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making sure that our families are taken care of. making sure that the families in our communities are taken care of. and what weve seen in this chamber is tough. its tough to watch. its tough to imagine what would happen in this chamber today if we were debating social security and medicare. what would happen? what would the votes be? where would people stand? thats why its important that hakeem jeffries leads this body. on behalf of the democratic caucus, i am nominating the leader of...

Tonight on the reidout we dont have food, we dont have nothing. Nothing, no life here. No life here. When i close my eyes, i see bombs. I see a lot of houses down. Its not fair. Its not fair. Its not fair. Families including americans like that man, wait at egypts border, hoping to escape the hell that is gaza. As israeli troops amass for the expected gaza invasion. Also tonight, trump loses again. As judge Tanya Chutkan slaps a partial gag order on him, limiting the vile that hes allowed to spe...

territory. former president trump faces hecklers and booing on the campaign trail at the libertarian party convention. how he handled the rowdy crowd. >> you should nominate me or at least vote for me and we should win together. [ boos ] costly cookouts. how inflation is hitting your barbecues, from burgers to sides. also, threats against congress. an increasing number of investigations sparked by safety concerns. >> it shows no sign of abating. and later, honoring our heroes. �...

In marked contrast to the feckless betrayal of American interests the Senate GOP demonstrated on the “Obamabomb” nuclear weapons treaty with Iran, today’s Senate GOP is standing united against the Democrats’ plan to surrender our sovereignty through signing two World Health Organization treaties.Yesterday, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and the entire Senate Republican Conference called for the Biden administration to withdraw its support for two internation...

As it is about tax time again, I think these thoughts need to be expressed. Before I start into the main meat of this piece, I am going to throw out

Dear friends of El Salvador, We need your help to make a call to your Congressional representative to ask them to sign on to an important letter to the State Department expressing concerns about human rights violations, political persecution, and attacks on democracy in El Salvador. We only have until MONDAY to get reps to sign on so…

Right now. im just saying -- >> so youve been watching. jake was mentioning, youve got hern at six, donalds at four. this is obviously -- >> people are moving around in there. >> but its moving around. now, is that -- does that mean anything? >> i dont know. i just listened very carefully to sessions. whos talking about six, seven, or eight. which is more than the five that they need to tank this thing, deal or no deal. and you know, get them in a room and pressure them. i hope youre right. i ju...

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced condemning the killing of Mahsa (Jhina) Amini and urging for targeted sanctions against Iranian officials and institutions involved in the crackdown. Take action to help pass this important resolution by calling your members of Congress.

Billings, Mont., Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  86% of American voters support the American Beef Labeling Act that reinstates mandatory country of...

We are hearing from our allies in Congress that they are being lobbied hard to reject the Iran nuclear deal. If Congress doesn't hear from us, they’re hearing from those who wish to sabotage diplomacy and launch us into another war of choice in the Middle East. Take Action: Call Congress today and a