Speaking today on the United States House of Representatives floor, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) discussed how a committee markup of legislation dealing with reauthorization of USA PATRIOT Act provisions was terminated so the final bill could be drafted in a “backroom”...
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That US House-Passed Resolution Supposedly Opposing War Against Iran
by Adam Dick | Jan 13, 2020 | Congress Alert
Last week there was much media coverage of the United Sates House of Representatives voting to approve a resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) commonly described as seeking to prevent the Trump administration from engaging in war against Iran. However, take a look at the...
Congress Unlikely to Significantly Restrain US Intervention in the Middle East
by Adam Dick | Jan 8, 2020 | Congress Alert
Decade after decade, United States presidents order intervention, by the military and otherwise, across the Middle East. And, decade after decade, the US House of Representatives and Senate provide the funding for the intervention to continue, as well as pass bills...
The Absurdity of Today’s Impeachment Vote Captured in One Tweet
by Adam Dick | Dec 18, 2019 | Congress Alert
On the United States House of Representatives floor today, representatives have lined up to speak in solemn tones about how they are fulfilling of their oaths of office and defending America from grave danger by voting to impeach President Donald Trump.Over at Twitter...
Rep. Thomas Massie is Preparing to be Taken as a Christmas Hostage
by Adam Dick | Nov 21, 2019 | Congress Alert
Speaking Wednesday evening with host Kennedy at Fox Business, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) predicted that the shenanigans this week to pass a continuing resolution providing short-term funding for the United States government and extra big-government goodies including...
Bipartisanship: Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Thanks Chairman for Slipping Mass Surveillance Provision into Continuing Resolution
by Adam Dick | Nov 20, 2019 | Congress Alert
People say there is too little bipartisanship in Washington, DC. But, when it comes to protecting the United States government’s mass surveillance program, there is plenty of bipartisan action by Democratic and Republican leaders. This was on display Wednesday morning...
Sneak Vote on Patriot Act Renewal Today
by Rep. Thomas Massie | Nov 19, 2019 | Congress Alert
Today, while everyone is distracted by the impeachment drama, Congress will vote to extend warrantless data collection provisions of the #PatriotAct, by hiding this language on page 25 of the Continuing Resolution (CR) that temporarily funds the government. To sneak...
House Judiciary Committee Planning to Pass Dead-End Marijuana Legalization Bill
by Adam Dick | Nov 19, 2019 | Congress Alert
New Pew Research Center poll results indicate Americans’ support for marijuana legalization continues to grow, with support reaching two-thirds among those questioned and maintaining majorities among Democrats, Republicans, and independents. This state of popular...
Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Withdraw Troops from Syria
by Dave DeCamp | Nov 5, 2019 | Congress Alert
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) introduced a resolution to the House of Representatives on October 31st titled, “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Syrian Arab Republic...
47 House Members Vote for a Refreshingly Honest Bill Name Change
by Adam Dick | Jul 26, 2019 | Congress Alert
It is a good rule of thumb that bill names in the United States Congress are misleading. A prominent example of that is the USA PATRIOT Act that, instead of supporting the freedom for which American patriots have fought, provides to the US government extensive means...
House Democrats Preparing to Pass Marijuana Legalization with Very Little Republican Support
by Adam Dick | Jul 25, 2019 | Congress Alert
During a United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee subcommittee hearing earlier this month that appeared to signal the beginning of a move in the House to approve countrywide marijuana legalization legislation, Republican House member, and longtime...
House Hearing Provides Rocky Start for Countrywide Marijuana Legalization
by Adam Dick | Jul 12, 2019 | Congress Alert
A United States House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday at which countrywide marijuana legalization was considered. The hearing of the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee appears designed to...
Rep. Thomas Massie Targeted for Defeat
by Adam Dick | Jul 4, 2019 | Congress Alert, The Liberty Report
Phillip M. Baily reported Wednesday at the Louisville Courier Journal on a apparent effort by national Republican Party figures to defeat United States House of Representatives Member Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the 2020 Republican primary.Why the effort to defeat Massie?...
Rep. Thomas Massie Prevents House Skeleton Crew from Passing Legislation during Recess
by Adam Dick | May 28, 2019 | Congress Alert
You may think that the United States House of Representatives only passes legislation while in session when members have an opportunity to vote. Not so. On Tuesday, a small group of representatives on the House floor, while most representatives were far afield on...
Total Deception: US House Votes to ‘Enhance Stabilization of Conflict-Affected Areas and Prevent Violence and Fragility Globally’
by Adam Dick | May 24, 2019 | Congress Alert
The United States government, through arms including the US Department of State and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has long been promoting violence and destruction in previously relatively peaceful and prosperous places around the world. It has...
Rep. Thomas Massie Says Follow the Constitution — No Troops to Venezuela Without a Congressional Vote
by Adam Dick | May 11, 2019 | Congress Alert
Interviewed Thursday at Fox Business by host Kennedy, United States House of Representatives Member Thomas Massie (R-KY) strongly objected to the prospect of President Donald Trump sending the US military to Venezuela to help overthrow that country’s government...
Democratic Senator: Assange Is ‘Our Property’ Now
by Tyler Durden | Apr 11, 2019 | Congress Alert
Sen. Joe ManchinBoth Democrats and Republicans celebrated the arrest of Julian Assange on Thursday. But amid the flood of praise for his arrest and detainment, which the UN has denounced as a violation of human rights, one lawmaker's comments stood out as particularly...
Rules Committee Chairman: US House to Soon Approve Legislation Ending Interference with States’ Marijuana Legalization
by Adam Dick | Mar 27, 2019 | Congress Alert
In a new interview at Boston Herald Radio, United States House of Representatives Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) said he expects the House, in the next few weeks, will approve by “an overwhelming vote” legislation requiring the US government to respect...
Democrats and Republicans Move to Silence Rep. Omar’s Criticism of Israel
by Kurt Nimmo | Mar 3, 2019 | Congress Alert
It looks like the embattled representative from Minnesota will end up like Cynthia McKinney, who was thrown out of Congress for the sin of criticizing the official narrative on 9/11. She is also a fierce critic of Israel and its treatment of the Palestinians (she...
Walter B. Jones Restoring Power to Congress Act Would Repeal the 2001 AUMF
by Adam Dick | Feb 14, 2019 | Congress Alert
In his work opposing United States wars overseas, Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), before his death Sunday, put much effort into seeking a repeal of the 2001 authorization for use of military force (AUMF) that has been used by successive presidents as a basis for...
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