3 Of Nancy Pelosi’s Power Grabs Congress Needs To End In January
December 29, 2020
House Republicans’ victories on Nov. 3 mean Democrats will have a much narrower majority in the 117th Congress one of the narrowest congressional majorities in decades. And doesn’t Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., know it. Not only does she not want to give up the power grabs she muscled through during the current Congress, reports suggest she wants to tighten down on one of the few remaining procedural options Republicans have to amend legislation.
As the next Congress prepares to convene on Jan. 3, Republicans should publicly make the case against each of these Pelosi power grabs. At minimum, raising the profile on these will force so-called “moderate” Democrats to determine whether they wish to endorse Pelosi’s autocratic rule by rubber-stamping her power grabs (again).
PA misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act northcentralpa.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northcentralpa.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Trump won Florida. These were the other big political stories of 2020
The convention that was canceled, the primary that barely registered, the downfall of a Democratic star and the rise of a deadly pandemic. These stories shaped Florida on the way to an extraordinary election.
Â
Â
Supporters of President Donald Trump wave signs and some wear MAGA face masks thrown to the crowd by the president at Orlando Sanford International Airport on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 in Sanford. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Published Dec. 23, 2020
No one expected 2020 to be a quiet year in politics, but the remarkable events of the past 12 months set the stage for an extraordinary election season impossible to predict. And Florida, a diverse and divided swing state and a beacon for weird news, was always in the spotlight.
.
Update 1/22/2021: Following an executive order by President Joe Biden, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 20 extended its ban on evictions until the end of March.
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania tenants and homeowners missed out on roughly $108 million of $175 million in federal coronavirus relief because state programs distributing the funding made it too hard to access, Spotlight PA has found. The remaining money will be redistributed to the state’s Department of Corrections.
Over the summer, Pennsylvania created two new housing programs to spend money it received under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act: $150 million for rent relief and $25 million for mortgage help. Thousands of struggling families applied up until an extended Nov. 4 deadline, as coronavirus shutdowns led to layoffs, lost wages, and missed rent and mortgage payments. Local governments and nonprofits administering the funds were inundated with phone calls and emails
East Chicago lawmaker to help lead national Hispanic legislators organization kokomoperspective.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kokomoperspective.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.