Rep. Al Green of Houston announced Wednesday he supports using budget reconciliation to pass COVID-19 relief. Budget reconciliation is a congressional tool that allows lawmakers to expedite spending-related legislation by using a simple majority of 51 instead of...
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back to archiveMexico urges Biden to take action on immigration
President of Mexico Andres Manuel López Obrador, also known as AMLO, is urging President Biden to take swift action on immigration, including giving dual nationality to Mexicans working in the United States. “I hope that today or in the coming days he presents...
We can’t bail out corporations with pandemic relief, says Julie Oliver
On Wednesday, the Signal interviewed Julie Oliver, a former healthcare finance analyst running a progressive PAC money-free campaign for Congress. Oliver is facing Republican incumbent Rep. Roger Williams, a car dealership owner and GOP fundraiser. Using only...
Democratic-led House passes GOP bill to deal with humanitarian crisis at Texas-Mexico border
Correction: This story previously omitted a critical word. The word added is in bold. House Democrats conceded to Republicans on Thursday and passed a Senate bill that aims to alleviate the humanitarian crisis at the border - on the GOP’s terms. The bill will provide...
John Cornyn says one thing and does another on violence against women
The landmark Violence Against Women Act, signed into law in the 1990s to help survivors of domestic violence, is lingering in Washington, D.C. amid partisan squabbles. The Senate, so far, has failed to reauthorize its funding. The VAWA, says the NAACP, is “one of the...