The Orthodox Union is backing a bipartisan letter circulating in the Senate that calls for doubling security funding for non-profits, citing threats to both Jewish and Muslim institutions. “At a time when children being evacuated from daycare centers in response to repeated bomb threats and mosques are deliberately being set on fire, we must ensure that all organizations that face these threats have the support they need,” says the letter to Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly authored by Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
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Following the president’s address to congress North Country politician Elisa Stefanik says she is pleased with some of Donald Trump’s actions while Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand remains more skeptical. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, says she is pleased with steps President Donald Trump is taking to grow the economy and address issues with the Affordable Care Act.
In rare concession, top Dem predicts Gorsuch will be confirmed
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that President Trump’s pick to replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court will likely be confirmed because even if he does not win enough votes, the “nuclear option” would likely be employed. “I hope we do vote him down,” she said in an interview with NY1 .
Grassley works to ensure government accountability
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley has a long record of working hard to make sure that federal government programs accomplish the purposes for which they were created. The Iowa Republican is among the Senate’s most diligent watchdogs of bureaucrats at work.
Senate opposition to Trump Cabinet nominees likely to set record
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‘Women’s March’ Occupies Washington Day After Donald Trump’s Inauguration
Roughly half a million people of all ages, backgrounds and genders crammed into the nation’s capital a day after President Donald Trump took the oath of office-a demonstration that called itself the “Women’s March,” but protested the GOP agenda on healthcare, immigration and the rights of racial and sexual minorities. Participants packed the center of the city so densely that little actual marching occurred.
Trump’s Pentagon pick receives strong support in first vote
Retired Gen. James Mattis won overwhelming support Thursday in a first vote to allow him to run the Pentagon after telling senators he places Russia at No.
Bill to jumpstart research, speed up treatment options
A bill signed by President Barack Obama recently is looking to bring medical breakthroughs and tackle some of the largest health challenges facing Americans. Now a law, the 21st Century Cures Act will speed up the federal review process while reducing bureaucracy needed to approve new medical treatment options.