Congressional leaders on Monday released the text of a far-reaching $ 900 billion Covid-19 relief package. According to a summary from House and Senate Democratic leaders, the legislation will include direct payments of up to $ 600 per adult, enhanced jobless benefits of $ 300 per week, roughly $ 284 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans, $ 25 billion in rental assistance, an extension of the eviction moratorium and $ 82 billion for schools and colleges.
Texas House moves forward with no-permit carry bill
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Current Texas law requires gun owners to obtain a permit to carry their weapon in the open or in a concealed manner. House Bill 1927 passed 84-56 after several hours of emotional debate. If approved, Texas would beco...
READ THE BILL: Democrats announce Supreme Court expansion legislation
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This would allow President Biden to add four justices, overcoming the high court's present 6-3 conservative majority. Read the text of the bill, known as the Judiciary Act of 2021, below.
Republicans slam ‘assault’ on Supreme Court by Dems’ court-packing bill, say move will help GOP in elections
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But they also predicted that the move would prove unpopular and help Republicans in the midterm elections. "Democrats are launching a full assault on the independence of the federal judiciary. Republicans will stop ...
Dems urge Biden to include amnesty for some illegal immigrants in second spending bill
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The letter -- led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., as well as Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, and Ted Lieu, D-Calif. -- calls on Biden to include the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act...
House committee advances DC statehood bill along party-line vote
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The House Oversight Committee voted 25-19 in a party-line vote to support statehood and to send the bill to a full vote of the House next week. No Republican backed the measure. Backed by D.C. residentes, Mayor Murie...
CA Senate bill changes recall rules as Newsom faces ousting
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S.B. 663 would give recall subjects like Newsom access to the names and information of those who sign petitions calling for their removal from office, though the bill would not impact the current recall against the g...
Boehner on ‘Fox & Friends’: Biden infrastructure bill a ‘new word for the Green New Deal’
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REPUBLICANS SENATORS LINE UP AGAINST BIDEN'S MASSIVE $ 2T SPENDING BILL: 'FAR CRY' FROM INFRASTRUCTURE JOHN BOEHNER: Well this is apparently a new word for the Green New Deal, because if you look at the bill that th...
Biden ‘absolutely’ willing to negotiate with Republicans on spending bill, Psaki says
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GOP lawmakers have criticized Biden's American Jobs Plan for its $ 2 trillion price tag and its broad scope, but Psaki said during a press briefing that neither of these are set in stone. When asked if Biden was wil...
Jason Johnson: Repealing the police ‘Bill of Rights’ was wrong – Don’t follow Maryland’s lead
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Police accountability matters – that’s why Gov. Larry Hogan was right to veto much of Maryland’s so-called ‘police reform’ legislation last week. Desafortunadamente, the Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature...
Biden aims to redefine word ‘bipartisan’ as Dems work to push spending bill without any GOP votes
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First, De Biden $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed without a single GOP vote, and now his massive infrastructure package is facing strong Republican opposition in Washington. Biden insists he does enjoy...
Colorado bill would give children free mental health services during the pandemic
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The Colorado state legislature is working to give children free access to mental health care to help them cope with the mental ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic. HB21-1258, introduced in the House on April 6, ...