Dear Republicans, Save the Adoption Tax Creditby David French…
Though barely a drop in the budgetary bucket, it's one of the best pro-life policies the government maintains. doption is hard.
Category Archives: US House of Representatives
GOP Reps Introduce Resolution Pulling Mueller From Russia Probe
Three Republican congressmen introduced a resolution Friday calling for special counsel Robert Mueller to recuse himself from the probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. Republican Reps.
Sen. Baldwin opposes House GOP tax plan
President Donald Trump says he hopes to sign a bill to overhaul the United States tax code by the end of the year. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act plan introduced this week by House Republicans cuts the number of tax brackets from seven to four; cuts the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent; and phases out the estate tax.
Paul Ryan says Congress must combat sexual harassment
House Speaker Paul Ryan is encouraging members of Congress to complete sexual harassment training and require such training for their staffs. Ryan calls reports of sexual harassment by public figures "deeply disturbing" and said Congress "can and should lead by example" to combat harassment.
Here’s The Moment A Male Dem Belittled A Pro-Life Black Woman
A white male Democrat said Star Parker, a black pro-life activist, was being "ignorant" during a hearing on a pro-life bill, suggesting that she lacked the ability to properly deal with Congress members. Parker, the founder of Center for Urban Renewal and Education, testified on the Heartbeat Protection act earlier this week and the ways abortion affects the black community when Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen got upset about her remarks.
Rep. Steve Chabot’s campaign has paid son-in-law’s firm…
Rep. Steve Chabot's campaign has paid his son-in-law's company more than $150,000 for website design and other services over the last six years. WASHINGTON - Rep. Steve Chabot's campaign has paid his son-in-law's company more than $150,000 for website design and other Internet services since 2011.
ENA Thanks House for Passage of H.R. 304, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act
DES PLAINES, Ill. The Emergency Nurses Association applauds the House of Representatives for passing the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act yesterday.
Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House
For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House.
Why tax plan might not put US firms’ overseas cash to work
President Donald Trump holds an example of what a new tax form may look like during a meeting on tax policy with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Washington, with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, right. less President Donald Trump holds an example of what a new tax form may look like during a meeting on tax policy with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in ... more WASHINGTON - The House Republican tax bill is meant to send trillions in corporate profits overseas pouring back home and, in the process, give the U.S. economy a healthy boost.
What We Know: Indictments, hearings in Russia probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election jumped forward this week with a 12-count indictment against two former campaign advisers to President Donald Trump and a guilty plea from another adviser. Several congressional committees are also investigating the meddling, and whether there is any link to Trump's campaign.
Republicans debut tax bill, Trump seeks first win
Mayoral candidate Joyce Craig said Mayor Ted Gatsas should have made sure officials disclosed the 2015 rape of a West High School student, while Gatsas called comments on the issue the "lowest... Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan unveil legislation to overhaul the tax code on Capitol Hill ... (more)
House tax panel adopts GOP changes after day of bickering
After a day of partisan bickering over whether the Republicans' sweeping tax plan would truly help the middle class, a key House panel on Monday approved late changes. Lawmakers restored the tax exemption for employees receiving child care benefits from their companies, but also put new requirements on a tax credit used by working people of modest means.
EPA – SClean Air Hearing Comes To Coal Country in Charleston
The Trump administration announced Thursday it will hold a public hearing in West Virginia on its plan to nullify an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency will take comments on its proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan in Charleston, the state capital, on Nov. 28 and 29. "The EPA is headed to the heart of coal country to hear from those most impacted by the CPP and get their comments on the proposed repeal rule," No other public hearings have yet been scheduled.
Flashback Friday: Election drama, working women and last mail call
A man sitting on a bench at Neptune Park on St. Simons Island in 1992 was perfectly framed by two palm trees as a shrimp boat passed. A man sitting on a bench at Neptune Park on St. Simons Island in 1992 was perfectly framed by two palm trees as a shrimp boat passed.
Don Lemon quickly shuts down Trump surrogate trying to spin…
Don Lemon has put a stop to President Donald Trump's surrogates spouting debunked stories and conspiracy theories on his show. CNN has begun their ad campaign explaining that someone can call an apple a banana as much as they want, but that doesn't mean it will suddenly become one.
‘Spinning is one thing – lying is a whole other…
'Spinning is one thing - lying is a whole other show': Lemon plays Sarah Sanders false recounting of Trump's words During his evening show, CNN's Don Lemon played Trump's own words followed by his press secretary's "alternative interpretation" of what Trump said. During the daily press briefing, reporters asked Sanders what Trump means by such statements, and her response was to deny that he said them.
Georgia Governor says tourism had $60.8 billion impact in 2016
Gov. Nathan Deal spoke Thursday at the 2017 Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference on Jekyll Island. He said more than 450,000 jobs across the state were somehow tied to tourism in 2016.
GOP tax plan may offer little aid for many in middle class
House Republicans have stressed that the tax plan they unveiled Thursday is tailored to benefit America's middle class. Just how much it would remains uncertain based on the details that have been provided so far.
Roskam says new Republican tax plan is good for middle class
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam praised the new Republican tax plan -- estimated to cost trillions over a decade and be the biggest change to the tax code in years -- as tax relief for middle-income families and an opportunity for businesses to expand. Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, chairs the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy and was one of the authors of the plan.
Bill introduced allowing Hawaii’s foreign fishermen onshore
A group representing Hawaii commercial fishermen has fi... HONOLULU - Hundreds of foreign fishermen currently confined to vessels in Honolulu for years at a time would be allowed to come ashore when they dock under legislation introduced Thursday in Congress. The Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act offers workplace protections a year after an Associated Press investigation found that Hawaii's commercial fishing fleet is crewed by about 700 men who are never allowed off their boats, even when they come into the Honolulu Harbor to unload their catch.