Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg greets voters during a campaign stop at Portsmouth Gas Light, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, March 8, 2019. VOA NEWS – Kathleen Struck WASHINGTON — Seems like just about no one can pronounce his name. But more and more people want to know about him. Four months ago, Pete Buttigieg, […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01 issued the following statement today after the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen: “It’s about time. Secretary Nielsen implemented the President’s horrific family separation policy. She was an enabler for this administration’s worst impulses. She won’t be missed.” “It’s profoundly […]Load more...
Langevin Votes to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Bill adds stronger protections for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement today after voting to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), legislation that improves services available to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking . It passed the House of Representatives by […]Load more...
Voz de América El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Mike Pompeo, afirmó este jueves que durante la reunión para festejar el 70 aniversario de la OTAN, los ministros discutieron temas tan diversos como presupuestos, lucha contra el terrorismo e incluso la presencia de Rusia en Venezuela, Durante la rueda de prensa después de la […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE — Representative John W. Lyle Jr. (District – 46 Lincoln, Pawtucket) and Representative Nardone (District – 28 Coventry) are pleased to put forward legislation to reform the 911 fees. The proposed bill (5433) would create a restricted receipt account for all 911 funds collected by telephone service providers on land lines and cell […]Load more...
VOA NEWS – Associated Press CHICAGO —Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot’s resounding victory was a clear call for change at City Hall and a historic repudiation of the old-style, insider politics that have long defined the nation’s third-largest city. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor who’d never been elected to public office, defeated Cook County Board President […]Load more...
How Democratic Investigations of Trump Could Trigger Protracted Subpoena Battle
VOA NEWS – Masood Farivar CAPITOL HILL — The Democratic-controlled House Judiciary Committee is set to vote Wednesday to authorize subpoenas to obtain the full report on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election from special counsel Robert Mueller, as well as the testimonies of five former White House officials interviewed by the special […]Load more...
VOA NEWS – Ken Bredemeier The majority Democrats on a House of Representatives committee are moving this week to subpoena the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and five former White House officials. The House Judiciary Committee had called for full disclosure by Tuesday […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Chair David N. Cicilline (RI-01), who introduced bipartisan legislation last year to stop further sales of F-35 joint strike fighters to Turkey, issued the following statement today: “Erdogan is a brutal thug. Under his leadership, Turkey has moved further and further away from the democratic values that have […]Load more...
Boston, MA – A representative from the office of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered the following statement on the Senator’s behalf at a rally, held by Vamos4PR, to protest the use of public pension funds to pay off Puerto Rico’s debt: «The Trump administration’s callous neglect of the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico is unconscionable, but this is […]Load more...