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Menendez Statement on Situation in Myanmar February 1, 2021, 11:52 am | in     WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in reaction to reports of the detention of Myanmar’s leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by the country’s armed forces:   “I strongly condemn the reported detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders by the Tatmadaw.  The launch of another coup would be a tragedy for the people of Burma after a decade of work to establish a civili...

We have a date for when the U.S. Senate will take up the impeachment trial of former President and private citizen Donald J. Trump. Today on Sekulow , we...

McConnell backs off Senate filibuster fight with Schumer McConnell said late Monday he had essentially accomplished his goal after two Democratic senators said they would not agree to changing the rules to end the filibuster Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster, easing a standoff with new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the two negotiated a power-sharing agreement in the closely divided chamber. McConnell said late Monday he had essentially accomplished his goal after two Democratic senator...

County Governments Renew Federal Aid Push PUBLISHED 5:46 AM ET Jan. 14, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:46 AM EST Jan. 14, 2021 SHARE County leaders on Wednesday renewed their push for direct federal aid as top congressional lawmakers signaled they were also stepping up efforts to help local governments recoup the billions of dollars lost during the pandemic. The push from the New York State Association of Counties this year also comes as the chances of another COVID-19 stimulus package have improved with Democrats poised to gain narrow control of the ...

How Companies Pay Shareholders: Buybacks Don’t Subtract From Wages  Share   Share Trending Another root of misunderstandings is a simple lack of knowledge about the basics of accounting practices. Buybacks aren't a subtraction from worker salaries or research and development. They are financed out of profits, i.e., what's left over after workers and suppliers and the tax man, etc., have been paid. Politicians should know better before they speak, but often they do not. "For example, when Senators Schumer and Sanders launched their anti-buyback proposal, they wrote: ‘When more than 90 p...