Category Archives: Viva!

Sterling jumps on report Johnson to back PM May’s Brexit deal

All about Boris and nothing else Sterling rose on Wednesday on a report that former British foreign minister Boris Johnson, a prominent eurosceptic, will now back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal after she promised to quit if her agreement passes in parliament.

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Trump says hurricane-hit Puerto Rico has received too much aid

Lies about numbers and shows his racism in plain sight!

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President opposes additional disaster aid for territory, saying funds were out of proportion to what mainland states got

Donald Trump told a meeting of Republican lawmakers that hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico had gotten too much rebuilding money compared with mainland states like Florida and Texas, hardening his opposition to further disaster aid for the US island territory.

Trump’s ardent opposition to additional Puerto Rico funding sets up a showdown with House Democrats, who insist that a $13bn to $14bn disaster aid package that’s a top priority for southern Republicans won’t advance without further aid for the island.

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‘People are dying’: Ocasio-Cortez delivers fiery speech on climate inaction –video

Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave an impassioned speech during a committee hearing in response to Republicans push-back on her climate change policy, The Green New Deal. ‘You want to tell people that their desire for clean air and clean water is elitist?’, she yelled. ‘Tell that to the kids in the South Bronx which are suffering from the highest rates of childhood asthma in the country … You’re telling those kids that they are trying to get on a plane to Davos? People are dying!’

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H.R. 1860: To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the rates charged for broadband internet access service.

GOP – give all power to corporations to gouge you for internet usage! Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL16]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL16] is a member of the committee.

H.R. 1856: To provide a path to end homelessness in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA43]

This bill was referred to the House Committee on Financial Services and House Committee on the Budget which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration.

Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA43] is the chair of the House Committee on Financial Services.