How many years did the American People hear Donald Trump boast that he could get deals on trade, health care, immigration, and infrastructure? Well, aside from a revised N.A.F.T.A. (where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats scored major concessions for American Labor,) the former Chief Executive Full of Himself never came close to finalizing … Read more
The Hill reports, Senate passes $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden: The Senate on Tuesday passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, a significant win for President Biden and the first step on his top legislative priority. Senators voted 69-30 on the bill, which was spearheaded by a bipartisan group of … Read more
The Hill reports, This week: Senate races toward summer break: The Senate is moving to finish up its two-part infrastructure strategy this week and let members leave for a weeks-long summer break. The House is out of session this week. But the Senate was in town for rare back-to-back weekend work, after they missed their … Read more
The American Rescue Plan extended the CARES Act pandemic unemployment benefits to September 6. But virtually all “red state” governors ended the unemployment benefits early, in June and July, on the specious argument that you Lucky Duckies are lazy couch potato ne’er-do-wells who don’t want to return to work while living off that extra $300 … Read more
Update to CDC Announces New Eviction Moratorium, Likely To Face Challenge Before The Radicalized Republican Supreme Court. Well, that didn’t take long. One of the plaintiffs in the earlier Supreme Court case, the Alabama Association of Realtors, joined by the Georgia Association of Realtors, filed an emergency motion arguing that the Centers for Disease Control … Read more