Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Adriano Espaillat, Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng, Jerrold Nadler, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velázquez were among the 65 total lawmakers – 15 Republicans and 50 Democrats – who voted against the bill. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez explained her vot...
Discusses the importance for U.S. President George W. Bush and corporate lobbyists of a reversal decision from Democratic Representatives Adam Smith of Washington and Anna Eshoo of California, who both voted against a trade bill in December 2001.Wall Street Journal - Eastern EditionKingJr.Neil...
Democrats have tried before to reverse the crime criticism, including by pointing to Republicans who voted against bills passed in 2021 that added funding to local police departments. Some Republicans like Trump ally Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio have doubled down on Trump's call to defund aspects of...
Cons: He’s an old white face who climbed the ranks of the Democratic Party in a much less progressive era. His role in the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and passage of the 1994 crime bill could come back to haunt him. On 2020: He announced his presidential candi...
Ten of the 17 Democrats who voted for the plan will run for re-election this year. Seven of them — Heitkamp,Joe Donnellyof Indiana,Claire McCaskillof Missouri,Jon Testerof Montana,Joe Manchinof West Virginia,Debbie Stabenowof Michigan andBill Nelsonof Florida — face tough races in stat...
InMarch 2021, the House once again passed the For the People Act, with all but one Democrat voting for it (all Republicans voted against it). The bill then stalled in the Senate, however. Without at least 10 Republican supporters, it lacked the support necessary to overcome the filibuster,...
1)Trump got 2 million fewer votes than 2020. This election turned on the 12 million who voted for Biden in 2020 but not Harris. I guess there’s historical value in finding out why they didn’t vote. Gaza was clearly one factor in this. I’m not saying it was all Gaza but Michigan...
Manchin is the only Senate Democrat who has not cosponsored the "For the People Act," the party's flagship voting bill. Instead, he released a memo of changes to election law that he would support, including mandating 15 days of early voting, automatic registration and making ...
He voted against the infrastructure bill. He voted against legislation that would have built out the next generation of energy jobs right here in middle America. He doesn’t care about investing in the state. He cares about his big oil donors. And you know what? Say what you will about ...
In June, Senate Democrats forced a vote on a bill sponsored by Duckworth — putting Republicans like JD Vance on the record opposing nationwide protections for IVF. All but two Senate Republicans voted to block the legislation, saying it went too far, threatened religious freedom, or was unneces...