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MoveOn: No Reason for Senate Democrats to Vote for House CR

March 11, 2025 Democrats, Senate, House, Vote, Reason, MoveOn0 comment

WASHINGTON – In response to House Republicans passing a CR that would benefit the top 1% at the expense of regular Americans, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Leader Jeffries and House Democrats were right to vote no on a CR that would hurt everyday people in favor of giving billionaires like Elon Musk even more money. Senate Democrats are the only thing in the way of the Trump-Musk illegal billionaire takeover. There isn’t a single reason for why Democratic lawmakers should help Republicans destroy Medicare,…

Melania Trump lobbies Congress to criminalize publication of revenge porn; House leaders vow vote

March 3, 2025 Lobbies, Porn, criminalize, Congress, House, Vote, leaders, Revenge, Trump, Melania, publication0 comment

First lady Melania Trump visited Capitol Hill on Monday to lobby Congress to pass a bill to combat revenge pornography, including so-called deepfakes. The Washington Times stories: White House

House Republicans introduce bill to erase USAID

February 11, 2025 USAID, erase, Republicans, House, Bill, introduce0 comment

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Chip Roy introduced legislation Friday that would abolish the beleaguered U.S. Agency for International Development. The Washington Times stories: White House

White House moves to eliminate Federal Executive Institute

February 11, 2025 White, executive, federal, INSTITUTE, moves, eliminate, House0 comment

The Federal Executive Institute, a long-standing leadership development center for federal executives, is shutting down. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the Office of Personnel Management to take all necessary steps to abolish the FEI. “Per POTUS’s order, the Federal Executive Institute will be closed. It’s time the federal workforce worked for America’s taxpayers!” OPM said on social media platform X. The institute opened its doors in 1968 — President Lyndon B. Johnson created it as a senior staff college within the federal government to support…

House Democrats introduce Taxpayer Data Protection Act in response to Musk’s actions

February 7, 2025 House, Response, introduce, protection, data, actions, taxpayer, Musk's, Democrats0 comment

House Democrats are making a push to secure data at the Treasury Department. A group of lawmakers have introduced the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. The bill seeks to add a layer of protection against anyone seeking to access the agency’s systems. The legislation would bar anyone with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from getting into the Treasury Department’s data. The bill comes after billionaire Elon Musk and some of his employees gained access to Treasury Department data. House Democrats said they’re expecting a Senate companion bill for…

What to Know and What to Do About the White House Funding Freeze Chaos

February 3, 2025 about, House, White, know, funding, chaos, freeze0 comment

Donald Trump just issued an order that will immediately stop federal funding and hurt American families. Healthcare will be cut. Preschools will be forced to close. Services for seniors will end. While advocates were able to file a successful appeal with the courts to halt Trump from continuing to move forward, Trump wants this fight to erupt and to disrupt the lives of his opponents and millions of everyday Americans. This is another way for Trump to make people’s everyday lives harder and hurt their wallets while giving tax cuts…