WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), a member of the Joint Resolutions Committee, released the following statement on the committees decision not to pass the Efficient Legislature Amendment. “During the last session of the Joint Resolutions Committee, Democrats have once again undermined our legislature and by extension, our country as a whole. This amendment proposed a change to the Senate rules to establish a set amount of time that bills in committee could stand without any action. The goal of this proposal was to increase the efficiency of the committee process in the Senate and ensure that action will be taken on bills that directly help our nation. As it stands, bills that have been referred to committees
Representative Kevin McCarthy is one of fifteen Republican members in Congress in the state of California, which is highly outnumbered by thirty-eight democrats. After four years of getting reelected as the representative for the 22nd district in California, redistricting retitled it the 23rd district. The newly numbered district became more compact, losing the central coast while adding a chunk of Tulare County. This did not change the fact that McCarthy’s district was still heavily Republican. The redistricting of 2012 in California showcased a new way to redistrict as the citizens of California chose the district lines, providing one of the most competitive elections in the country.
Betsy DeVos’ name is starting to get attention. She is, after all, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the next United States Education Secretary. But Betsy DeVos may be getting negative attention instead of a positive one. In Florida, teachers are already planning to protest against Trump’s pick.
The United States just elected a new president recently. This is a major event, because this is a country that values the citizens right to vote above many other rights and privileges. The months and weeks leading up to the election were very divisive and showed how humans have a long way to go before reaching a peaceful resolution of
Filibuster is known as a “the effort by a senator to delay the chamber’s business by making long speeches” (Bond, 726). This tactic is used normally when a senator wants to have a bill be ignored so it won’t pass. They do this by taking all of the available time for the bill by talking or making a speech. Which means that the filibuster is believed to impair with the political process. A lot of people believe it should end while others do not see the harm.
A filibuster is a tactic in the legislative process sometimes used in the US Senate by opponents of a bill to block its passage. In the Senate use their unique right to unlimited debate as a way to prevent or delay the Senate from ever voting on a bill. Senator’s work together can practically debate forever, tying up the legislative agenda until the proponents of a bill finally give up their battle. Filibusters are not allowed in the House of Representatives because House rules limit the time allowed for debate on bills. In 2013 because of Democratic frustration about filibusters of judicial and executive branch nominees the filibuster’s rules changed.
After nearly fifty days in the White House, President Trump has done an excellent job. On his second day in office he vowed to destroy the Islamic State, and on his ninth day he fulfilled his promise of a 5 year-ban on officials becoming lobbyists after they leave government, and a lifetime ban on White House officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government, which was a promise kept. (foxnews.com) My favorite quote by my President Trump is “My policy is to learn from the past, focus on the present, and dream about the future. " I think that this quote describes him perfectly as a president.
Over the last few decades, the United States Congress has debated numerous campaign finance reforms. Debated proposals have included limiting independent expenditures, raising limits on individual contributions, banning all private campaign contributions, and creating a public financing campaign system. In many of the debates, compelling arguments exist for both the proponents and the opponents. Generally, arguments are predicated upon constitutional concepts, Supreme Court rulings, standard policy, logic and reason, and personal perspectives.
According to Farber (1981), "Despite the difficulties in cutting back, the need for substantial federal budget cuts are two reasons: first, cuts are essential in returning our nation back to a continuation of economic growth; and second, the administration has proposed a substantial increase in flexibility that would allow state and local governments to mitigate the harmful impact of the cuts. " Officials in many other government agencies including those at the federal, state, and local levels have also faced increased budgetary constraints. Although budgets have constricted, the workload of the court has continued to increase. I was given carte blanche to do what needs to be done to get our budget down 12% in expenditures. After cutting all
I strongly agree that Bernie Sanders should be the president of the United States of America because of the fact that he has a lot of experience with that. Bernie Sanders was the Mayor of Burlington Vermont from 1981 to 1989 which is about 8 years. He was then elected to the House of Representatives in 1991, where he remained until 2007, at the time he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Sanders was re-elected to the Senate in 2012, and has continued to be in that capacity to the present day. If my math is correct that is 32 years in actual elective office.
Donald Trump will destroy this country if he’s elected President. This Presidential Campaign has proven it. He’s a reality television host not the person that should be our next President. All of his “qualities” are perfect examples on why he shouldn’t be President. Trump is not suited to be the next president.
The Affordable Care Act, (ACA) often referred to as Obamacare, was signed into law March 23rd, 2010 and has quickly become a nightmare to millions of citizens nationwide. While there were fortunate people who benefited from the heavily subsidized and affordable healthcare that was not readily available before ACA was passed, many more people found that their once affordable healthcare was no longer an option due to new ACA requirements (how so?). ACA was designed to extend insurance benefits to roughly 30 million uninsured Americans. The Obama administration aimed to extend Medicaid and provide federal subsidies so lower and middle-class Americans could afford to buy private insurance. This act alone forced millions of Americans out of their
During the presidency of the first black president know as Barack Obama, many acts were enlisted under his time as president. One of the main acts was the affordable care act or obamacare, which is mostly recognized as, is a term that was adopted by himself which represents U.S health care systems most significant regulatory overhaul and coverage. The affordable care act provides americans with better health security by putting in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that will expand coverage, hold insurance companies accountable, lower health insurance care cost, guarantee more choice, and enhance the quality care of all Americans. All over the world most countries usually have health care as an free coverage for all people however,
Research/Results (Pro) The Republicans claim that Obamacare’s flaws are unacceptable and disastrous. Even with all of this debate and disagreements over the ACA, Rubio a Republican, “suggests a partial repeal” (Beavers par. 3) because he feels that Obama Care has some benefits, but could be improved. However, repealing the ACA has it’s own consequences. (Con)
The Affordable Care Act: Bad For Some, Great For Millions For sometime, many US citizens have not had the resources to acquire an adequate health insurance plan. Although faced by many oppositions, the US government has found a solution, The Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare”, is a US healthcare reform law that focuses mainly on providing more Americans with access to an affordable health insurance. The Affordable Care Act is said to expand the affordability, quality, and availability of private and public health insurance through consumer protections, regulations, subsidies, taxes, insurance exchanges, and other reforms. Signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, hence the nickname “Obamacare”, the
