LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just signed a critical bill to formalize drought contingency plans for the Colorado River. Thanks to @SenMcSallyAZ for getting it done. Big deal for Arizona!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 16, 2019 5:39 pm […]
Category: Legislation
4/4/2019
DRUGS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. Cory Gardner said Thursday [4-4-19] that President Donald Trump told him he’d sign legislation to ensure states can decide for themselves whether to legalize marijuana, but that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs some more convincing. The Colorado Republican, along with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), reintroduced their bicameral bill Thursday. The […]
4/1/2019
AGRICULTURE/LEGISLATION/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats today killed a Bill that would have provided great relief to Farmers and yet more money to Puerto Rico despite the fact that Puerto Rico has already been scheduled to receive more hurricane relief funding than any ‘place’ in history. The people of Puerto Rico…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April […]
4/1/2019
GOP/LEGISLATION/NATURAL DISASTERS/PUERTO RICO/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two competing legislative proposals aimed at providing disaster relief failed to advance in the Senate on Monday amid a fight over funding for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. The Senate first voted on a GOP proposal that Democrats objected to because they argued it did not provide adequate aid for Puerto Rico. […]
4/1/2019
BUDGET/CRIME/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Monday [4-1-19] hosted about 300 guests, including convicted felons, at the White House for the ‘First Step Act Celebration,’ a party intended to bring attention to a rare piece of bipartisan legislation he passed last year, and which he plans to highlight on the campaign trail. The East Room […]
3/12/2019
LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Today, President @realDonaldTrump signed the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which prote…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 12, 2019 10:29 pm […]
3/8/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/LEGISLATION/NAFTA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump today said he plans to send the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to Congress very soon, which would start a 90-day clock for lawmakers to approve or reject the plan without any changes…The comment came as many Democrats are demanding the Trump administration reopen the agreement to strengthen labor and environmental […]
2/26/2019
DEMS/GUNS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is threatening to veto two Democratic bills expanding federal background checks on gun purchases, saying they do not sufficiently protect gun owners’ Second Amendment rights. The House is expected to vote this week on separate bills requiring background checks for all sales and transfers of firearms and extending the […]
2/21/2019
DEMS/LEGISLATION/NEW JERSEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New Jersey state lawmakers moved forward Thursday [2-21-19] with a bill that could force President Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns. The Democrat-controlled state Senate voted along partisan lines, 23-11, to advance the measure to the General Assembly. One Democrat did not vote. The bill, NJ S119 (18R), would require […]
2/20/2019
BORDER/CONGRESS/DEMS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to introduce a resolution on Friday [2-22-19] to end President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on border security, according to aides to Representative Joaquin Castro. So far, 92 lawmakers have joined Castro in backing the legislation, which under House rules could advance within weeks […]
2/14/2019
LEGISLATION/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Reviewing the funding bill with my team at the @WhiteHouse!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 14, 2019 12:27 pm […]
2/14/2019
LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “funding bill” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 14, 2019 12:21 pm […]
2/8/2019
CONGRESS/DEMS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, President George W. Bush declared a national emergency to do something Republicans had long wanted to do anyway: He suspended prevailing wage laws on federal contracts to rebuild the region. Labor unions protested. Democrats signed on to a bill to rewrite the law. […]
2/5/2019
GOP/LEGISLATION/MIDDLE EAST/SENATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Republican-led Senate approved legislation Tuesday [2-5-19] that sharply criticizes President Donald Trump’s planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan. The bill also includes a controversial provision that would allow local governments to penalize businesses or individuals engaged in anti-Israel boycotts. Supporters of the boycott provision said it’s needed […]
2/5/2019
DEMS/DRUGS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump keeps telling Democrats he wants a big bipartisan drug pricing deal. But Democrats don’t believe him — and are rolling out a series of bills that would set the framework for talks far to the left, defying Trump to stand in the way. At the center of that effort […]
1/22/2019
GOP/GOVERNMENT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate is poised as early as Tuesday [1-22-19] to act on a Trump-backed measure to end the partial government shutdown, but a bill promoted as a compromise to pair the president’s wall with legal protections for some immigrants would also severely restrict migrants’ ability to claim asylum, drawing fierce opposition from […]
1/22/2019
BORDER/DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Senate will take two key votes on Thursday [1-22-19] on competing proposals aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown — one backed by Republicans and the other backed by Democrats and both likely to fail. One of the votes will be on a proposal backed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell […]
1/20/2019
LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @JerryMoran: This proposal, which incorporates provisions similar to legislation I introduced earlier this month with @SenRobPortman, in…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 20, 2019 7:35 pm […]
1/17/2019
GOP/LEGISLATION/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A Republican lawmaker plans to introduce legislation on Thursday [1-17-19] that would embolden President Trump’s trade war by granting him sweeping new executive powers to increase tariffs on imports. The proposal, by Representative Sean P. Duffy of Wisconsin, is unlikely to pass Congress, but it has alarmed conservative advocacy groups and […]
1/16/2019
DEMS/ELECTION/JOBS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats, pressing ahead on one of their more ambitious agenda items, introduced a bill Wednesday [1-16-19] to more than double the federal minimum wage. The legislation, which would phase in a $15 hourly minimum over a period of six years, enunciates a policy difference with Republicans ahead of the 2020 presidential […]
1/15/2019
DEMS/GOP/LEGISLATION/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “At least one Republican senator will join with Democrats on a bill that would reverse the Trump administration’s plan to ease sanctions on three companies with ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a close Kremlin ally…A key vote on the measure, which Minority Leader Chuck Schumer can force under the 2017 Russia […]
1/14/2019
LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “RT @GOPChairwoman: It didn’t get the attention it deserved, but @realDonaldTrump recently signed a bill into law that will empower women al…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 14, 2019 7:17 am […]
1/11/2019
CONGRESS/LEGISLATION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new bill circulating in Congress would give President Donald Trump broad authority to raise tariffs unilaterally on specific products if he determined foreign countries were employing higher import barriers than the United States, according to a draft copy of the legislation obtained by POLITICO. The draft legislation, called the United States […]
1/8/2019
GOVERNMENT/LEGISLATION/MIDDLE EAST/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats blocked action on a bill unrelated to the ongoing government shutdown Tuesday [1-8-19], in protest of President Donald Trump’s demands to fund a controversial border wall with Mexico in exchange for reopening the agencies. The move escalated an already tense situation between the parties as Democrats weighed whether to […]
1/7/2019
DEMS/GOVERNMENT/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senate Democrats will try to block action on a Syria sanctions bill when it comes up for a vote Tuesday [1-8-19], an effort to keep the focus on the government shutdown. Democrats also will discuss at their weekly policy lunch Wednesday [1-9-18] whether to broaden that blocking tactic to all legislation, according […]
1/5/2019
CELEBS/CRIME/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Kanye West for your nice words. Criminal Justice Reform is now law – passed in a very bipartisan way!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 5, 2019 7:17 am […]
12/23/2018
CRIME/LEGISLATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We signed two pieces of major legislation this week, Criminal Justice Reform and the Farm Bill. These are two Big Deals, but all the Fake News Media wants to talk about is ‘the mistake’ of bringing our young people back home from the Never Ending Wars. It all began 19 years ago!” […]
12/21/2018
BORDER/DEMS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the many Bills that I am signing in the Oval Office right now. Cancelled my trip on Air Force One to Florida while we wait to see if the Democrats will help us to protect America’s Southern Border! https://t.co/ws6LYhKcKl“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 6:23 pm […]
12/21/2018
LEGISLATION/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my honor to sign into law H.R. 7213, the ‘Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018.’ The Act redesignates the @DHSgov Domestic Nuclear Detection Office as the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. Read more: https://t.co/XCkyc8pGZF https://t.co/TTvGxBww5n“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 2:56 pm […]
12/21/2018
LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to sign the #FirstStepAct – a monumental bi-partisan win for the American people! https://t.co/isy6Bt38iK” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 21, 2018 2:28 pm […]
12/21/2018
CRIME/JARED KUSHNER/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With a government shutdown just hours away, President Donald Trump on Friday signed rare bipartisan legislation addressing concerns with the criminal justice system. Trump called the bill ‘an incredible success for our country’ and ‘beyond bipartisan’ during an Oval Office signing ceremony. Lawmakers and advocates also hailed it as a hugely […]
12/20/2018
AGRICULTURE/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes! #Emmys #TBT https://t.co/KtSS17xvIn” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 3:14 pm […]
12/20/2018
CRIME/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Congress just passed the Criminal Justice Reform Bill known as the #FirstStepAct. Congratulations! This is a great bi-partisan achievement for everybody. When both parties work together we can keep our Country safer. A wonderful thing for the U.S.A.!!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December20, 2018 2:16 pm […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “When I begrudgingly signed the Omnibus Bill, I was promised the Wall and Border Security by leadership. Would be done by end of year (NOW). It didn’t happen! We foolishly fight for Border Security for other countries – but not for our beloved U.S.A. Not good!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 […]
12/20/2018
BORDER/DEMS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Democrats, who know Steel Slats (Wall) are necessary for Border Security, are putting politics over Country. What they are just beginning to realize is that I will not sign any of their legislation, including infrastructure, unless it has perfect Border Security. U.S.A. WINS!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 20, 2018 7:28 am […]
12/18/2018
CRIME/LEGISLATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Senate on Tuesday [12-18-18] night overwhelmingly passed the biggest overhaul to the criminal justice system in decades, giving a win to President Donald Trump and a bipartisan group of advocates and lawmakers. Tuesday’s vote caps more than a year of negotiations to create more rehabilitation programs and ease mandatory minimum […]
12/14/2018
CRIME/JARED KUSHNER/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The day after President Trump announced his support for a bipartisan criminal justice overhaul bill in the Roosevelt Room, Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, arrived in the Oval Office to give him a dose of political reality. He was not going to bring the bill to the Senate floor until […]
12/13/2018
AGRICULTURE/DRUGS/LEGISLATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prepare to see more hemp beer, food, supplements and clothing if President Donald Trump signs the new Farm Bill that would more broadly permit American farmers to grow hemp, which has long been restricted because of its ties to marijuana. Hemp plants are the same species as marijuana but contain virtually none […]
12/13/2018
HOUSE OF REPS/LEGISLATION/REGULATIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “One of the House’s major bipartisan achievements this year — a sweeping financial deregulation package negotiated by Democrat Maxine Waters and Republican Jeb Hensarling — may be doomed. As Congress prepares to leave town in the coming days, Democrats are opposing efforts to attach the legislation to a year-end government […]
12/11/2018
CRIME/LEGISLATION/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thanks to Leader McConnell for agreeing to bring a Senate vote on Criminal Justice this week! These historic changes will make communities SAFER and SAVE tremendous taxpayers dollars. It brings much needed hope to many families during the Holiday Season.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 11, 2018 5:09 pm […]
12/11/2018
AGRICULTURE/ENTITLEMENTS/LEGISLATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate easily passed a sprawling farm bill, 87 to 13, on Tuesday [12-11-18], advancing an ambitious $867 billion measure that rejected stricter work requirements for food-stamp recipients that were pushed by House Republicans and cheered by President Trump. The twice-a-decade legislation provides a safety net for farmers hit with unexpected weather […]
12/11/2018
CRIME/LEGISLATION/MITCH MCCONNELL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky reversed course on Tuesday [12-11-18] and said that the Senate would vote on a criminal justice bill before the end of the year, stiff-arming some of his hard-line conservatives and teeing up a bipartisan policy achievement that has eluded lawmakers for years. Advocates of the proposed […]