Emailing your congressman or congressperson is an efficient way to let the government and its elected officials know that you hold them accountable for their campaign promises and actions while in office. Don’t wait for the next election to come around to voice your opinion. If you feel stron...
At some point, probably in the middle of work-related clicking around, that shopping research led me to my congressman’s Web site. Rep. Don Beyer (D.-Va.), like other members of Congress, has a flag-request form that I’d thought of only as a way to buy a flag flown over the ...
Meeting the President in person is a difficult task, but it’s possible. To get an audience with the Commander-in-Chief, one must first submit a formal letter of request to their local congressman or senator. This letter should include details about why the individual wants to meet with the...
He’s a former federal prosecutor who emerged as a fierce Trump defender while serving as Republican congressman from Texas during Trump’s first impeachment. At his confirmation hearing last week, Ratcliffe told lawmakers the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology like artificial ...
Democratic Congressman from Connecticut "I'm thinking the first of the year we'll be ready for a mark-up and bring it to the floor by spring," Larson said. The bill currently has 195 co-sponsors, all of whom are Democrats. However, based on Tuesday's testimony, it may be difficult ...
Why do we celebrate Memorial Day? It was originally intended to pay homage to fallen Civil War soldiers, but as the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the holiday evolved to honor the lives of any U.S. military personnel lost in any war. It's a day to remember the sacrifice of th...
“We lose innumerable opportunities to stay fit and still do our job.” Johnson has found a way to adjust nearly every aspect of the congressman’s job to his mobile metabolism. Staff meetings and briefings are ambulatory, with aides rotating in and out en route in a manoeuvre they call ...
Well, before you get too carried away, let me ask you this: do you know if it's actually legal to do such things in your car? Which of these scenarios is illegal and which is not? Just an FYI, in Illinois, indecent exposure is a serious offense that can result in harsh legal ...
But some applauded Biden's actions, including Democratic Congressman Marc Veasey of Fort Worth. "I applaud the president for taking strong, decisive action to do something that BS partisan politics killed earlier this year," Veasey said during a press conference in Washington after the announcement...
(although the VP doesn’t frame it like that),” a former senior White House aide texted us last night after the town hall. “The Biden faux pas was talking too much about how great the economy was and how he got it there and not enough about what he would do to address pe...