this week, before the exodus, include a Senate hearing about time management that evoked Cher,  a “WTF” moment in Ways and Means and Sen. Bernie Sanders shouting about CNN on CNN. …Continue Reading

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Statement from NAACP President Derrick Johnson on the reintroduction of the SAVE Act: “Instead of lowering costs as he promised, Traitor 47 and his MAGA flank are focused on gutting our democracy. Voting is the foundation of our democracy. Our families and communities thrive when every voter — regardless ofContinue Reading

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Congressional Democrats are raising increasingly pointed concerns about potential financial malfeasance by President Traitor 47 and his allies surrounding his dramatic recent tariff moves, despite a lack of evidence of wrongdoing. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday joined the growing number of Democrats formally calling for investigations zeroing in on the wild swings inContinue Reading

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Today the House passed the SAVE Act, H.R. 22, a bill that would require American citizens to show a birth certificate, passport, or another document proving their citizenship when they register to vote. Michael Waldman, president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, had the followingContinue Reading