Though they disagree strongly about many aspects of government spending, the vast majority of West Virginia legislators, both Republicans and Democrats, understand one thing: The state is broke. Any thought of new spending had better be based on real necessity.
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No, not Jeff Sessions. Sessions was asked whether representatives of the Trump campaign had been in contact with Russian officials on behalf of the campaign, and Sessions said he didn’t know anything about that.
Chorus of conservatives slam the Republican ‘Obamacare’ repeal
A growing list of conservative groups and lawmakers balked on Tuesday at House Republicans’ plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, condemning the replacement health care bill “Obamacare 2.0.” , a Republican health care bill that maintains some of the most popular provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act and was revealed on Monday. . “The overwhelming response from our activists is, ‘This is not what we meant or expected when we voted for Congress to repeal Obamacare.
Rally for answers
JEFFREY SAULTON Special to the Times Marietta residents Jayne Stehle, Michelle Stevens and Annelle Edwards hold up their signs during the rally Saturday. About 200 people protesting the policies of Republican leaders, including Congressman Bill Johnson and President Donald Trump, gathered at the Start Westward monument at Muskingum Park on Saturday in Marietta.
Environmentalists Dispute Republican Claims Over “Job-Killing” Regulations
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Capitol Hill on January 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is focused on fossil fuels to buoy the economy, but a report out this month found that solar energy companies employed more workers to generate electric power last year than coal, oil and natural gas combined.
Republican Senators Appeal to Trump, Democrats in Obamacare Bill
Seeking to bridge the Obamacare divide between Democrats and President Donald Trump, four Republican senators led by Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Susan Collins of Maine offered a plan Monday to replace the health-care law. The quartet’s proposal could be crucial in the Senate, which Republicans control 52-48.
Despite thousands of pleas to flip, W.Va. electors remain on Trump Train
Even with thousands of emails and letters asking West Virginia’s presidential electors to do so, no one expects them to go rogue Monday. The Electoral College, the process spelled out in the U.S. Constitution, has been subject to renewed criticism since Hillary Clinton won America’s popular vote on Election Day but will lose the presidency to Donald Trump.