Category: house

Democrat Explains Why He Voted Against Biden’s COVID-19 Relief Bill

The vote on the new COVID-19 relief package early Saturday was entirely along party lines, except for two Democrats who sided with Republicans against the bill. Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) broke ranks and voted against its approval. Golden argued the $1.9 trillion package includes too many measures that aren’t necessary to…


Democratic House Leader Says Majority Has Never Embraced Socialism

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), a member of the House Democratic leadership, said that attempts to characterize Democrats as socialists is inaccurate and an attempt by Republicans to push voters away. “There’s always going to be one or two members of any congressional caucus that say things that don’t represent the majority position. What I’m…


Top Democrat in House Suggests Majority Has Never Embraced Socialism

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), a member of the House Democratic leadership, said that attempts to characterize Democrats as socialists is inaccurate and an attempt by Republicans to push voters away. “There’s always going to be one or two members of any congressional caucus that say things that don’t represent the majority position. What I’m…


Veterans Help WWII Hero, 94, Move Back Into House He Built With His Late Wife

A 94-year-old World War II hero, whose home was in a state of disrepair, is being helped by fellow veterans to restore the house he built with his late wife to its former glory. Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient Alfred Guerra, of San Antonio, Texas, served in the Pacific War during World War II….


4 Die in House Fire During Texas Power Outage

HOUSTON—A fire official says three young children and their grandmother died in a Houston-area house fire early Tuesday morning while it’s believed they were trying to stay warm during a power outage. Sugar Land Fire and EMS spokesman Doug Adolph said that when firefighters arrived after the call at about 2 a.m., the house was…


GOP Reps Demand Pelosi Pay Fine for Evading Metal Detectors

House Administration Committee Republicans said Thursday Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should pay the same $5,000 fine assessed other members who avoid metal detectors guarding entrances to the lower chamber of Congress. “The Speaker of the House failed to complete security screening on February 4th, and closed-circuit television footage can provide irrefutable proof…


House Democrats Propose Cutting Off Stimulus Checks to Americans Earning More Than $100,000

House Democrats are plowing ahead with a CCP virus stimulus package that would keep the existing income limits for the proposed $1,400 stimulus checks and payments, while reducing eligibility for higher-income individuals and couples. According to draft legislation (pdf) proposed on Monday, Democrats earning $75,000 or less would receive the $1,400 payment. A bipartisan group of…


House Democrats Threaten to Trash Constitution ‘To Ensure Conviction’ of Trump: Jonathan Turley

Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley argued that the idea that former President Donald Trump not testifying in front of the House can be used against him in his trial “contradicts not just our constitutional principles but centuries of legal writing.” “Presidents have historically not testified at impeachment trials. One reason is that, until now, only…


Republican Party ‘Has Never Been More United’ Against Socialism: Freshman GOP Rep.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), a freshman lawmaker, said that the Republican Party remains united against “radical socialism” in the midst of highly publicized spats. “Our party has never been more united,” Cawthorn told the Washington Examiner on Saturday, referring to questions about the GOP in the midst of Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) being censured by Republicans…


Trump Attorney: Congress Democrats Trying to ‘Rush’ Impeachment Trial

One of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment lawyers, David Schoen, said House managers are trying to “rush” the trial “before the evidence really comes out.” “We are now six days away from this trial,” Schoen told Fox News on Wednesday. “We have absolutely no guidance as to the rules that will apply. We know it’s…