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This Years Legislative Priorities for House Progressive Caucus - Framingham, MA - MA State House Progressive Caucus Announces Legislative Priorities for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session
May 14, 2021 4:47 pm Legislation that will lead to the establishment of a statutory agency that will coordinate and manage the response to flooding along the River Shannon catchment area is expected to be published by the summer. The River Shannon Management Agency Bill has been included on the government’s Priority Legislation list. This is positive news for hundreds of farmers, rural communities, towns and businesses severely impacted by devastating floods over the years. River Shannon flood prevention The bill will pave the way for the creation of a statutory agency, within the Office of...
Nation's gun laws. >> are you seeing success, i don't know, maybe not on the federal level but on a state level and interpersonal level? >> everyone is waiting for this carttic movement in congress. it will happen. we have to build our power in statehouses and board rooms. last year we passed new laws in 20 states, nine of which were signed by republican governors. the nra has not passed its priority legislation. >> you sound hopeful. >> i'm so hope. if i wouldn't wake up every day and do this work as a volunteer if we weren't winning. >> many a disheartening moment. look at another mass shoot...
Trump's campaign. haven't passed a single piece of priority legislation. >> do they need to pass anything new or just protect their turf. >> they want to do both. they thought with a republican president in congress they would be able to pass legislation to line the pockets of gun manufacturers. i can tell you when we show up at statehouses, it's dozens and hundreds of mom volunteers and one nra lobbyist. >> gun safety was front and center in the midterms. we didn't see it in the last presidential election. we've sign some democratic candidates make this a central issue of their campaigns. do ...
ridiculist tonight. breaking news everyone. tonight right now in that building over on the senate side according to democrat harry reid who spoke last hour, nothing is going on. the senate is now adjourned. but the clock is still ticking and the government is running out of money to pay the bills at this moment because the debt limit was not raised back in may, the united states treasury has less cash on hand than apple computer. on wednesday the government will have $23 billion in social security checks to send out and not enough cash to cover them unless it doesn't send out a who...