News Last week in Congress.

Amol S.

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First let's talk about the good stuff.
Apparently, the Democrats have changed some aspects of the John Lewis bill, such that items that originally in the For the People Act, have been copied over to the John Lewis act that passed both Senate and House. These garments were successfully passed. Once signed, Election Day will become a federal holiday, and voter roll purges will require more stringent oversight. Unfortunately some bedazzled Republicans are now crying out that they want another amendment to the bill, and using this technique as a stall tactic for the bill.


Now lets talk about some big bad stuff that have taken place in congress regarding acts and bills. Just imagine what would be happening if they had the majority.

House Representative Miller, Mary E. who represents IL - 15 Introduced an act that would prohibit federal funds to any local school agency that does not have the ability to offer in class learning for all students that the agency represents.
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency unless in-person instruction is available to all students at the schools served by the agency.




The same House Representative also introduced another bull that would prohibit federal funds to any local school agency where any of the schools the agency represents, require it's students to wear face coverings, masks, or requiring vaccination.
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that requires any student at the schools served by the agency to wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19.




A House Representative that does not seem to live up to his name, Good, Bob, from VA - 5, has presented an act that would make States that have not made laws similar to the new laws like Georgia has made, from getting any monetary help from the Election Commission.
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the Election Assistance Commission from making payments under such Act to States and jurisdictions which fail to meet certain standards to protect the integrity and certainty of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.




Looks like a House Representative wants to look at and make available to the public some special aspects of your tax returns, if you meet a special type of tax consultant to help you file your taxes. Your consultant instead will have their entire information publicized. The name of this representative is Gooden, Lance from TX - 5.
To amend the STOCK Act to require the public availability of financial disclosure forms of certain special consultants and information relating to certain confidential filers, and for other purposes.




I thought Republicans were the party of low taxes and more tax exemptions, well that does not seem like the case for Republican House Representative Waltz, Michael, from FL - 6. The act he introduce would not longer exempt the Olympics committee from paying taxes. Don't know what that would mean for the 2028 Olympics if this bill is proposed again if Republicans get controll next cycle.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax exemption of the International Olympic Committee and similar organizations.
 

Moonbeam

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There is no goodly reason for the Olympic Committee to be tax exempt.
Why? Sport is a religion in which the worship of competition replaces worship of other forms of the sacred. What sort of a world would we find ourselves in if we can't aspire to be worshiped ourselves by being better than being somebody else. Look at me. I am enlightened and you are not. But. of course, you have my pity.
 

hal2kilo

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First let's talk about the good stuff.
Apparently, the Democrats have changed some aspects of the John Lewis bill, such that items that originally in the For the People Act, have been copied over to the John Lewis act that passed both Senate and House. These garments were successfully passed. Once signed, Election Day will become a federal holiday, and voter roll purges will require more stringent oversight. Unfortunately some bedazzled Republicans are now crying out that they want another amendment to the bill, and using this technique as a stall tactic for the bill.


Now lets talk about some big bad stuff that have taken place in congress regarding acts and bills. Just imagine what would be happening if they had the majority.

House Representative Miller, Mary E. who represents IL - 15 Introduced an act that would prohibit federal funds to any local school agency that does not have the ability to offer in class learning for all students that the agency represents.
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency unless in-person instruction is available to all students at the schools served by the agency.




The same House Representative also introduced another bull that would prohibit federal funds to any local school agency where any of the schools the agency represents, require it's students to wear face coverings, masks, or requiring vaccination.
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that requires any student at the schools served by the agency to wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19.




A House Representative that does not seem to live up to his name, Good, Bob, from VA - 5, has presented an act that would make States that have not made laws similar to the new laws like Georgia has made, from getting any monetary help from the Election Commission.
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the Election Assistance Commission from making payments under such Act to States and jurisdictions which fail to meet certain standards to protect the integrity and certainty of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.




Looks like a House Representative wants to look at and make available to the public some special aspects of your tax returns, if you meet a special type of tax consultant to help you file your taxes. Your consultant instead will have their entire information publicized. The name of this representative is Gooden, Lance from TX - 5.
To amend the STOCK Act to require the public availability of financial disclosure forms of certain special consultants and information relating to certain confidential filers, and for other purposes.




I thought Republicans were the party of low taxes and more tax exemptions, well that does not seem like the case for Republican House Representative Waltz, Michael, from FL - 6. The act he introduce would not longer exempt the Olympics committee from paying taxes. Don't know what that would mean for the 2028 Olympics if this bill is proposed again if Republicans get controll next cycle.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax exemption of the International Olympic Committee and similar organizations.
Remember who the majority in the HOR is? Mostly, not happening.
 

sportage

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Just imagine what would be happening if they had the majority.

That really says it all.
I loved Meet The Press today on NBC with the typical "Biden is doomed", "Biden is toast", "Biden is worse than Trump" doom and gloom. All this, and from a supposedly liberal news outlet, which I doubt really is liberal nor conservative. They just go with the flow searching for the highest ratings and the highest profits. And lets face it, Donald Trump brought in a lot of revenue and higher ratings than has old boring Joe Biden. I think the news media in totality want Donald Trump back so they can pretend to hate him while they really love him, as the money flows in.

But back to Meet The Press...
Meet The Press was interesting. Chuck Todd, who to me is the worst news commentator ever on any news program and certainly no Tim Russert, but old Chuck was tossing out charts and polls showing how terrible Biden is and how doomed the democrats are, and yet.... the one and only polling chart that matters, old Chuck just brushed over. THAT was the poll showing more Americans want democrats to control the house and senate than wanted republicans in control. And this is the whole ballgame, is it not? If Biden is as bad as the news media claims then why do more Americans want democrats in charge of the congress? THIS, is a very encouraging outlook for democrats in the 2022 midterms.

And as one Meet The Press guest stated, actually I think it was Bernie Sanders, is what democrats need to do and what they have not been doing is to educate and inform the public on exactly what is in the Biden BBB bill because everything in that BBB bill Americans want unanimously. Polls thru the roof in favor or controlling drug costs, polls thru the roof in favor of expanding medicare, polls thru the roof for passing home-care, polls thru the roof for every aspect of the Biden BBB bill. So why would anyone even a Trump insurrectionist want to give the house and senate back to the republicans? Republicans aren't going to give American BBB nor any parts there of.

So going by that one poll alone showing most Americans want democrats to control congress, that amounts to real hope. Voters know, even republican voters know that republicans have become the looney toons party, and republicans are only interested in electing more looney toon members to congress. Republicans might agree with this except for one thing, republicans and democrats really do want and need cheaper drugs and better healthcare through expanded medicare and they want the other good things in the BBB bill like home-care because even an insurrectionist has a elderly mom who needs help.

Yeah, I think democrats will do just fine in the 2022 midterms, even while the media buries Joe Biden six foot under. And then come 2023 when Manchin and Sinema no longer matter, democrats can pass the good stuff that Americans really want and desperately need.
 
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Moonbeam

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That really says it all.
I loved Meet The Press today on NBC with the typical "Biden is doomed", "Biden is toast", "Biden is worse than Trump" doom and gloom. All this, and from a supposedly liberal news outlet, which I doubt really is liberal nor conservative. They just go with the flow searching for the highest ratings and the highest profits. And lets face it, Donald Trump brought in a lot of revenue and higher ratings than has old boring Joe Biden. I think the news media in totality want Donald Trump back so they can pretend to hate him while they really love him, as the money flows in.

But back to Meet The Press...
Meet The Press was interesting. Chuck Todd, who to me is the worst news commentator ever on any news program and certainly no Tim Russert, but old Chuck was tossing out charts and polls showing how terrible Biden is and how doomed the democrats are, and yet.... the one and only polling chart that matters, old Chuck just brushed over. THAT was the poll showing more Americans want democrats to control the house and senate than wanted republicans in control. And this is the whole ballgame, is it not? If Biden is as bad as the news media claims then why do more Americans want democrats in charge of the congress? THIS, is a very encouraging outlook for democrats in the 2022 midterms.

And as one Meet The Press guest stated, actually I think it was Bernie Sanders, is what democrats need to do and what they have not been doing is to educate and inform the public on exactly what is in the Biden BBB bill because everything in that BBB bill Americans want unanimously. Polls thru the roof in favor or controlling drug costs, polls thru the roof in favor of expanding medicare, polls thru the roof for passing home-care, polls thru the roof for every aspect of the Biden BBB bill. So why would anyone even a Trump insurrectionist want to give the house and senate back to the republicans? Republicans aren't going to give American BBB nor any parts there of.

So going by that one poll alone showing most Americans want democrats to control congress, that amounts to real hope. Voters know, even republican voters know that republicans have become the looney toons party, and republicans are only interested in electing more looney toon members to congress. Republicans might agree with this except for one thing, republicans and democrats really do want and need cheaper drugs and better healthcare through expanded medicare and they want the other good things in the BBB bill like home-care because even an insurrectionist has a elderly mom who needs help.

Yeah, I think democrats will do just fine in the 2022 midterms, even while the media buries Joe Biden six foot under. And then come 2023 when Manchin and Sinema no longer matter, democrats can pass the good stuff that Americans really want and desperately need.
Wonderful news and with a bonus I hope. You have to cheerlead and not complain about anything political until 2022. After that, if shit goes to hell in a hand basket, you can rev your engine and moan and groan again.

Remember: :) :) :)
 

UNCjigga

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Last week in Congress we apparently lost the Senate and no one noticed. Seriously--we're down to 49 votes for the foreseeable future. Good news is Dems control the Governor's mansion and the state leg in NM so no shenanigans yet, so McConnell doesn't have a move to make.

 

hal2kilo

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Last week in Congress we apparently lost the Senate and no one noticed. Seriously--we're down to 49 votes for the foreseeable future. Good news is Dems control the Governor's mansion and the state leg in NM so no shenanigans yet, so McConnell doesn't have a move to make.

Yea, this is disturbing news. Hopefully, they got him into the hospital in time to minimize the damage. Wish for a speedy recovery.
 

Moonbeam

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I can see a lot of light bulbs going off in Proud Boy circles. But then I guess it's not so hard to think like that when you see how dangerous the left is. They steal elections so they can give hard working peoples' money to minorities who won't work for it. Worthless racists.