Archiv: US Senate Committee on Appropriations


02.11.2023 - 18:45 [ CodePink / Twitter ]

Biden has requested a whopping $105 billion in supplementary funding to pay for multiple, active and impending wars that Congress was originally voting on. This is on top of the already massive $886 billion war budget.

What‘s everything in Genocide Joe‘s latest request?

First, it‘s important to note the disputes on this. House Republicans want a bill just for Israel, while Democrats say they need it packaged with the other wars (with Russia and China). Both parties agree they want more war.

So, what‘s in Biden‘s request?

To start, $14.3 BILLION for the genocide in Gaza…

02.11.2023 - 18:29 [ Max Blumenthal / Twitter ]

@SecBlinken Hey is this you?

02.11.2023 - 18:22 [ CodePink / Twitter ]

ICYMI: This morning, as @SecBlinken & @SecDef asked @SenateApprops for even MORE money for Israel‘s genocide in Palestine, CODEPINK & other groups confronted them. The Biden administration has blood on their hands. CEASEFIRE NOW!

(31.10.2023)

30.09.2023 - 05:46 [ Barbara Lee, Candidate for US Senate in California. Proud Congresswoman from the East / Twitter ]

I know what it‘s like to struggle. I escaped an abusive marriage and ended up homeless. I relied on public assistance to raise my two young sons as a single mom. I couldn‘t afford childcare, so my kids came to class with me while I earned my college degree. I know you know what I‘m talking about. More than half of Californians live one paycheck away from poverty. It‘s time for us to have a voice in the Senate.

(28.09.2023)

30.09.2023 - 05:33 [ DesertSun.com ]

Who could Newsom pick to replace Feinstein? Oprah Winfrey might make sense

There has been talk that former talk show host and current magazine and book publisher Oprah Winfrey might be of interest. Winfrey, though, would have to take more than a year away from her many lucrative enterprises if she did this.

30.09.2023 - 04:55 [ The Associated Press / Twitter ]

BREAKING: Dianne Feinstein, a centrist Democrat who served as California’s senator since 1992, has died.

The passionate advocate for liberal priorities who broke gender barriers was the oldest member of Congress. She was 90.