Category: Congressional Democrats

Senate Democrats Ask DOJ to Probe Expulsion of Tennessee State Legislators

Congressional Democrats want the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether the Tennessee legislature violated federal law or the civil rights of two state representatives expelled for their part in March 30 protests in the Tennessee House. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and…


Democrats on Trump Indictment: ‘No One Is Above the Law’

Democrats reacted with relief and caution to news of the indictment of Donald J. Trump by a Manhattan grand jury on March 30, most expressing simple thanks that the idea that “no one is above the law” was applied even in the case of a former president. “Donald Trump is subject to the same laws…


Oregon Democrat Proposes Increasing Congressional ‘Diversity’ By Adding Seats

Within weeks of allegations that his wife engaged in insider trading when she acquired $15,000 worth of Amgen stock, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has introduced legislation to expand the number of Congressmen and women in D.C. The Restoring Equal and Accountable Legislators in the House (REAL House) Act aims to increase the number of representatives…


Hill GOPers Hammer Biden on Latest Inflation Report; Democrats Want to Change the Subject

Inflation remains high at an 8.5 percent annual rate of increase, according to the last such report to Americans before they vote on Nov. 8, and congressional Republicans appear set to remind them of it every day between now and the election. But even as Hill GOPers issued a blizzard of news releases and Twitter…


GOP Lawmakers Hammer Biden on Latest Inflation Report; Democrats Want to Change Subject

Inflation in the United States remains high at an 8.5 percent annual rate, according to the last such report that Americans will see before they vote on Nov. 8, and congressional Republicans appear set to remind them of it every day between now and Election Day. But even as GOP lawmakers issued a blizzard of…