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The Bill That Congress Might Be Embarrassed Enough to Pass

January 30, 2022 Congress, Bill, pass, might, enough, Embarrassed0 comment

In secret meetings two years ago this month, members of Congress were briefed on what the rest of America would soon learn: A deadly virus was spreading rapidly overseas and headed for the United States. Some lawmakers acted immediately—not in the public’s interest, but in their own. They sold stocks weeks before markets crashed, when the scale of the threat posed by the novel coronavirus became broadly known. A global pandemic was unfolding, and these lawmakers were fretting as much about the health of their financial portfolios as about the…

Joe Biden signs annual defense policy bill into law

December 28, 2021 Bill, Signs, annual, Policy, Biden, Defense, into0 comment

President Biden on Monday signed into law the annual defense-policy bill, capping months of partisan back-and-forth over a litany of hot-button issues as the legislation made its way through Congress. The final version of the $ 770 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes a nearly 5% increase in military spending … The Washington Times stories: White House

Enthusiasm wanes as Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare bill is delayed, watered down

December 18, 2021 Biden's, Welfare, wanes, $1.75, watered, down, Social, Bill, Enthusiasm, Trillion, Delayed0 comment

Democrats are beginning to wonder if President Biden’s $ 1.75 trillion social welfare legislation is worth the effort, especially after a lone holdout has watered down the bill and delayed its passage until next year. Lawmakers say Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, has forced the White House to trim … The Washington Times stories: White House

On Bill of Rights Day, Christian Group Says Hope Isn’t Lost on Next Generation

December 15, 2021 group, Rights, Generation, Isn't, Christian, Next, says, Lost, Hope, Bill0 comment

What if former President Ronald Reagan was right? What if freedom really is never more than “one generation away from extinction,” as the then-governor of California said during his inaugural address in 1967. A Purcellville, Virginia-based Christian youth group called Generation Joshua has heeded Reagan’s warning and is working tirelessly to empower and educate teenagers to become future leaders of our nation. The organization exists “to teach high school students about their country, where it comes from, why it’s free, and how to keep it that way,” Joel Grewe, the…

Biden will meet Manchin next week to persuade him on $1.9 trillion social spending bill

December 12, 2021 Trillion, Manchin, persuade, $1.9, Next, Biden, Social, spending, Week, Bill, Meet0 comment

President Biden will meet with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin next week to talk him into supporting the administration’s $ 1.9 trillion social spending bill. Mr. Biden told reporters on Friday that he wasn’t sure if he could convince the moderate Democrat to vote on passing his bill, better known as … The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden doesn’t support ‘Squad’ bill to abolish federal incarceration, White House says

November 24, 2021 abolish, incarceration, Biden, says, House, White, federal, support, Bill, Doesn't, squad0 comment

The White House on Tuesday said President Biden enjoyed visiting the Michigan district of Rep. Rashida Tlaib earlier this month but he does not support a proposal that she and other members of the progressive “Squad” are championing to release federal prisoners within 10 years. “Let me be absolutely clear. … The Washington Times stories: White House