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Dont look now, but powerful forces are maneuvering to subject our daughters to the draft. Its part of the ongoing exploitation of the current crisis. More about this below.

Right now, our home-grown socialists are delighted that Uncle Sugar will be handing out checks to everybody under the sun as part of the $2 trillion stimulus package.

And why shouldnt they be? The socialist goal is to make everyone dependent on government, except for them. Theyll be in charge, telling everyone else how to live and what to think.

If there was any doubt that Democrats would try to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis and the stock market crash, Rep. James Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat, eliminated it.

The House Majority Whip, who almost single-handedly saved Joe Bidens bacon in the Palmetto States primary, advised his fellow Democrats to see this as a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.

This mirrors Rahm Emanuels famous admonition, you dont ever want a crisis to go to waste. Its an opportunity to do things you would otherwise avoid.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has packed all sorts of leftist wish list items into the bailout, despite some Republican Senate opposition. Theres $50 million for legal services for the poor; $75 million for federal arts programs, and $25 million for the Kennedy Center so congressmen wont miss their favorite shows.

As of Friday, it wasnt clear how many items survived in the final version. The Dems wanted federal money for abortions and fetal tissue research. They wanted to weaken state election safeguards by mandating national early voting, same-day voter registration and absentee balloting without voter ID. They also wanted student loan forgiveness, green offsets on carbon and forcing a diversity agenda on corporations.

Although much of the bill will help revive the economy, it has billions for massive expansion of federal welfare programs without a clear indication that these are temporary fixes. This fits Mr. Clyburns and Mr. Emanuels socialist vision of using a calamity to permanently expand government.

Government is the lefts religion. It has angels and devils. The high priests of the media tell us whos who. Tithes are mandatory, and paid as taxes, but they come in other forms as well. Such as turning our daughters over to the tender mercies of the administrative state.

The National Commission on Military, National and Public Service, a congressional panel championed by the late Sen. John McCain, has seized the moment to advocate mandatory registration of all young women for the draft. For years, women have served admirably in many capacities, just not deliberately in direct combat.

Women have been exempted from the draft, and military women from combat, because theyre the bearers of life and primary caregivers. Plus, men are better equipped for combat.

In 1981, in Rostker v. Goldberg, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that because women dont serve in combat, theyre ineligible for the military draft. That civilized distinction was removed in 2015 under President Obama, who purposely sent women into battle.

Now comes what the commission calls a once-in-a-generation moment to sweep aside the ages-old protection of women as non-combatants.

At a time when our country is having extremely important conversations about our path forward, we should be prioritizing the recommendations coming out of this commission and working to make them a reality, said former Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, known mainly for commanding U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Translation: Lets ram this through while people are terrified and distracted.

It isnt just the military. The Deep State has a profound interest in reframing citizens relationship with our government. Proponents of mandatory national service, for example, tout fairness to make everyone serve, not just volunteers.

This flies in the face of the nations founding by people who saw government as a necessary evil, not a panacea for all the worlds problems.

During each major war, from the Civil War through Vietnam, the national state has expanded its powers. The same thing happened during the Great Depression and the 2008-2009 recession.

Growing the state is the primary focus of leftists, regardless of their particular issues. People under an all-powerful state can be forced to lie and to betray their consciences. Free people, not so much.

Conflating voluntary service with mandatory service is a huge lie. The Mormon church encourages young men to serve as missionaries for two years, and young women for 18 months. But it is a voluntary religious duty. When government mandates behavior, it can use force, which distinguishes government from the rest of civil society.

The healthiest arrangement is subsidiarity, whereby people closest to those in need know best whats needed. It starts with the family, then the churches, synagogues, neighbors, local community and on up to the county, state and national governments.

The left has this backwards, preferring to start with big government. It doesnt matter that this often does deep damage to the rest of civil society. In fact, thats the point.

Having so many independent, self-governing folks is deplorable to them. As is exempting our daughters from the draft.

Robert Knight is a contributor to The Washington Times. His website is roberthknight.com.

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Dana Gums of Eagle Lake isnt a typical 2020 voter. Shes uncertain how she will vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election.

I am this year, Gums said. Usually, Im pretty set. You need to be super-educated, and thats a long way away. A lot can happen between now and then.

A Marine Corps veteran, Gums said, Im not a Democrat but that doesnt mean President Donald Trump will definitely get her vote.

Shes undecided going into this years general election and plans to spend the next seven months getting informed about the candidates. Gums wishes more people were going into the election with an open mind, open to new ideas.

I am in the minority. I think thats how everybody should be.

Of the people interviewed by The Free Press earlier this month, Gums was clearly in the minority. Most voters, even with uncertainty about who the Democratic Party will ultimately nominate, are already locked in.

Jan Bentdahl, a Republican from Mankato, turned out to vote in the presidential primary even though Trump was the only name on the GOP ballot.

Its my duty to vote.

Hes livid with the Democrats impeachment proceedings against the president. The other side, they waste a lot of tax money. Its a big circus on the Democrat side.

Bentdahl said he would tell any voters still on the fence about which partys candidate to vote for that they must stick with Trump, To keep the change going. To keep America great.

He said Democratic candidates who pushed a democratic socialist agenda have frightened independents. Dont mess with the socialist stuff. The country would go to hell.

I see a lot of independents going with Trump.

Bentdahl, 70, who served in the Army and Air Force, credits Trump with doing a lot for the military. He said he originally was skeptical of a billionaire with no elected experience.

But he is promises made, promises kept.

Bentdahl, who along with his wife havent left their house since March 7, believes Trump has been dealing well with the coronavirus pandemic.

I think hes trying to do the best he can with all the help he can get. I think a lot of companies are doing what they can do to help.

Bentdahl also credits Democratic Gov. Tim Walz for his performance.

I think hes done a pretty good job handling it. Hes activated the Guard. I think hes doing the best he can with what he can do.

Bentdahl believes Democrats in Congress slowed efforts to get needed help to small businesses and others suffering economically. And he thinks their actions will further erode support for Democrats going into Novembers elections.

Congress has to get their act together.

Donna Drganc, a retiree from Eagle Lake, is drawn to the moderate wing of the Democratic Party. She likes former Vice President Joe Biden and liked Pete Buttigieg but ultimately supported Michael Bloomberg, based on his record as mayor of New York City.

Why not Sen. Bernie Sanders? Because I dont want to be a socialist.

But, even without her first-choice candidate and without knowing for certain who will be running against Trump, Drganc is not even remotely considering the possibility of casting a ballot for the president.

No. Oh, no. No, no, no. Im voting blue no matter who it is. Donald Trump is an embarrassment.

Asked what message she would send to undecided voters, Drganc said the nation needs relief from a bad president undeserving of another four years in the White House.

Oh God. You dont have enough paper, Im sorry. He doesnt know what hes doing, he doesnt listen to the people who do know what theyre doing, he thinks he knows better than the generals and the scientists, he puts people around himself that are dumb, hes just in it for himself, hes just a mess, hes a racist, hes a sexist. ...

Like Drganc, Jen Cucurullo of Mankato wont have the opportunity to vote for the candidate she thought would make the best president. Originally an Amy Klobuchar fan, Cucurullo voted for Elizabeth Warren in the primary after Klobuchar dropped out.

Regardless of the Democratic nominee, she hopes undecided voters search their conscience and vote against Trump: At the end of the day my values and ethics dont align with what (Trump) says and does.

I wouldnt want my family and friends to be treated like he treats people.

If Matt Rausch gets a chance to share his views with a wavering voter in the presidential election, hell talk about why they should support a second term for Trump even if they arent a fan of his personality.

He didnt get hired to be a nice person, Rausch said. He got hired to drain the swamp and get things done. Youre hired to do a job.

Jennifer Thomas

Jennifer Thomas, a radiology technician assistant, has no issue with Trumps personality.

I feel like he doesnt hide what he believes in, Thomas said. I believe he has a big heart for what America needs and that he has our best interests at heart.

She thinks some people dislike the real estate mogul because of his success, but the Eagle Lake resident has been impressed by him for years.

I liked him before he was president, she said. I know hes rich and wealthy, and they get a bad rap for taking care of themselves. But I just like his personality in general.

Thomas hopes other Americans will take the time to research candidates and their policy positions in the months ahead: They have to evaluate all the information thats out there and not let CNN dictate what theyll believe in and acquire all of the facts. That will require a little bit of homework.

Rausch, an automotive technician in Mankato, would discourage independent voters from supporting any Democratic candidate.

From what Ive watched from the debates, the Democratic Party doesnt know left from right. Theyre all kind of socialists to me.

More government control and higher taxes would undermine the countrys future, according to Rausch, who said evidence is provided by history.

Socialism in general always ends badly. Its upended a lot of stuff too much government control. The tax thing is a really big thing. We started out as a free country. Thats what we stand for.

While Rausch puts all of the Democratic candidates in the socialist category, several Democrats differentiated between Sanders and more moderate candidates.

I see stability and a common-sense person in Joe Biden, Mankato Democrat Merri Jo Miller said. And I see the good in him. We need change.

Miller listed health care and the economy as top issues, both things she believes the Democratic nominee can better handle than Trump.

Im a middle-of-the road person. I think itd be harder to sway people if (it was) Sanders. Hes just too liberal.

Matt Houselog of Eagle Lake, who voted in the primary election with his wife, didnt say who his preferred candidate is, but he wants someone as far from the extremes as possible.

We think this may be more important than ever, Houselog said of the 2020 presidential election. ... And our main goal would be a little more country-unification.

Neither said who they support, but Houselog is bothered by the divisions in America: Thats putting it mildly. ... A leader that wouldnt be so far left or right and could maybe get some things done throughout the tenure.

Sanders supporter Robert Pierce of Eagle Lake doesnt buy the argument that Sanders cant do well with a broader set of voters.

I disagree with that, Pierce said. I think hed be fine.

A technical support worker, he expects to vote for the Democratic nominee even if it isnt Sanders: It will probably be out of obligation, I guess. Im definitely still voting (in November). Its just a matter of how excited you are.

Asked what he would say to undecideds, Pierce doubts that there are many interested Americans who have failed to form a strong opinion about Trump.

Id say all three of the people who havent made up their mind probably arent going to vote, he said.

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House Democrats, highly skeptical of President TrumpDonald John TrumpWith VP pick, Biden can't play small ball in a long ball world Coronavirus hits defense contractor jobs Wake up America, your country doesn't value your life MORE's claim that medical equipment needed to treat patients with coronavirus is in ready supply, are asking the administration for evidence to back it up.

Behind Rep. Norma TorresNorma Judith TorresOvernight Health Care Presented by PCMA US now leads world in known coronavirus cases | Unemployment claims soar by over 3 million | House to vote on stimulus Friday | Ventilator shortage sets off scramble Democrats ask Trump for evidence that medical supplies are available Hispanic Democrats demand funding for multilingual coronavirus messaging MORE (D-Calif.), dozens of lawmakers are pressing the administration to provide proof that hospitals, nursing homes and other medical providers haveample access to equipment like respirators, ventilators, gloves and goggles, as the president and members of his administration have recently asserted.

In a letter to Trump delivered Thursday, 45 Democrats cite numerous cases of hospitals lacking not only test kits, but also the most basic personal protective equipment, or PPE, like medical masks and gowns. Those reports run counter to Trump's claims that the administration is keeping up with the providers' supply needs, and getting "tremendous reviews" in the process.

"Your Administration claims to be resolving shortages of critical medical supplies, yet we have not seen evidence to corroborate those claims," the Democrats wrote in their letter, obtained by The Hill. "In contrast, first responders on the front lines of this crisis are urgently warning that their needs for these medical supplies are rapidly outstripping available supply."

The Democrats are asking administration officials to disclose any information they've gathered about the availability of critical medical supplies; the specific equipment needs conveyed by providers; and the regions of the country where those supplies are most lacking. They also asked whether the administration has shared that data with the private manufacturers that might be equipped to help meet the demand.

They're seeking a response within 48 hours.

"We need a national strategy to combat this virus one based on an understanding of how many supplies we need, how many we can get, and who needs them," the lawmakers wrote.

Among the other Democrats on the letter are Reps. Jim McGovern (Mass.), chairman of the Rules Committee; Cheri BustosCheryl (Cheri) Lea BustosDemocrats ask Trump for evidence that medical supplies are available Annual Congressional Dinner pushed back to June amid coronavirus concerns Internal Democratic research shows Hispanics energized to vote in November MORE (Ill.), head of the Democrats' campaign arm; Ami BeraAmerish (Ami) Babulal BeraDemocrats ask Trump for evidence that medical supplies are available Pelosi stands firm amid calls to close Capitol Trump, Congress struggle for economic deal under coronavirus threat MORE (Calif.), a medical doctor; and Nydia Velzquez (N.Y.), who chairs the Small Business Committee.

As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has surged over the past week surpassing 75,000 on Thursday, including more than 1,000 deaths Trump and other White House officials have downplayed the reports that hospitals, doctors and nurses have been forced to treat the highly contagious disease without basic medical gear.

Trump last week said he "cannot explain the gap" between the providers' horror stories and his own rosy portrait of treatment conditions.

"Im hearing very good things on the ground," he said.

On Saturday, Trump doubled down on that assessment, saying the medical supply needs were being met because the administration is making much of this stuff now and much of its being delivered now.

Weve also gotten tremendous reviews from a lot of people that cant believe how fast its coming, Trump said.

And while Trump has said he's prepared to ramp up medical supply stocks by tapping the Defense Production Act which allows the president to force private industries to manufacture certain goods in the name of national security he and his advisers have been reluctant to do so.

"We're getting what we need without putting the heavy hand of government down," White House adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday during Trump's now-daily press briefing.

Those assessments stand in contrast to the stories coming from a long and growing list of states, hospitals and other entities, which are sounding dire warnings that the federal response has been far too tepid to meet the growing needs of the medical workers on the front lines of diagnosing and treating the highly contagious coronavirus.

A nurse working at a hospital in Loudoun County, Va. among the wealthiest counties in the country told The Hill recently that the nurse's unit is down to six respirator masks, and medical workers have been asked to reuse them.

"It's disgusting," the nurse said.

Vice President Pence, who's leading the White House's coronavirus response, seemed to acknowledge Wednesday that masks are in short supply, but quickly added that efforts are underway to fill the void.

"Weve literally identified significant resources not just around the country, but around the world of the masks that can be used by health care workers," he said at the White House.

On Wednesday, the Senate passed an enormous, $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill that includes $130 billion for hospitals, nursing homes and other providers, to help restore the dwindling equipment supply. The House is poised to pass that package on Friday morning, and Trump has vowed to sign it immediately.

Yet Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiSunday shows preview: Lawmakers, state governors talk coronavirus, stimulus package and resources as pandemic rages on Attacking the Affordable Care Act in the time of COVID-19 DC argues it is shortchanged by coronavirus relief bill MORE (D-Calif.) is already warning that it won't be enough.

On Thursday, she praised the medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus fight, but lamented the "shortfall" in protective equipment. She called on the administration to use the Defense Production Act to compel private manufacturers to convert their systems toward the fabrication of that equipment, and she vowed that Democrats on Capitol Hill will press for more PPE funding in the next, fourth round of coronavirus relief.

"We need to get them more personal protective equipment," she told reporters in the Capitol. "That's absolutely essential, and it is a shortfall right now."

Torres and the other 44 Democrats on Thursday's letter will certainly agree.

"You have rightly said that we are at war against an invisible enemy," they wrote to Trump. "In war, you don't leave states to fend for themselves and to compete for supplies against one another."

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Fueled by dark money, cash-flush liberal groups with ties to the Democratic Party are mobilizing to unleash millions of dollars worth of ads attacking President Donald Trumps response to coronavirus ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Many political groups avoided attacking Trump as the coronavirus outbreak first began to spread throughout the U.S. But as social distancing and quarantines become the new normal, a number of multi-million dollar ad buys from Democratic groups mark a departure from that strategy.

Democratic super PAC Priorities USA Action has spent more than $6 million on a series of negative ads attacking Trump on his response to the coronavirus pandemic. The group plans to spend $150 million contesting swing states before the Democratic National Convention.

One of the ads attacking Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic shows various audio clips of Trump downplaying coronavirus while a graphic shows the increasing cases overtime. The ads are airing in key presidential battleground states such as Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The ad starts off with a clip of Trump referencing coronavirus as Democrats new hoax.

Trumps campaign argued that the hoax claim in the ad is false and issued a cease and desist ordering television stations that run the ad to stop if they want to avoid costly and time-consuming litigation.

In response, the super PAC announced Thursday it would spend another $600,000 to air ads in Arizona. The group plans to pour even more money in ads over the coming weeks.

Priorities USA spent more than $81,000 on Facebook ads this week alone on a newly created page called FactsFirst, primarily attacking Trumps response to the coronavirus pandemic. Another page created in November 2019 has spent more than $132,000 on ads primarily targeting Spanish-speaking users with similar messages paid for by Priorities USA.

Priorities USAs nonprofit arm plays a key role in the operation, funneling just under $3.4 million to its super PAC in the 2020 election cycle alone. That nonprofit has given six-figure contributions to other big-name Democratic dark money groups such as Majority Forward and VoteVets.

While Priorities USA may be the target of Trumps lawsuit threats, another mysterious new 501(c)(4) nonprofit called Fellow Americans is also running ads almost identical to the controversial ad campaign paid for by Priorities USA.

Many Google and Facebook ads paid for by Fellow Americans feature disaffected Republicans planning to vote against Trump in the 2020 election. The ads could easily be mistaken for a solely conservative effort at first glance. But Washington, D.C., incorporation records show it formed in November 2019 by Graham Wilson, a partner at Perkins Coie, the political law firm of choice for many Democratic dark money groups including American Bridge, Priorities USA and Acronym.

Even though the coronavirus outbreak is making it more difficult for some groups to run effective political ads, the message communicated in these ads could still be effective in hurting Trump closer to November and drum up donor support for the super PACs themselves for the general election, according to Kevin Banda, associate professor of political science at Texas Tech University.

If people think that an incumbent responded poorly to a natural disaster, that incumbent and the incumbent party gets punished electorally, Banda said.

Democratic super PAC American Bridge has shelled out almost $6.3 million on ads attacking Trumps handling of coronavirus since the start of 2020. That makes up the bulk of the groups $8.5 million in spending against Trump since the start of 2019. In an $850,000 digital ad campaign, American Bridge is airing ads in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan attacking Trump for his past comments downplaying coronavirus, according to the New York Times.

The super PAC has received millions of dollars from the American Bridge 21st Century Foundation, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit that does not disclose its donors and is not supposed to have politics as its primary purpose. Like many super PACs with affiliated dark money groups, American Bridges affiliated groups share employees, officers, office space and other expenses.

A financial audit analyzed by OpenSecrets shows just under half of the American Bridge nonprofit arms spending went to a $3.3 million payment to its super PAC affiliate in 2018 for shared space and other expenses. On top of that, the nonprofit arm owed the super PAC over $1.45 million at the end of the year and it has given the super PAC more than $1.3 million in contributions. IRS rules prohibit the nonprofit from having politics as its primary purpose, which is generally interpreted to mean that less than half of its spending can go to political activities.

The majority of money comes from 29 anonymous six-figure donors giving up to $800,000 each. American Bridges noncash gifts include 450 shares of Baidu, a Chinese technology companywithreportedties to Chinas Communist Party, valued at more than $100,000.

Liberal super PAC Pacronym launched a $2.5 million digital ad campaign attacking Trumps handling of the global pandemic in mid-March. The ads will air on digital platforms including Facebook, YouTube and Hulu, according to the New York Times. The super PAC has raised nearly $8 million in the 2020 election cycle and plans to spend $5 million of that on digital ads by July.

Pacronym is the super PAC arm of Acronym, a dark money group that brought in almost $1.3 million in contributions from its inception in May 2017 through the end of April 2018, most of that coming from just four six-figure donors. Roughly one in every four dollars raised by Acronym in its first year of operation went to its super PAC, according to OpenSecrets analysis of tax records and campaign finance disclosures.

On top of Pacronyms roughly $1.9 million in spending disclosed to the FEC since 2018, pages tied to Acronym have spent more than $5.9 million on digital advertising according to OpenSecrets analysis of Google, Facebook and Snapchat ad data.

Acronym has also bankrolled digital operations seeding an array of hyperlocal partisan propaganda pages that mimic local news outlets and launched a political tech company called Shadow Inc. exposed as the secret Iowa caucus app vendor after chaos at the caucuses. Shadow Inc. was paid by both current presidential candidate Joe Biden and former presidential candidate Pete Buttigiegs 2020 presidential campaigns, according to FEC disclosures.

A common thread among the groups is the role of liberal dark money powerhouse Sixteen Thirty Fund and its sister 501(c)(3) New Venture Fund. The groups have fiscally sponsored at least 80 groups in a way that leaves almost no paper trail. Sixteen Thirty acts as a pass-through agency funneling millions of dollars in grants from wealthy donors. Acronym and American Bridge have each accepted hundreds of thousands from Sixteen Thirty Funds operation while Priorities USAs foundation arm has given it at least $100,000.

Unite the Country, a super PAC supporting former vice president Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, is spending at least $1 million to air a coronavirus-related attack ad on TV news programs across the country.

So far this cycle, Unite the Country has raised more than $12 million and while most of the super PACs donors are disclosed, the identities of some of its biggest financiers remain a mystery.

Bidens campaign has also released ads criticizing Trumps handling of coronavirus, but is spending much less. Traditionally, super PACs function as candidates attack dogs, running run negative ads that candidates wouldnt want to be associated with.

Before the release of these new ads, neither Bidens sole Democrat rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Biden or Trump aired a political ad on television since last Tuesday, according to the New York Times

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After Sen. Mitch McConnell introduced the $2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue package last week, Democrats balked at the bill for a variety of reasons. But the main issue was oversight.

On March 25, just before the updated deal passed into law, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer highlighted how Democrats "secured tough new requirements on federal grants and loans to any industry," but then added later in the day that "neither side can be completely happy with the final product."

That appears to be the case among at least some of his Democratic colleagues.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a fellow New York Senator, joined Yahoo Finance and expressed some of her concerns about the oversight provisions in particular.

We have some oversight, she said. It's not everything I would have wanted, but it's at least the beginning of oversight.

Other Democrats, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez on Gillibrands left, have also raised concerns,

One area that could get more focus as the money rolls out in the weeks ahead is existing executive pay.

On that front, there's not a lot of restrictions on the money, Gillibrand said. They could still be paying a CEO $10 million a year and that's outrageous. So there, I would have preferred some restriction on CEO pay.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, leaves after a vote coronavirus legislation at the US Capitol. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

The bill does contain restrictions on increasing CEO pay, Gillibrand supports.

Comparing this bill to TARP, which she opposed, she said, this smells different, that's for sure.

Sunshine is always a good disinfectant, said Gillibrand, highlighting the restrictions on dividends and stock buybacks as well as increasing CEO pay.

One section within the 880-page bill has received some attention. On page 518, it lays out a series of restrictions on stock buybacks, dividends, and limitations on compensation for businesses receiving direct loans from the new $50 billion credit facility established by the bill.

Then, on page 519, it notes that the Treasury Secretary may waive the requirement under clause (ii) with respect to any program or facility upon a determination that such waiver is necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government.

Similar language is present throughout the bill to give flexibility to officials as all this money gets distributed.

Schumers argument, made recently on the Senate floor, is about transparency. If any of these loans look untoward, if any of these loans don't look right, if any of these loans shouldnt go to where theyre going, the public, the Congress, will know quickly and that will put pressure on the Treasury Secretary not to do them, and certainly not to repeat them.

The question is whether that will be enough for Democrats on the left who remain deeply suspicious of the Trump administrations motives. David Sirota, a senior advisor and speechwriter for Sen. Bernie Sanders, has been particularly vocal online, highlighting this provisions.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has promised to keep pushing on oversight:

Ben Werschkul is a producer for Yahoo Finance in Washington, DC.

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