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Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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President Trump FTW!
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Date: April 20, 2019 11:48AM
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Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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Gerrymanderer2
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Date: April 20, 2019 11:56AM
HR 1. And many more like it Mitch McConnell and Republicans won't even bring up for a vote in the Senate.
House Democrats officially passed their massive anti-corruption and pro-democracy reform bill known as HR 1 on Friday. The bill passed on a final vote of 234 to 193.
The sweeping bill is aimed at getting money out of politics and increasing transparency around donors, cracking down on lobbying, and expanding voting rights for Americans by implementing provisions like automatic voter registration.
As they passed the bill that was their first priority of the year, Democrats were in a celebratory mood.
“HR 1 restores the people’s faith that government works for the public interest, the people’s interest, not the special interest,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “It is fundamental to our democracy that people believe that actions taken here will be in their interest. That is what this legislation will help to restore.”
But the bill is already dead on arrival in the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed he won’t bring it up.
“This is a terrible proposal; it will not get any floor time in the Senate,” McConnell told reporters on Wednesday. He said he instead wants to focus on banning the practice of
“ballot harvesting,” where volunteers collect filled-out ballots and drop them off at polling places to be counted. McConnell referred to the state of California — where ballot harvesting is legal — suggesting the practice could be why House Republicans lost so badly in the state during the 2018 midterms.
Democrats were under no illusion that HR 1 would get a welcome reception from Senate Republicans or President Donald Trump, but they hope the message they are sending is one the public buys — that money and corruption in politics should be eradicated.
House Democrats officially passed their massive anti-corruption and pro-democracy reform bill known as HR 1 on Friday. The bill passed on a final vote of 234 to 193.
The sweeping bill is aimed at getting money out of politics and increasing transparency around donors, cracking down on lobbying, and expanding voting rights for Americans by implementing provisions like automatic voter registration.
As they passed the bill that was their first priority of the year, Democrats were in a celebratory mood.
“HR 1 restores the people’s faith that government works for the public interest, the people’s interest, not the special interest,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “It is fundamental to our democracy that people believe that actions taken here will be in their interest. That is what this legislation will help to restore.”
But the bill is already dead on arrival in the Senate, where Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed he won’t bring it up.
“This is a terrible proposal; it will not get any floor time in the Senate,” McConnell told reporters on Wednesday. He said he instead wants to focus on banning the practice of
“ballot harvesting,” where volunteers collect filled-out ballots and drop them off at polling places to be counted. McConnell referred to the state of California — where ballot harvesting is legal — suggesting the practice could be why House Republicans lost so badly in the state during the 2018 midterms.
Democrats were under no illusion that HR 1 would get a welcome reception from Senate Republicans or President Donald Trump, but they hope the message they are sending is one the public buys — that money and corruption in politics should be eradicated.
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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President Trump FTW!
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Date: April 20, 2019 11:59AM
Right, nothing. They've accomplished nothing. Zilch, zero, nada.
LOL!
LIBTARDS!
Meanwhile, president Trump has unified Americans and created the greatest economy and strongest USA in a lifetime.
LOL!
LIBTARDS!
Meanwhile, president Trump has unified Americans and created the greatest economy and strongest USA in a lifetime.
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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Gerrymanderer2
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Date: April 20, 2019 12:10PM
save the internet act of 2019 restoring Net Neutrality.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives successfully pushed through a measure that would reinstate the same net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal in 2017.
The Save the Internet Act was approved 232-190 Wednesday afternoon after months of debate and committee hearings in the House. The measure was introduced last month in both chambers by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) with plenty of fanfare from consumer advocacy groups and the American electorate. The bill, if approved, would restore the net neutrality rules put in place by way of the Obama-era FCC’s Open Internet Order in 2015 that were repealed under a Republican majority only two years later.
“DEMOCRATS ARE HONORING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE”
“With the Save the Internet Act, Democrats are honoring the will of the people,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said last month.
The measure would once again make it unlawful for internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to block or throttle consumer access to the internet and empower the FCC as the main authority to enforce those rules by way of Title II of the Communications Act. The Title I and Title II distinctions for the internet have been the main point of contention among Republicans and Democrats for years, and this same partisan debate reared its head once again when Democrats announced that they were planning to codify these rules into law earlier this year.
When internet providers are classified as Title II common carriers rather than a Title I communications services, they’re held to a higher regulatory standard similar to telephone, gas, and electric services. It also ensures that the FCC is able to enforce these rules and punish providers that are caught engaging in behaviors that would be unlawful under the Save the Internet Act.
Over the past few months, Republicans have proposed their own net neutrality measures, most of which would outlaw blocking and throttling but wouldn’t reinstate the Title II provisions. “Republicans have put forth serious proposals — a menu of options — that would keep the Internet open and free, so it can continue to be a driver of opportunity for all,” Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) said on the House floor yesterday.
“WHAT MY FRIEND CALLS A TAKEOVER OF THE INTERNET, WE CALL PROTECTING CONSUMERS.”
Democrats have rebuked these conservative measures, arguing that, without the Title II distinction, there would be “no cop on the beat” to enforce those bright-line rules.
“What my friend [Walden] calls a takeover of the internet, we call protecting consumers,” Doyle said.
Despite widespread bipartisan support among the Republican and Democrat electorate, the Save the Internet Act might be on its last leg, even after a similar measure was approved in the Senate last year. Shortly after the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality under Chairman Ajit Pai, the Senate voted 52–47 to approve a Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure that would reverse the commission’s 2017 decision to repeal net neutrality. In order to approve a CRA measure, the Senate only needs a simple majority, but the Save the Internet Act would require a supermajority, or 60 votes, which Democrats just don’t have.
The CRA ultimately failed in the Republican-controlled House last year, and since too much time has passed since the 2017 repeal, a CRA measure cannot be called up again.
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters that the net neutrality measure would be “dead on arrival” once it’s sent over from the House of Representatives. The White House also put out a statement on Monday threatening to veto the bill if it somehow finds approval in the Senate. If the bill “were presented to the President,” the statement said, “his advisors would recommend that he veto it.”
“It will not become law,” Walden, ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said on the House floor on Tuesday. “This is the end of its journey.”
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives successfully pushed through a measure that would reinstate the same net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal in 2017.
The Save the Internet Act was approved 232-190 Wednesday afternoon after months of debate and committee hearings in the House. The measure was introduced last month in both chambers by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) with plenty of fanfare from consumer advocacy groups and the American electorate. The bill, if approved, would restore the net neutrality rules put in place by way of the Obama-era FCC’s Open Internet Order in 2015 that were repealed under a Republican majority only two years later.
“DEMOCRATS ARE HONORING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE”
“With the Save the Internet Act, Democrats are honoring the will of the people,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said last month.
The measure would once again make it unlawful for internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to block or throttle consumer access to the internet and empower the FCC as the main authority to enforce those rules by way of Title II of the Communications Act. The Title I and Title II distinctions for the internet have been the main point of contention among Republicans and Democrats for years, and this same partisan debate reared its head once again when Democrats announced that they were planning to codify these rules into law earlier this year.
When internet providers are classified as Title II common carriers rather than a Title I communications services, they’re held to a higher regulatory standard similar to telephone, gas, and electric services. It also ensures that the FCC is able to enforce these rules and punish providers that are caught engaging in behaviors that would be unlawful under the Save the Internet Act.
Over the past few months, Republicans have proposed their own net neutrality measures, most of which would outlaw blocking and throttling but wouldn’t reinstate the Title II provisions. “Republicans have put forth serious proposals — a menu of options — that would keep the Internet open and free, so it can continue to be a driver of opportunity for all,” Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) said on the House floor yesterday.
“WHAT MY FRIEND CALLS A TAKEOVER OF THE INTERNET, WE CALL PROTECTING CONSUMERS.”
Democrats have rebuked these conservative measures, arguing that, without the Title II distinction, there would be “no cop on the beat” to enforce those bright-line rules.
“What my friend [Walden] calls a takeover of the internet, we call protecting consumers,” Doyle said.
Despite widespread bipartisan support among the Republican and Democrat electorate, the Save the Internet Act might be on its last leg, even after a similar measure was approved in the Senate last year. Shortly after the FCC voted to repeal net neutrality under Chairman Ajit Pai, the Senate voted 52–47 to approve a Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure that would reverse the commission’s 2017 decision to repeal net neutrality. In order to approve a CRA measure, the Senate only needs a simple majority, but the Save the Internet Act would require a supermajority, or 60 votes, which Democrats just don’t have.
The CRA ultimately failed in the Republican-controlled House last year, and since too much time has passed since the 2017 repeal, a CRA measure cannot be called up again.
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told reporters that the net neutrality measure would be “dead on arrival” once it’s sent over from the House of Representatives. The White House also put out a statement on Monday threatening to veto the bill if it somehow finds approval in the Senate. If the bill “were presented to the President,” the statement said, “his advisors would recommend that he veto it.”
“It will not become law,” Walden, ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said on the House floor on Tuesday. “This is the end of its journey.”
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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Gerrymanderer2
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Date: April 20, 2019 12:12PM
I can keep going every time you say something stupid. Democrats have passed more meaningful legislation in a month than the Republicans have in decades.
We just witnessed what complete Republican co troll means. Absolute losers and fucking the working folk for the rich with tax policy.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/20/2019 12:12PM by Gerrymanderer2.
We just witnessed what complete Republican co troll means. Absolute losers and fucking the working folk for the rich with tax policy.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/20/2019 12:12PM by Gerrymanderer2.
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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Editmanderer2
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Date: April 20, 2019 12:19PM
Cut and paste causes less fuck-ups, retard.
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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Gerrymanderer2
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Date: April 20, 2019 12:29PM
House passes bill mandating gun purchase universal background checks.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-02-27/democratic-house-passes-bill-mandating-universal-background-checks-on-gun-purchases
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-02-27/democratic-house-passes-bill-mandating-universal-background-checks-on-gun-purchases
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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Close the Illegal Alien Loophole
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Date: April 20, 2019 12:31PM
Universal background checks for illegals. lol!
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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President Trump FTW!
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Date: April 20, 2019 01:03PM
Look at Gerry shit posting. LOL!
Please continue to prove democrats are failures and refuse to work with and for Americans.
Thank you.
Please continue to prove democrats are failures and refuse to work with and for Americans.
Thank you.
Re: Here's a list of democrat accomplishments in their first 100 days
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LOLOLOLOLOLOL!
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Date: April 20, 2019 01:08PM
It's over folks!
https://youtu.be/2XEQ_nRfOp4
https://youtu.be/2XEQ_nRfOp4