President Biden is announcing actions on climate change, including a ban on new gas and oil leases on federal land. He s also expected to make climate change a national security priority and create a White House office on environmental justice. Here & Now s Tonya Mosley speaks with Democratic Congressman
Ro Khanna of California, who is also a co-sponsor of the Green New Deal resolution.
This segment aired on January 27, 2021.
Trump Rightly Vetoes Pentagon Budget, for the Wrong Reasons 02.01.2021 - New York City - Amy Goodman
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President Trump raised hackles in Congress last week with his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Pentagon’s bloated budget is a $740 billion, 4500-page monstrosity that siphons vast amounts of the public’s scarce resources into what former Republican President Dwight Eisenhower called “the military industrial complex.” Trump’s grievances that prompted the veto include Congress’ refusal to overturn a law commonly referred to as Section 230, heralded by groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Free Press as a bedrock protector of free speech on the Internet. Trump is also against the military renaming bases currently named after
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
President Trump raised hackles in Congress last week with his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Pentagonâs bloated budget is a $740 billion, 4500-page monstrosity that siphons vast amounts of the publicâs scarce resources into what former Republican President Dwight Eisenhower called âthe military industrial complex.â Trumpâs grievances that prompted the veto include Congressâ refusal to overturn a law commonly referred to as Section 230, heralded by groups like the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Free Press as a bedrock protector of free speech on the Internet. Trump is also against the military renaming bases currently named after Confederate officers. A Congressional veto override of Trumpâs petulance and racism, however, is only a victory for the warmakers.
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President Trump unexpectedly signed a $2.3 trillion spending package Sunday that includes a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package. The bill includes direct payments of $600 for most adults, expanded unemployment benefits, aid for small businesses, money for vaccine distribution, and a temporary extension of a federal eviction ban. Millions were plunged into uncertainty over the holidays as Trump held up the signing of the bill while he vacationed and golfed in Florida. This allowed two unemployment programs to lapse Saturday night. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar tweeted Sunday night, “Never forget, his tantrums have real life consequences for millions of Americans. Since [unemployment insurance] expired Saturday, this delay will almost certainly postpone state unemployment payouts. I am so glad his days of inflicting pain are coming to an end,” she tweeted.