The week began with a conservative legislator hurling a vulgar and sexist insult at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Congress Ready To Fight As Unemployment Cliff Looms | Wave of evictions could be coming for the nation’s tenants | House approves 9.5B Ocasio-Cortez spending package, Tlaib proposes amendment to …
Read More »Ocasio-Cortez rejects Yoho’s apology as false
In a surprise move, Rep. Ted YohoTheodore (Ted) Scott YohoHoyer asks Republican lawmaker to apologize to House of Representatives for addressing Ocasio-Cortez Ocasio-Cortez addressed by Republican lawmaker for comments: ‘That kind of confrontation has never happened to me’ Bipartisan lawmakers present a bill to further limit expansion of 2001 Authorization …
Read More »House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Hill
The House voted Wednesday to pass legislation to remove statues on Capitol Hill of people who served the Confederacy or who otherwise worked to defend slavery, a time sparked by racial justice protests across the country. The legislation was passed in a vote of 305-113. All the “no” votes came …
Read More »Democratic congressmen: Yoho’s apology to Ocasio-Cortez is not “enough”
At least two Democratic congressmen said Wednesday that the representative. Ted YohoTheodore (Ted) Scott YohoHoyer asks Republican lawmaker to apologize to House of Representatives for addressing Ocasio-Cortez Ocasio-Cortez addressed by Republican lawmaker for comments: ‘That kind of confrontation has never happened to me’ Bipartisan lawmakers present a bill to further …
Read More »Tim Scott: stalled police reform legislation is a ‘shame’
South Carolina Senator Tim ScottTimothy (Tim) Eugene Scott Sunday shows a preview: With coronavirus cases on the rise, lawmakers and health officials weigh The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – States are pausing to reopen Gridlock look at possibilities of a police reform agreement MORE, the Republican who …
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