legislation
The bills that Congress reject are as informative as the ones it does. Reviews of all the legislation that meet their fate in government halls.
When a state hates its residents.
The state government of Missouri is rotten. This isn’t about policies that it has gotten wrong, though there are plenty of those. I’m referring to how the state government of Missouri doesn't just refuse to help its citizens, it actively works to stop assistance provided by the federal government.
By Buck Hardcastle5 years ago in The Swamp
Critical Race Theory: A Former Tennessee Teacher Responds to New State Legislation . Top Story - May 2021.
Critical Race Theory. The latest newly politicized buzzword has become a polarizing topic in politics and education circles across the U.S. Touted by many academics, activists, and professional teachers as a valuable lens through which to analyze legal, political, and historical topics but widely derided by the conservative right as an inaccurate portrayal of history, today I will examine the basics of critical race theory, explain how this method comes into play in K-12 classrooms today, and argue against legislation currently awaiting the governor's signature in my home state of Tennessee.
By L.A. Hancock5 years ago in The Swamp
Bryan Watch: April 2021
After a three week hiatus, the House of Representatives was back last week. There were 23 votes, but only seven (7) of them were party line votes. Rep. Steil voted with the Republicans on all seven of them. As usual, Republicans voted en masse against considering HR 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act and HR 1195, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. (RC 102 and 103, April 14)
By John Heckenlively5 years ago in The Swamp
The White House plan to combat Asian American Pacific Islander hate & a Chelsea, ME Representative’s hateful email
The current situation of Asian American racial hate crimes on the rise across the nation has created a toxic environment for numerous Asian Americans.
By Stephen Dalton5 years ago in The Swamp
President Biden’s $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild Infrastructure.
President Joe Biden announced his infrastructure package on Wednesday, the 31st March 2021 and it focuses on infrastructure spending with a price tag of $2 trillion. In the announcement, Biden emphasized the need for building not only the roads and bridges but also the middle class as a whole.
By DEEPAK SETHI5 years ago in The Swamp
Fresh Water: A Basic Right
Water! The most precious of all things Through-out history wars have been fought over the right to claim water rights. Like a nations finances, governments ability to control the availability of water is the other source in determining the destiny of populations. Transparency and effective governance of water is the prerequisite for all human and animal development. It also ensures environmental stability. Yet we especially here in the United States take the supply of readily available access of water for granted. We waste it, we squander it, we horde it, we pollute it, and generally abuse the supply we have.
By Dr. Williams5 years ago in The Swamp
The Sovereignty Law: An Idea To Exempt Competent People From The Constraints of The Law
Quick Fact -The law slows down a percentage of us. Introducing a solid way to make certain individuals exempt from the law helps us be productive, take the correct steps, not be afraid of censorship, and generally do our thing without inhibition!
By Gabriel Mohr5 years ago in The Swamp
Senate Passes COVID Relief
And it is done. After a a marathon session of amendments that took roughly 14 hours, the Senate finally passed HR 1319, the COVID relief bill on an entirely party line vote of 50 to 49. (Roll Call 110), Due to changes the Senate made, the bill heads back to the House of Representatives for reconciliation.
By John Heckenlively5 years ago in The Swamp
Rishi Sunak Delivers UK Budget
UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer Rishi Sunak has delivered the 2021 budget which laid out all the measures that would be put in place to try and help the country recover financially from the Covid 19 pandemic. During a time when we are all being asked to stay at home as much as possible and work from home to avoid contracting and passing on the virus, extra measures have had to be put in place in order to ensure that the general public will be able to survive and manage their everyday lives. This includes different types and levels of funding to ensure people can work from home and be able to afford and receive the every day services they need to manage their lives.
By Ashish Prabhu5 years ago in The Swamp
Bryan Watch: Feb 2021
Week 1 (Feb 1-5) The biggest thing the House dealt with the first week was the budget. Not surprisingly, Republicans unanimously rejected it, including Steil. They opposed even discussing it, as usual. (H Res 101, RC 26 and 27, February 5) The bill paves the way for Congress to pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package.
By John Heckenlively5 years ago in The Swamp
