Jim Gallagher

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FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan (or what the Republicans don’t want to succeed!)

from https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan To search this site, enter a search ter Briefing Room FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan March 31, 2021 • Statements and Releases While the American Rescue Plan is changing the course of the pandemic and delivering relief for working families, this is no time to build back to the way things were. …

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Fact Sheet: President Biden’s New Executive Actions Deliver Economic Relief for American Families and Businesses Amid the COVID-19 Crises

The current government administration will: Address the growing hunger crisis facing 29 million Americans — and as many as 12 million children – by asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to consider expanding and extending federal nutrition assistance programs. Ensure equitable and effective delivery of direct payments — by asking the Treasury Department to consider …

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The framers would have seen the mob at the Capitol as traitors

Supporters of President Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post) By Carlton F.W. Larson Carlton F.W. Larson is a Martin Luther King, Jr. professor of law at the UC Davis School of Law and the author of the books “On Treason: A Citizen’s Guide to the Law” and “The Trials …

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After Trump audio interview with Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith

The power of the president is typically kept in check by other branches of government and historical political norms, but the past four years have revealed alarming fissures in the system. In the book, “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency,” law professors Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith argue that the presidency of Donald Trump has revealed …

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Congratulations to our Local Elected Democrats!

BIDEN – HARRIS!!!

BIDEN WINS

2020 Presidential Election Polls

The CNN Poll of Polls tracks the national average in the race for president between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The poll of polls includes the most recent national telephone polls which meet CNN’s standards for reporting and which measure the views of registered or likely voters. The poll of polls …

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Investigative journalist Greg Palast: Here’s how Trump will steal the 2020 election

Palast’s new book, “How Trump Stole 2020,” outlines a nightmare: Trump loses the electoral vote and wins anyway   This is not a conspiracy theory nor a fear folks. This is real. We can steal it back however. Excerpt “In our most recent conversation, Palast warns that Joe Biden’s chances against Donald Trump are worse …

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San Bernardino County Declares Racism a Public health Crisis

  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-23/san-bernardino-county-declares-racism-public-health-crisis By Andrew J. CampaStaff Writer  June 23, 2020 8:04 PM While the COVID-19 pandemic has topped more than 10,000 confirmed cases in San Bernardino County, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declared it was the first California county to actively recognize another public health crisis: racism. By a 5-0 vote Tuesday, the board adopted …

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Live Updates from the NY Times on the Pandemic

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