Be Smart. Stay Informed. Actively Dissent.
Although none have been passed into law at this time, please be aware that our practice of exhibiting Smart Dissent via protests, marches, and demostrations has Republican lawmakers in at least 18 states concerned. Keep it up! The source linked below contains details on each state proposal.
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We are getting closer to understanding the level of illegal and unethical behavior it takes to find Republican lawmakers willing to speak up with their Democratic colleagues. Denying meeting with Russia officials while under oath, Jeff Sessions is reportedly the fifth Trump Cabinet member to lie under oath during confirmation hearings according to ProPublica.
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The Department of Energy, responsible for the United States' nuclear weapons program, now has a new leader who once pledged to eliminate the department and until recently had no idea of its responsibilities.
Perry was confirmed Thursday by the Senate in a 62-37 vote. During his confirmation hearing, Perry said, "My past statements made over five years ago about abolishing the Department of Energy do not reflect my current thinking."
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In an explicitly stated attempt to place economic interests above the environment and safe drinking water, the President and his new EPA director began the process to roll back an Obama-era environmental protection rule.
The Trump administration is moving to roll back an environmental rule intended to define which small bodies of water are subject to federal authority under the Clean Water Act.
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A new rule that requires financial advisers and brokers act in their customers' best interest when offering them investment advice for their workplace retirement accounts is set to go into effect this April. Over the past two weeks, the Trump administration has taken steps to delay or end the rule designed to save American workers billions of dollars they currently pay in excessive fees in their retirement accounts.