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WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2019 — The House today passed, on a bipartisan 231 to 192 vote, a continuing resolution to extend federal government funding through December 20 and keep the government open after the current stopgap funding law expires this week. The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration. “I am pleased that we […]

Washington, D.C. Nov. 13, 2019 –Today, the House Judiciary Committee successfully marked-up H.J.Res. 79, a joint resolution which would clear the path for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and enshrine equality for both sexes into the U.S. Constitution.  Following the election results in Virginia, which changed the makeup of the state legislature and improved […]

November 19, 2019 – Impeachment Inquiry Hearing with Lt. Col. Vindman and Vice President Pence Aide Jennifer Williams – LIVE at 9am ET on C-SPAN3, @cspanRadio

Washington, D.C. Nov. 18, 2019 — Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the transcripts from joint depositions of Foreign Service […]

November 18, 2019 – Responding to shootings this weekend in the United States, in Pleasantville, New Jersey and Paradise Hills, San Diego, Amnesty International USA’s End Gun Violence campaign manager, Ernest Coverson said: “On the heels of the preventable tragedy in Santa Clarita this week, this country is once again in pain as children bear the […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 15, 2019 – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Friday announced the Wildfire Defense Act, comprehensive legislation to help communities—especially in California—implement science-based methods for mitigating wildfire damage and defending life and property. Harris’ bill would provide local communities with up to $10 million dollars to implement a Community Wildfire Defense […]

November 15, 2019 – Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies on Impeach Inquiry before House Intelligence Cmte

November 13, 2019 – Ambassador William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent testify on Impeach Inquiry before House Intelligence Cmte – LIVE on C-SPAN3, C-SPAN Radio & online here: https://cs.pn/2Co94Z6

Nov. 11, 2019 – On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear one of the most important and consequential cases in recent years: the challenge to the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is a reflection of who we are as a country: our most cherished values, our […]

OLYMPIA, WA November 12, 2019 –  A federal judge ruled today that the Trump Administration violated federal law in its efforts to allow 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet. In July 2018, Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, arguing that […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2019 — On November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for three cases that will decide the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since the program was established in 2012, DACA has allowed young immigrants brought to the U.S. without documents to live, study, work […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2019 — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund released a new report on nonfatal shootings in the United States, drawing on new analysis of millions of hospital discharge records to estimate that approximately 73,330 people are wounded in nonfatal shootings each year in the U.S. “Most people who are shot […]

Washington, D.C. Nov. 12, 2019 –  Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) applauded today’s introduction in Congress of a bill to cap interest rates nationwide at 36%, including fees, which NCLC is supporting on behalf of its low-income clients. “It is fitting that as we celebrate Veterans’ Day that we honor our veterans […]

Washington, D.C. Nov. 12, 2019 – The Trump Administration has drafted a new EPA proposal that requires all confidential medical information related to health studies used as the basis of federal pollution regulations be made public for industry groups and others to scrutinize, or the regulations will not be implemented. The draft of the rule, […]

Philip Hackney, University of Pittsburgh November 12, 2019 – The Donald J. Trump Foundation is now defunct, and the state of New York has ordered the president to give US$2 million to a group of nonprofits out of his own pocket as restitution for breaking the law by misusing charitable funds. I’m an expert on […]

Boston, Nov. 12, 2019 – Millions of families have still not recovered from the Great Recession of 2008, and the astronomic growth of the debt buyer industry makes them increasingly vulnerable to seizure of essential wages and property to pay their oldest debts. A new report from the National Consumer Law Center surveys the exemption […]

Washington, D.C. November 11, 2019 – Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the transcript from the joint deposition of […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2019—Over the next three decades U.S. military bases in the contiguous United States could average an extra month of dangerously hot days each year when the heat index—or “feels like” temperature—exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit, according to an analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Building on data from UCS’ […]

Washington, D.C. November 8, 2019 – Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released transcripts from joint depositions of one current […]

Washington, D.C. Nov. 7, 2019— Today, Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Acting Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the transcript from the joint deposition of George […]