One Democratic lawmaker said Republicans’ plot to shut down the federal government over a vaccination rule is “extraordinarily cynical and dangerous.” Congressional Republicans on Wednesday refused to drop their threat to shut down the federal government over President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccination requirements for employers, even after the first case of the Omicron variant was detected in the […]
“Normalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of all Muslims. Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in Congress.” Rep. Ilhan Omar on Saturday condemned her GOP colleagues’ inaction following the recent publication by Rep. Lauren Boebert of an anti-Muslim video in which the Colorado Republican lies about the Somali-American lawmaker being mistaken for […]
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday censured outspoken conservative Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video to social media that depicted him striking a liberal foe, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with a sword and attacking President Joe Biden. After a contentious debate, the House voted almost entirely along party […]
Rep. Don Young’s WOW Subcommittee Hearing Opening Statement. Video-Rep.Young/YouTube WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young served as Ranking Member at a legislative hearing of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife. Congressman Young’s Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) reauthorization bill (H.R. 59) received a hearing alongside Subcommittee Chairman Jared Huffman’s (D-CA) own […]