A Congressman’s job in plain English is to represent the people. Knowing your government means knowing what everyone’s job is simply. They function as representatives in making the laws. An individual member of the House can propose a bill to, … Continue reading Knowing Your Government: Congressman Job in Plain English
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has failed to reach the necessary number of states to support ratification by its deadline and is no longer pending in the states for action. As the … Continue reading ERA is Dead
In a move to protect the best care and services for veterans, the working people of the Department of Veterans Affairs filed a national grievance against the agency and the Trump Administration yesterday. The American Federation of Government Employees, which … Continue reading VA Employees File Grievance Against Veterans Affairs Over Administration’s Executive Order
Senate Republicans on Thursday crushed a Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee in a fierce partisan brawl, approving a rule change dubbed the “nuclear option” to allow for conservative judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation by Friday. With … Continue reading Knowing Your Government: What ‘Going Nuclear’ In Senate Means
President Trump campaigned on a cancellation of a deal that was discussed during President Obama’s time in the White House. There were 10 delayed or canceled projects in Michigan — most of them coal-fired plants — would have created 56,000 jobs … Continue reading Knowing Your Government: Cold Facts On Coal
A bill working its way through the U.S. House of Representatives changes national health care insurance. Example of Pricing A 55-year-old earning $25,000 a year could see premiums go up to $3,600; a 64-year-old earning $25,000 a year would pay … Continue reading Knowing Your Government: Healthcare Bill Issues Explained In Plain English
The bill will ELIMINATE THE ELEMENTARY and EDUCATION ACT of 1965, which is the nation’s educational law and provides equal opportunity in education. ‘ESSA’ is a big comprehensive program that covers programs for struggling learners, Advanced Placement classes, ESL classes, … Continue reading Knowing Your Government: What Congress’s Bill 610 Means In Simple English
In a series of tweets early Saturday morning, Trump alleged that President Obama had the phones in Trump Tower in New York wiretapped before Election Day. #1 President Trump says that President Obama wiretapped him. President Trump asserts alleged wiretapping … Continue reading 3 Simple Facts About President Trump Wiretap Claims And Stories
A Washington floral artist says she will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision Thursday by the state’s high court that concluded that the government can force her—and, by extension, other Washingtonians—to create artistic expression and participate in … Continue reading Washington Floral Artist to Ask US Supreme Court to Protect Her Freedom