Tag: Democratic Congress

As oceans rise, Democrats put all hands on deck for climate change

White House and congressional Democrats agree moving away from fossil fuels, creating green jobs are top priorities

As the 117th Congress enters its second month and the Biden administration fills out its Cabinet, Democrats in the executive and legislative branches of the federal government are in agreement that climate change deserves swift attention and in alignment that legislation to support the transition from fossil to clean energy is a good place to begin.

Even President Joe Biden’s nominees for director of national intelligence, secretary of Agriculture, Treasury secretary and deputy Defense secretary, not traditionally posts with ecological focuses, described climate change as a critical issue.

If there was doubt that the Senate under Democratic control would approach climate change as an all-hands-on-deck threat, Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., aimed to lay it to rest on Feb. 3, calling the warming globe “the existential threat of our time.” Continue reading.

Dems see GOP effort to drive them to impeach Trump

House Democratic leaders facing liberal calls for impeaching President Trump are confronting increasing pressure from an unlikely faction: Republicans who appear eager to goad them into it.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team have repeatedly sought to defuse the appeals for impeachment hearings, deeming them premature, and some Democrats sense the Republicans are setting a political trap to boost their ally in the White House.

But recent stonewalling actions by the administration have only fueled the liberal push to oust the president, complicating leadership efforts to keep a lid on the campaign.

View the complete May 5 article by Mike Lillis and Cristina Marcos on The Hill website here.

Different Trumps Displayed on Each End of Penn. Ave.

The following article by John T. Bennett was posted on the Roll Call website November 29, 2017:

Dems get ‘street fighter,’ GOP gets charmer in chief

President Donald Trump arrives on Tuesday with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for the Republican Senate Policy luncheon in the Capitol to discuss a tax overhaul bill. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

President Donald Trump sometimes tries to charm others during negotiations, but often he prefers to fight.

Both strategies were on display Tuesday, as the president and Republican leaders, even while working to shepherd a tax overhaul through the Senate, turned their attention to a massive spending measure needed to avert a government shutdown next month — a measure that will require Democratic votes to pass.

Trump could have chosen to start negotiations with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer with the kind of charm offensive he laid on Xi Jinping during his recent trip to Asia. After meeting with the Chinese president, whose support he needs to address the North Korea threat, Trump declared him “more powerful” than Mao Zedong. Continue reading “Different Trumps Displayed on Each End of Penn. Ave.”