[Impeachment Inquiry]
House Judiciary Chairman Nadler: “I think we should call this what it is —an absolute cover-up by the White House.”
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Congress
CALIFORNIA SENATOR HARRIS: ELECTION SECURITY IS CRITICAL IN LIGHT OF RUSSIAN MEDDLING REPORT
[Election News]
Senator Kamala Harris: “We must take seriously the threat of further foreign interference—by Russia or by any entity that seeks to undermine our democracy—and we must take steps to address it.”
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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS LEADS BI-PARTISAN EFFORT TO DEFUND SAUDI WAR IN YEMEN
[Middle East News]
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, on Saudi war in Yemen: “U.S. logistical support, spare-parts transfers and intelligence sharing for the Saudi dictatorship’s airstrikes make us complicit in this nightmare. By passing our bill earlier this year, the House and Senate have spoken: America’s involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war is unconstitutional and must end immediately.”
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TRUMP’S ALL-ENCOMPASSING CRUELTY AGAINST IMMIGRANTS INCREASED IN AUGUST
[Immigration News]
Douglas Rivlin, Director of Communication for America’s Voice: “Stephen Miller, William Barr, Kevin MacAleenan, Ken Cuccinelli and the other foot soldiers carrying out Donald Trump’s unprecedented attack on immigrants and citizenship had a busy month rewriting American immigration policies and procedures – all without any involvement of or deference to Congress.”
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES LEADS BIPARTISAN COALITION FIGHTING STUDENT LENDER LOAN SHARKS
[Student Loan Crisis]
NY AG James: “When student borrowers struggle to make payments on their crushing debts, student loan servicers have an obligation to honestly inform them of the tools they can use to improve their finances, but Navient and many other servicers, instead, preyed upon and exploited these borrowers just to increase their profits.”
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HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MOVES FORWARD WITH SUBPOENAS, LAWSUITS, IN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY AGAINST TRUMP
[Impeachment Inquiry]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler: “We have made clear that Don McGahn’s testimony is the most crucial because of his central role in witnessing the President’s multiple acts of obstruction of justice.”
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LATINO CONGRESSMEMBERS RESPOND TO USC STUDY SHOWING “LATINOS LARGELY MISSING” IN HOLLYWOOD REPRESENTATION
[Latinos in Hollywood]
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez: “This study, unfortunately, confirms that to this day, Latinos remain disproportionately underrepresented in Hollywood both behind and in front of the camera.”
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AFT PRESIDENT RANDI WEINGARTEN: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S NEW FLORES RULE “CRUEL”
[Immigration News]
AFT’s Weingarten: “In another cruel move, the Trump administration has chosen to once again target immigrant children, making it easier to hold them in detention indefinitely and under inhabitable conditions. The White House’s goal is quite clear: to prevent anyone from majority nonwhite countries from seeking refuge and asylum in the United States.”
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ARTEX PRODUCTIONS AND BRADY ORGANIZATION RELEASE “MORNING ROUTINE” VIDEO ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE
[Gun Control]
Artex Productions’ Tim Warren: “We hope Morning Routine evokes a powerful, gut-level reaction in each viewer, one that spurs them to take tangible political action.”
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CBC, PELOSI DENOUNCE ISRAEL’S BARRING OF OMAR AND TLAIB TO PLEASE RACIST TRUMP
[Middle East News]
Congressional Black Caucus: “The Israeli government should immediately reverse this shortsighted decision to deny Members of Congress entry into Israel. Allies are supposed to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.”
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