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Pressley to introduce resolution to open impeachment inquiry against Kavanaugh
Via: It Is ME • News & Politics • 99 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“"We must demand justice for survivors and hold Kavanaugh accountable for his actions."”
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) plans to introduce a resolution on Tuesday that would call for an impeachment inquiry to be opened against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh following a newly-reported allegation of sexual misconduct. "I believe Christine Blasey Ford," she said in a statement....
Castro on feisty Biden exchange: 'I wasn't taking a shot at his age'
Via: It Is ME • News & Politics • 71 Comments • 6 Likes • 5 years ago
“"I wasn't taking a shot at his age, I was taking a shot at the fact that he had just said the words 'buy in,' you would have to 'buy in,' "”
White House hopeful Julián Castro defended his attack on Joe Biden in the latest Democratic debate, insisting he was not targeting the former vice president's age during a feisty exchange on health care.
GOP special election win papers over fragile 2020 position
Via: It Is ME • News & Politics • 2 Comments • 5 years ago
“but they still have good reason to be concerned about the result.”
Republicans went all-in to keep hold of a key congressional district in a special election Tuesday, and they won — but they still have good reason to be concerned about the result. While the GOP can celebrate the election of a new congressman, Dan Bishop, his 2-point victory in a district...
Democrats' plan to rehash the Stormy Daniels story will go nowhere, and they know that
Via: It Is ME • Op/Ed • 187 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 years ago
“Raise your hand if you’re interested in hearing more about the aging sex workers and ridiculous campaign finance laws. ”
The Washington Post reported Monday night that Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee “plan to make President Trump’s alleged involvement in a 2016 scheme to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with him major investigative focus this fall." The paper also said that they’re...
Ocasio-Cortez tweets video of damage caused by Dorian: 'This is what climate change looks like'
Via: It Is ME • News & Politics • 76 Comments • 4 Likes • 5 years ago
“"This what climate change looks like; it hits vulnerable communities first."”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) retweeted a video showing the extent of the damage already caused by Hurricane Dorian as it ravaged the Bahamas over the past few days. In her post, the freshman lawmaker writes that the video "is what climate change looks like; it hits vulnerable...
Bernie Sanders calls for eliminating all medical debt at South Carolina event
Via: It Is ME • News & Politics • 76 Comments • 6 Likes • 5 years ago
“"We are introducing legislation that would end all medical debt in this country,"”
Sanders made the remark during a question-and-answer period following a town hall meeting in Florence on "Medicare-for-All." A female attendee explained to Sanders that she doesn't make enough money to qualify for ObamaCare and has accrued large a large amount of medical debt not covered by...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Trump for Saying He's the Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Puerto Rico: '3,000 Americans Died on Your Watch'
Via: It Is ME • News & Politics • 42 Comments • 1 Like • 5 years ago
“New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at President Donald Trump's boast”
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at President Donald Trump's boast that he is the "best thing that's ever happened to Puerto Rico," highlighting the island's death toll from Hurricane Maria. ------------------------------------ Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat of Puerto Rican...
Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin Wants to ‘Burn Down’ the Republican Party
Via: It Is ME • News & Politics • 10 Comments • 1 Like • 5 years ago
“We have to collectively, in essence, burn down the Republican Party, we have to level them.”
Jennifer RubinWashington, D.C.Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic - The Washington Post and Contributor to MSNBCEducation: University of California at Berkeley, BA in history; University of California at Berkeley, JD...
Why Farmers Aren’t Going To Abandon Trump Over The Trade War
Via: It Is ME • Op/Ed • 25 Comments • 1 Like • 5 years ago
“The media is trying to take advantage of American farmers’ pain for political purposes.”
You’ve all seen the headlines: “China is hitting the U.S. where it hurts: Soybeans,” and “China takes aim at America’s soybean farmers,” and “Soybean farmers are still paying for Trump’s trade war” (all from CNN). The popular narrative goes that because President Trump launched a trade war...