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With the Flint water crisis top-of-mind, Michigan Democrats came out in force Wednesday to address another major threat to safe drinking water: the class of chemicals known as PFAS. Five of the state’s seven Democratic U.S. House representatives attended a hearing Wednesday on contamination by PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances).
House Democrats pushing for the impeachment of President Donald Trump received no sign from their party leader, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., that Wednesday's day of testimony by former special counsel Robert Mueller had nudged her toward endorsing their calls for such action -- but they weren't giving up. "I don't see the speaker not moving it forward," said Rep.
Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), testified on Wednesday before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Science, and Justice (CJS). Subcommittee members questioned Dr.
In a speech Wednesday morning on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Dryden) announced that he would not run in 2020 for a third term in Congress.
The NAACP convention in Detroit is creating strategies to "make black votes count" at a time when President Trump sends racist Tweets. Convention delegates are aiming the pitch to younger voters. The NAACP is holding its national convention in Detroit today. It's going to host some of the Democratic presidential candidates. Leaders of that group have called for President Trump to be impeached.
As 10 presidential candidates took to the stage at the annual NAACP convention in Detroit on Wednesday, a different version of the organization's mantra — "When we fight, we win" — seemed especially relevant. "Our mission: We cannot have a black person sit at home on Election Day because we know that we fight with our vote," U.S. Rep.
Three months after his 448-page report was made public and two months after he issued a statement to reporters, former special counsel Robert Mueller finally testifies today before Congress. And it underscores just how ineffective Democratic oversight of President Trump and his administration has been so far during the more than six months since Democrats took control of the U.S.
Ninety Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives as of early this week have said they support starting impeachment investigations against Republican President Donald Trump. Here are the House Democrats who have expressed public support for starting impeachment investigations: Brenda Lawrence, Michigan
As President Donald Trump has been openly feuding with House Democrats pursuing investigations into him, his administration and his finances, some lawmakers are calling to start an impeachment inquiry, the first step in a lengthy and likely divisive process.
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., a 2020 presidential candidate, introduced a bill July 22 to address the safety and affordability of drinking water. The plan, called the "Water Justice Act," would earmark $50 billion for communities and schools to test for contaminants and fix infrastructure issues related to contaminated drinking water.