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The House Administration Committee, chaired by Republican Gregg Harper, (MS-3), voted today to eliminate 2 measures intended to ensure accuracy and fairness in our elections at a time when the President howls about voter fraud. Opponents of the measure argued that the Election Assistance Commission "plays a vital role in protecting elections from hacking and other types of interference." It is unclear whether this bill will reach the House floor, but the action is yet another example of Republican efforts to undermine the democratic process.
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Amidst growing concerns that the White House is overly deferential to Russia a team of 6 Senators, 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats, have proposed the Russia Review Act. Senators Graham (R-SC), Cardin (D-MD), Rubio (R-FL), McCaskill (D-MO), McCain (R-AZ), and Brown (D-OH) want to ensure that any easing of sanctions goes through the Senate first.
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The Army Corps of Engineers approved an easement necessary for completion of the Keystone Pipeline. This approval came nearly 2 weeks before the end of it's own established public comments period and without regard for it's own policy of waiting 14 days after Congressional notification before granting an easement.
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Betsy DeVos has been confirmed as Education Secretary. Two Republicans, Senators Murkowski (AK) and Collins (ME), joined the entire Democratic caucus to force an historic tie-breaking vote from Vice President Pence. Public educators and parents of special needs children across the nation weep.
ACTION: Call your Senators, both Democratic and Republican, to either thank them for standing up for schoolchildren or to let them know you will be fighting against their reelections because of this vote.
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Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) are introducing legislation today to significantly decrease the number of people eligible to receive green cards. The plan would cut legal immigration in half over the next 10 years.