by editor | May 28, 2016 | Law, Senate, White House
The Senate Must Do Its Job Senate Republicans are refusing to hold a hearing for President Obama’s nominee Chief Judge Merrick Garland. Here’s why this is an unprecedented level of obstruction.
by editor | May 28, 2016 | Elections 2020, Senate, Social
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement Friday on the agreement between Verizon and 39,000 striking members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers: “I congratulate the strikers,...
by editor | May 28, 2016 | Elections 2020, Environment, Senate, White House
Bernie Sanders on Friday took his campaign to Kenneth Hahn Park to highlight how the oil and gas industry puts profits over the health of communities and the future of our planet. The park was supposed to be a 400-acre recreation area for the entire community to...
by editor | May 27, 2016 | Economy, Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) was named a ‘Fiscal Hero’ by the Campaign to Fix the Debt for his work during the 114th Congress to improve the nation’s fiscal future and address the core drivers of the national debt. “Senator Graham has...
by editor | May 27, 2016 | Senate, U.S. troop, White House, World
WASHINGTON ¬ U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has written to President Obama regarding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan. “A timely decision on U.S. force levels is necessary so that our allies and partners can generate forces and make appropriate pledges...
by editor | May 26, 2016 | Senate
Rubio: “We must do everything we can to raise awareness of the brutality taking place in repressive regimes around the world. We must not forget the hundreds of people who are being tortured or deprived of their lives for trying to bring freedom to their lands while...