🏛️ Legislative Branch |
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On April 10, 2025, Congress took several important actions. The Senate confirmed Lieutenant General John D. Caine as the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a vote of 60 to 25. They also passed a resolution to disapprove new energy standards for gas-fired water heaters by a vote of 53 to 44. In addition, the Senate reported several bills aimed at improving drug competition and preventing unfair practices in the pharmaceutical industry, including S.1096, which stops brand-name drug companies from paying generic companies to delay their products. The House passed a bill, H.R.22, requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, with a close vote of 220 to 208. These actions are significant because they affect military leadership, energy regulations, drug pricing, and voting rights, which are key issues for many Americans. Read full document →
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Random excerpts from the Senate
The past 8 days have been an absolute embarrassment for President Trump and for everyone who truly cares about this country. During these 8 days, the world saw the President of the United States reveal his total lack of understanding of international trade, macro- and microeconomics, and foreign relations. The world saw the American President issue a tariff ultimatum so ill-conceived and so flawed that it was mocked from here to the Heard and McDonald Islands. This whole episode is so ridiculous that even the writers of “Veep” and “House of Cards” would have shredded their drafts. Yet it was real. It had real effects, lasting effects on real people.
— Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
This is what happens when a President stops coddling the criminals. This is what happens when a President starts enforcing the law. The contrast is undeniable. The previous administration surrendered. The current administration delivered what the American people wanted. Cartel killers, drug dealers, murderers, and rapists are getting hauled in and thrown out by the thousands. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reports that there have been over 100,000 deportations in 80 days. That is about progress. Those are promises kept. Yet the fight is just beginning. Last week, a college student was killed by an illegal immigrant in a hit-and-run. The student’s name was Nate Baker. Nate attended the University of South Carolina. He had just turned 21 years old 2 weeks before. This is a death that was preventable. His killer has been identified and was identified by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the last 5 years. These are the very illegal immigrants who President Trump and his team are deporting. Deaths like Nate’s, the drug overdoses, the families who have lost loved ones—those are real human costs to American citizens as a result of open borders. Open borders aren’t compassionate as Democrat after Democrat continues to claim and as Nancy Pelosi talks about. They are catastrophic. Grieving families like Nate’s deserve justice, not half measures. Public safety demands we deport illegal criminals, not coddle them.
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Random excerpts from the House
Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a lifelong Louisvillian, still sad my community joined the long list of cities devastated by mass shootings. On behalf of all of our communities, we can and must do more to stop senseless gun violence. We lost Josh Barrick, Deana Eckert, Juliana Farmer, Jim Tutt, and my friend, Tommy Elliot. Five friends, neighbors, and loved ones were taken too soon. Among the eight wounded was Officer Nick Wilt. Just 10 days out of the academy, he bravely ran toward the gunman and was shot in the head. Miraculously, he survived.
— Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3)
Mr. Speaker, the March jobs report shows that 228,000 jobs were added last month, far exceeding expectations. Private-sector growth led the way with 209,000 new jobs, nearly double the pre-election average. Wages are rising with hourly earnings up nearly 4 percent over the past year. Government job dependence is shrinking with only 42 percent of new jobs in government-related sectors, down from nearly 75 percent under the Biden administration. America’s economy is back.
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