The Hill reports, House approves $1.9T COVID relief in partisan vote: The House on Wednesday approved President Biden’s sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package in a starkly partisan 220-211 vote, sending the legislation to the White House and clinching Democrats’ first big legislative victory in the Biden era. No Republican lawmakers backed the legislation [so … Read more
The “lamestream media” coverage of passage of the COVID-19 Relief bill tended to focus on the fact that it was not “bipartisan,” i.e., that not one Republican in Congress voted for the most popular bill since raising the minimum wage in 2007, supported by 76% of Americans and even 60% of Republicans. That is almost … Read more
Today is the 56th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the first anniversary at which John Lewis is no longer with us to commemorate. If Americans want to honor John Lewis’ sacrifice and lifelong commitment to public service and his efforts to secure voting rights as a fundamental constitutional right for all Americans, it is time for … Read more
A Congressional effort to pass police reform legislation in the wake of the death of George Floyd and other African Americans while in police custody stallled last June, despite overwhelming bipartisan demand for change. Congress Stalls on Police Reform Despite Bipartisan Calls for Change. As with everything, the problem was the “Grim Reaper” of the … Read more
When the 117th U. S. Congress convened, on January 21, 2021 bills with bipartisan support were introduced to remove the time limit placed upon the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972. In the U.S. Senate, Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced S.J. Res 1, and in the House of Representatives, Rep. Jackie Speier … Read more