By Insider NJ | January 27, 2021, 10:28 am | in News
Recorded on 12/8/2020, as part of our “Democracy at a Crossroads” series of programs, Steve Adubato is joined by U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) – NJ, to discuss the state of our democracy, the lack of trust in the electoral process, President Trump’s tone and demeanor during the 2020 election, and her thoughts on, then, President-elect Joe Biden.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill says democracy is always at a crossroads because it is a government for and by the people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she adds, “I know people are frustrated…we haven’t gotten the second round of Cares Act Funding, but we did act so quickly in Congress and in the country in government to pass the first round of Cares Act funding. We did better than really any nation on Earth in addressing the economic concerns of the pandemic.”
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Facebook, Lyft and DoorDash announced Wednesday that they will no longer be donating to the Republican Attorneys General Association after reports that the group helped organize robocalls urging protesters to descend on the Capitol on Jan. 6, when a violent mob attacked the building.
Popular Information, a newsletter by Judd Legum, which first reported the decision by the three companies, added that The University of Phoenix is demanding a refund from the group to the tune of $50,000 that it donated in 2020.
The prosecutors association and its fundraising arm, the Rule of Law Defense Fund, paid for the robocalls to go out the day before the riots that killed five people including a Capitol police officer.