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Supermajorities Oppose ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors, Against Biological Males Playing Female Sports, Poll Finds

March 12, 2024 poll, Males, against, Playing, Finds, care, female, Minors, sports, Biological, genderaffirming, oppose, Supermajorities0 comment

A new poll finds that by a margin of nearly 3 to 1, respondents don’t think that it should be legal to provide minors with puberty blockers, drugs, and/or surgery to transition from one sex to the other. And by an even bigger margin, better than 7 to 1, respondents said that biological males who “identify” as female should not be permitted to compete in girls’ and women’s sports. GCM24-0306-Executive-SummaryDownload GCM24-0306-Toplines-Perceptions-of-Conservative-and-LiberalDownload The Rasmussen Survey, conducted March 6 and 7 among 1,000 registered voters, also found that only 10% had ever…

Lack of ‘Affirmation’ Is Child Abuse: New Biden Rule Applies Transgender Standard to Foster Care

November 25, 2023 care, Lack, Standard, rule, child, foster, Transgender, applies, ‘Affirmation’, Biden, abuse0 comment

Transgender orthodoxy may soon become a litmus test for parenthood, according to the logic of a new policy working its way through the Department of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden. A new rule in HHS’ Administration for Children and Families would apply the idea that any lack of “affirmation” constitutes a form of child abuse to foster care placements. Once that idea takes root in foster care, child protective services agencies might start applying it more broadly. The rule would reinterpret the Social Security Act, which requires…

House’s MAGA Debt Limit Bill Puts All Republicans On The Record In Favor Of Cuts To Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Other Vital Programs. We Will Hold Them Accountable

April 27, 2023 record, them, debt, health, Favor, care, Vital, puts, cuts, houses, Hold, Accountable, Limit, MAGA, benefits, veterans, Bill, Republicans, Programs0 comment

Washington, D.C. –In response to the House Debt Ceiling vote, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Every Republican just went on the record for devastating cuts to veterans benefits, health care and numerous other vital programs. We are going to make sure their constituents don’t forget it, today, tomorrow, and every day between now and Election Day. Every member in a vulnerable district who aligned with Speaker McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene are on notice for voting in lockstep with the deeply unpopular MAGA wing.” …

Do Voters Care About John Fetterman’s Stroke?

October 17, 2022 about, voters, John, care, Fetterman’s, Stroke0 comment

Every second of every day, oxygen-rich blood is coursing through your brain. Your heart pumps it up through your chest and neck, along tinier and tinier arterial tubes, twisting and turning among the grooves and lobes of gray matter until it reaches the brain cells it’s meant to nourish. But this journey can be interrupted. An artery can get clogged—often by a free-floating, gelatinous clot—which halts the flow of blood. The clog will starve your brain’s cells of oxygen. Within moments, your brain’s tissue will start to die. This is…

VA looks to overhaul pay, ‘antiquated’ hiring processes in major veteran care bill

June 15, 2022 ‘antiquated’, processes, overhaul, looks, Bill, care, Major, Veteran, hiring0 comment

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing to transform its workforce and health care facilities in anticipation of legislation that would deliver a historic expansion of health care to veterans. The Senate is expected to reach a final vote this week on the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act. The legislation, at its core, would expand disability compensation and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service. VA Secretary Denis McDonough told the Senate VA…

Senate passes resolution blocking Biden admin’s vaccine mandate for health care workers

March 3, 2022 Vaccine, admin’s, Senate, Biden, workers, health, care, Passes, Resolution, blocking, mandate0 comment

<p><em>To listen to the Federal Newscast on your phone or mobile device, subscribe in <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-newstalk?showAllEpisodes=true”>PodcastOne</a> or <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-newscast/id1053077930?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a>. The best listening experience on desktop can be found using Chrome, Firefox or Safari.</em></p> <ul> <li>A board crucial to federal employees has a quorum, after a long period of vacancy. The Senate has confirmed two of three nominees for the Merit Systems Protection Board, which, among other things, hears appeals of adverse employment actions. The board has lacked a quorum for more than 1,800 days, about five years. Senators approved Ray Limon and…