House Democrats To Cap Off First 100 Days With Net Neutrality, Gender Pay Gap & Domestic Violence Laws

Elections have consequences.  We often say or read this in imploring people to vote or we end up with Trump and his like.  In this case, let's make it a positive for once.  The 2018 Blue Wave, the largest midterm House victory in history, means House Democrats will be introducing and passing legislation that American wants and needs.  We need to give these efforts the publicity and megaphone they deserve.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Monday formally rolled out the party’s agenda for the next month, eyeing high-profile votes on the gender pay gap, net neutrality and domestic violence laws.... it’s an aggressive agenda to cap off Democrats’ first 100 days in the majority, as Hoyer laid out in a letter to members...

House Democrats are eyeing votes on the gender pay gap, net neutrality and domestic violence laws.  Politico describes it as "an aggressive agenda to cap off Democrats' first 100 days in the majority."  

When lawmakers return from recess next week, the House plans to take up the Paycheck Fairness Act to toughen penalties for companies violating equal pay rules. It is expected to easily pass, with 239 co-sponsors.

The week of April 1, Democrats plan to vote on the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, which has just a single Republican backer out of nearly 90 cosponsors.

The following week, Democrats will vote to halt the Trump administration’s contentious net neutrality rules with the Save the Internet Act. 

Republicans will support just one of these excellent bills:

One exception is a bipartisan war powers resolution that would end the U.S. involvement in Yemen, one version of which has already passed the House. The Senate-passed measure will go directly to Trump’s desk, where he has said he will veto it.

Let's shout about the good news.  This is what we elected these Democrats to do and what we need to continue to share as we approach 2020's elections.

Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/18/dems-gender-pay-gap-domestic-violence-1225699