| House Censures Congressman Paul Gosar and Strips Him of Committee Assignments Posted: 17 Nov 2021 02:12 PM PST The House of Representatives has formally voted to censure Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona's 4th District. The resolution was introduced in response to a video Gosar had posted on his Twitter depicting an animated version of himself using a sword to kill an animated version of Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The censure resolution furthermore strips Gosar of his committee assignments. He currently sits as a member of the House Oversight Committee, and the House Budget committee.
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| Discussion Thread: House of Representatives votes on the Build Back Better reconciliation bill Posted: 18 Nov 2021 10:45 AM PST Today, the House is expected to vote on the Build Back Better (BBB) bill, a spending package that is a signature piece of President Biden's legislative agenda that contains significant social infrastructure spending on health care and child care, as well as large investments to tackle climate change. The vote comes in the wake of a vote earlier this month on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, which was a bill that passed by a wide bipartisan margin in the Senate (including the vote of GOP Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell) and with a dozen or so House Republicans backing it as well. Moderate Democrats in the House had declined to vote for BBB until the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) completed its assessment on the expected cost of the bill. Citing inflation concerns, moderate Democrats such as Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader and New Jersey Congressman Josh Gottheimer made a push to ensure that the bill would not add to the deficit over its 10 year period. CBO announced earlier this morning that its assessment would be completed later this afternoon, at which point Democrats expect to begin the process of voting on the bill. Unlike the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, BBB is not expected to attract any Republican votes, meaning Democrats, who hold the House by a narrow 221-213 margin (one vacancy), cannot afford to suffer many defections, and will require the support of all wings of the party to pass the bill. From there, the bill will head to the Senate, which is expected to continue the process. BBB was passed under reconciliation instructions, meaning that certain pieces of the legislation, particularly immigration reform, may be further removed from the final bill that passes the upper chamber. Democrats cannot afford defections at all in the Senate, which they hold by virtue of Vice President Harris' tiebreaking vote, and negotiations are still under way with centrist members of the Democratic caucus in the Senate to secure support, particularly from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema. Watch Live: * https://live.house.gov/ submitted by /u/PoliticsModeratorBot [link] [comments] |
| Sanders Says Deficit Concerns 'Seem to Melt Away' When It's Time to Fill Pentagon Coffers Posted: 18 Nov 2021 04:19 AM PST |
| Democrat calls on Pentagon to strip Michael Flynn of his pension, calling him a ‘traitor’ Posted: 18 Nov 2021 07:34 AM PST |
| Sanders Announces He’s Voting No on $778 Billion Defense Bill Posted: 18 Nov 2021 08:53 AM PST |
| Katie Porter decimates Louis DeJoy’s leadership of USPS with a sharpie Posted: 18 Nov 2021 07:18 AM PST |
| 'If You Care About Inflation,' Says Jayapal, 'Then Pass the Build Back Better Act' | "Let's cut child care costs in half, let's cut prescription drug pricing costs significantly... Those are the things that are going to cut costs for Americans." Posted: 18 Nov 2021 03:34 AM PST |
| Trump and his regime committed — or at least condoned — mass murder. America just doesn't care Posted: 18 Nov 2021 04:29 AM PST |
| Let’s Stop Handing the Pentagon Blank Checks Posted: 18 Nov 2021 02:03 AM PST |
| Lauren Boebert accuses Black Congresswoman of marrying her brother in House speech Posted: 18 Nov 2021 08:15 AM PST |
| Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot Posted: 18 Nov 2021 08:55 AM PST |
| Donald Trump Continues to Stoke a Domestic Terrorism Movement Posted: 18 Nov 2021 03:43 AM PST |
| F.B.I. Set Plan to Track Threats Against School Boards and Teachers Posted: 18 Nov 2021 06:03 AM PST |
| Judge Rejects Bannon Attempt to Push Contempt of Congress Hearing Into New Year Posted: 18 Nov 2021 09:43 AM PST |
| House Republicans used to police their own members, now it’s anything goes Posted: 18 Nov 2021 06:54 AM PST |
| Feds launch a civil rights investigation into Texas school district Posted: 18 Nov 2021 05:12 AM PST |
| After Years of Injustice, Black Farmers Had a Shot at Debt Relief. Then Stephen Miller Stepped In. Posted: 18 Nov 2021 03:36 AM PST |
| Poll: 46 percent say Biden has done less than expected since entering office Posted: 18 Nov 2021 08:05 AM PST |
| Schrier Buys up to $1 Million in Apple Stock: She reported the purchase months after making it, an apparent violation of federal law. Posted: 18 Nov 2021 02:16 AM PST |
| Marjorie Taylor Greene says McCarthy promised committee assignments back if GOP wins House Posted: 18 Nov 2021 04:24 AM PST |
| Rupert Murdoch Belatedly Gets Tired of Trump’s Whining About the Election Posted: 18 Nov 2021 06:31 AM PST |
| Judge rejects Bannon effort to slow walk contempt case Posted: 18 Nov 2021 09:54 AM PST |
| Psaki says Kamala Harris 'absolutely' faces more criticism because she's the first woman and first woman of color to be vice president Posted: 18 Nov 2021 08:19 AM PST |
| Bernie Sanders calls out Pelosi, Schumer for supporting tax break for rich people Posted: 18 Nov 2021 10:41 AM PST |
| ABC's Jonathan Karl Says Top Republicans Privately Bashed Paul Gosar As 'Not All There' Posted: 18 Nov 2021 08:10 AM PST |
| Opinion: Insurrectionists are finally receiving justice. But the GOP is more unhinged than ever. Posted: 18 Nov 2021 05:08 AM PST |
| Oil prices are finally falling. Thank China and Joe Biden Posted: 18 Nov 2021 08:03 AM PST |
