Category: Politics
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Shame: Biggs Votes Against SIVs
Special Immigrant Visas The House overwhelmingly passed a bill to make it easier for Afghans who assisted the American military to relocate to the U.S. The Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act (ALLIES) Act was approved by a 407-16 vote on July 22. The 16 “no” votes were all from Republicans.…
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Terry McAuliffe for Virginia’s Governor
August 13, 2021 – MCLEAN, VA – On Monday, Terry for Virginia announced that it will require all campaign staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and released a new digital ad, “Our Future,” highlighting Glenn Youngkin’s fight for Donald Trump. Terry also made campaign stops in Brunswick, Greensville, Franklin and Suffolk. On Wednesday, Terry McAuliffe…
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Finally, A President That Can Admit Defeat
Don’t Send Our Young Men and Women into a War We Cannot Win “With Taliban fighters poised to rout the U.S.-backed Afghan government — and with it the 20-year, multibillion-dollar effort to root Western-style democracy in Afghan soil — President Biden over the weekend first offered compassion for those left behind. “Our hearts go out…
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Republicans Don’t Want Insurrectionist to Pay for the Damage on January 6, 2021
Follow the Money Expenses caused by the January 6, 2021, insurrection (PDF): $231,000,000 – National Guard Personnel, Army $28,900,000 – National Guard Personnel, Air Force $218,500,000 – Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard $42,500,000 – Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard $37.495,000 – Capitol Police $33,169,000 – General Expense Plus many other repair and maintenance…
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Hernandez, Daniel
U.S. House Second Congressional District “Hernandez just announced he’s running for the U.S. House. If elected, Hernandez would represent Arizona’s Second Congressional District, which Giffords previously represented (state officials are soon redrawing all nine of Arizona’s congressional districts, so the borders will likely change)” [efn_note]The Advocate, Neal Broverman, May 20, 2021 – After Surviving a…