News Analysis Although Joe Biden’s Invest in America Act has been widely described as an “infrastructure bill,” its impact on American life goes far beyond roads, railways, and bridges. New rules in the bill affect transportation, manufacturing, water pipes, research, schools, and more. The Invest in America Act has a startling 2,702 pages, but even…
Senate to Vote on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
Senate on Verge of Voting on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate is set to vote on Tuesday on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after months of talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced late Monday. If the vote is approved by the evenly-split Senate, the bill will head to the House of Representatives, which Democrats control by a narrow margin. There, lawmakers will be…
Local Officials Ignoring Abbott’s Executive Order; AG Paxton Issues Warning
Some local officials in Texas are ignoring Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting governments from imposing mask mandates. The Williamson County District Court’s office, in a suburb of Austin, announced last week it was requiring “all individuals coming to the [County] Justice Center, including the public and employees, … to wear face coverings and observe…
EpochTV Review: Human Trafficking: A Growing Threat
August 9, 2021
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We often hear the saying, “the times they are a changing.” One example of this is the ever-increasing problem of child sex trafficking. Our current technology, while benefiting us in many ways, also has a dark side. It has given predators another way to entice their victims. Jaco Booyens, founder of SHAREtogether, a non-profit organization dedicated…
Sen. Manchin Urges Fed To ‘Immediately Reassess’ Monetary Policy Amid Inflation
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) has urged the Federal Reserve to immediately reconsider its actions on monetary policy and begin to “taper the Fed’s ongoing stimulus” in order to avoid “overheating” the economy. In his letter to Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, the centrist Democrat said he is “increasingly alarmed” at the Fed’s monetary policy, saying it…
CCP Virus Vaccine Rollout in US Impeded by 93 Million ‘Hesitant’ Americans: Fauci
The United States is facing difficulties in rolling out its vaccine distribution program because almost 93 million people who are eligible for the jab are “somewhat resistant” to the COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Anthony Fauci told Australia’s ABC 7.30 program on Aug. 5. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said the solution…
Senate Democrats Aim to Finish Debate on the $1 Trillion, 2,700-Page Infrastructure Bill This Weekend
This week, Senators are debating the over 2,700-page, $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, with Democrats targeting this weekend to finalize the package. The Democrat leader said he is looking at holding a key vote to end the debate quickly, at which time the bill would need 60 votes to move forward. It will be up…
Illinois Gov. Announces Vaccine Requirement for State Workers, School Mask Mandate
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced that the state will be imposing a pre-K-12 school mask requirement regardless of vaccination status and mandatory inoculations for all state workers in congregate settings, citing a new COVID-19 surge. Pritzker said in an Aug. 4 release that the mask mandate would apply to all students, teachers, and staff…
Landlords, Real Estate Groups Issue Legal Challenge to CDC’s New Eviction Moratorium
A group of real estate entities on Wednesday night issued a legal challenge in a D.C. district court to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new eviction moratorium. Landlords, real-estate companies, and property-management groups, including the Alabama Association of Realtors and its counterpart in Georgia, argued in their emergency motion that the latest…
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