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Washington: In the latest sign of rising tensions within the US Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said on Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office for safety reasons after being âberatedâ by an outspoken conservative Republican congresswoman.
Democrat Cori Bush, an ordained pastor from Missouri, described confrontations with Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, whose office is located near Bushâs in one of the three large House of Representatives office buildings. Both are first-term House members who took office this month.
House Democrat Cori Bush, pictured last year, will move offices after a clash with a pro-conspiracy theory Republican representative.
WASHINGTON: In the latest sign of rising tensions within the US Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said on Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office for safety reasons after being “berated” by an outspoken conservative Republican congresswoman. Democrat Cori Bush, an ordained pastor from Missouri, described confrontations with Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of
Bishops, other pro-life leaders decry Biden action ending ‘Mexico City policy’
A woman prays outside the Mexico Supreme Court building in Mexico City July 29, 2020, while the court proposed to decriminalize abortion. On Jan. 28, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden rescinded a policy that prevented nongovernmental organizations receiving U.S. funding from promoting abortion overseas. (CNS photo/Henry Romero, Reuters)
By Julie Asher • Catholic News Service • Posted January 28, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden’s memo rescinding the so-called “Mexico City policy” Jan. 28 is a “grievous” action that “actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations.”