Bipartisan support in the House for this bill: The legislation passed unanimously by voice vote, to thunderous applause. The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously in May, now heads to President Obama’s desk, where its future is uncertain. The White House has hinted strongly it will veto the measure. Obama has lobbied fiercely against it, […]
The House Democrats issued a photo to mock House Speaker Paul Ryan’s photo with RNC interns, who happened to be mostly white Americans. What the ABC News headline forgot, which read, “House Democrats Troll Speaker Paul Ryan for Instagram Post with Interns,” that if no one applies, you can’t interview and accept interns. If minorities […]
Um, have fun with that come July: House Democrats ended their takeover of the House floor shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday, a protest that began more than 24 hours ago. But they pledged to continue some form of protest when the House returns from the July 4 recess. “We must come back here on July […]
It was due to the fact that the House of Representatives had cut off live broadcasting of the sit-in protest, and the media was covering their protest.
From the Washington Examiner: However, as far as historicity is concerned, it was just eight years ago that an estimated 45 House Republicans, angry about Democratic inaction on recent energy legislation, staged a similar protest and refused to vacate the chamber. Like the House’s current leadership, then-Speaker Pelosi had the chamber’s cameras and the microphones […]
John Lewis, a former civil rights leader, was once put on the terror watch list and was stopped between 35-40 times at the airport due to his name being on the arbitrary list. Yet, he’s pushing for those on a terror watch list being denied their constitutional right to bear arms, even after his experience? […]
Under the hashtag #NoBillNoVote, Democrats in the House of Representatives staged a sit-in protest over gun control, preventing normal business to be conducted. ABC News’ headline was “Democrats Staging Sit-In on House Floor to Protest Inaction on Guns.” Doesn’t that sound one-sided? New York Times reported that the GOP quickly shifted the session to a recess […]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) has already endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and now her and other Democratic colleagues are targeting the Center for Medical Progress for exposing Planned Parenthood’s abortion practices.