Democrats Still Support Slavery
Democrats have called for the termination of Religious Liberty. They are calling for the enslavement of Christians from around the United States, by advocating for forced labor and making it...
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Lack of Principles From Democrats and Republicans | Glenn Greenwald on "Glenn Beck"
Back in the 1990s, John Ashcroft and other Republicans were strongly for privacy and against surveillance. Then came 2001. Glenn Greenwald and Glenn Beck discuss. Watch the full interview...
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Congressional Democrats from New York have lashed out at the Obama administrations deal on Irans nuclear program, arguing that it doesnt go far enough to block the rogue nation from developing bombs.
The prospect of an Iran armed with nuclear weapons is simply intolerable, and I have long said that we must do everything we can do to prevent Iran from ever obtaining such weapons, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan) said in a statement.
The ultimate question will not be Is this the best deal in the world? but rather, Is this the best course of action ... to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons?
Reps. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx) and Nita Lowey (D-Westchester) had similar concerns.
There are too many unanswered questions. Iran needs to be far more forthcoming before we are comfortable with this deal, Engel, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told CNN.
Said Lowey, Far too many details remain undetermined to ensure Congress and the American people that we are on track to permanently and verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Meanwhile Sen. Charles Schumer, the leading contender to replace the retiring Harry Reid as Senate Democratic minority leader, ducked the issue Friday.
But some other top Democrats were quick to express misgivings.
I greet any deal with Iran with great skepticism, given its deceptive history and ongoing destabilizing and dangerous activities, said Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.).
Rep. Peter King (R-LI) said the deal would enrich Iran and that he was very, very skeptical that Iran would live up to its end of the bargain and that he sees no reason to trust Iran.
Despite the White Houses strong push to rally its congressional allies behind an Iran deal, Senate Republicans think theyre close to having enough Democratic support to move forward with a bill that would give lawmakers the final say over any nuclear agreement with Tehran, according to interviews with key members of Congress.
But that Democratic support likely comes with a cost, members said. Many Democrats are demanding that the measure be amended so it doesnt kill the deal before it can be finalized by a June 30 deadline. So the onus is on Republicans to work with Democrats particularly if they want to assemble a 67-vote veto-proof majority although its not clear exactly what legislative changes would preserve the complex and still-evolving agreement.
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Independent Maine Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with Democrats and is a cosponsor of the bill, offered a glimpse inside the caucus thinking. Asked if he would still vote for it, King replied: Yes, but is my answer.
It depends how its handled the next two to three weeks, King said in an interview on Friday. Im not in if its a partisan weapon.
Nonetheless, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Friday hes not backing away from an April 13 markup of his legislation that would allow Congress to review the agreement for 60 days and potentially reject the lifting of sanctions on Tehran, which would effectively kill the deal. Corker said hes open to changing the bill, although hes going to have to balance Democratic demands with hawks in his own party who would prefer to scuttle the agreement.
It may be late April or even May before Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) can bring the Iran bill to the floor. First, the Senate has to deal with a Medicare payments bill, resolve an impasse over a stalled human trafficking bill and confirm a new attorney general when the chamber returns in mid-April.
That means administration officials and the president himself will have time to work with their Democratic allies and try to slow the bill down or at least limit its scope so it doesnt interfere with drafting a final nuclear deal by the end of June.
The White House has decided that they cant avoid congressional review altogether, said one senior Democratic aide. Democrats want to talk about what tweaks they can make that the administration can live with.
Still, the official line from the White House is the president would veto the bill. Our position on that has not changed, said press secretary Josh Earnest. We believe that this is clearly the purview of the president.
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WASHINGTON National Democrats are targeting GOP Rep. John Kline on his votes before the Easter break to cut Pell Grantsto an audience they think will pay attention: College students.
This week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a one-day ad in the University of Minnesotas student newspaper as part of an ad campaign in college newspapers at 14 universities around the country, pointing out GOP-proposed cuts to the Pell Grants that help lower-income students afford college tuition.
Kline, who chairs the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, is among their targets. Were using Congress April recess to remind Minnesota students just how out of touch Congressman John Kline is on college affordability, DCCC spokesman Matt Thornton said in a statement.
The House Budget Committees plan would cut $90 billion in Pell Grants between 2016 and 2025. U.S. Sen. Al Franken attempted to restore these cuts during a marathon budget resolution session last week, but his amendment failed.
The Republican budget would freeze Pell Grants for 10 years and target federal aid tothose most in need. Its unfortunate that Washington Democrats are launching blatantly disingenuous ads targeting college students, said Zach Hunter, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman.
In the quarter-page ad that ran Thursday in the Minnesota Daily, the newspaper for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, a cartoon character carried a sack of money with text that read: Tuition too expensive? Last week, Congressman John Kline voted to make it harder for you to pay for school. The Us Twin Cities campus is not in Klines district, but some 42,000 college students live in his district, according to the Census.
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