I was surprised to hear how the US House had a bipartisan agreement to pass legislation regarding equality with the LGBT community, assurances for health care and other important issues. The problem was getting them to the US House floor. Paul Ryan stonewalled everything. For two years, Ryan refused to bring any bills to the US House for a vote even though there was bipartisan support for it.
The bills will pass now. It is important the public stay engaged and on the phones to their Senators to ensure passage of the bills the US House already has prepared.
November 8, 2018
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Ari Natter
House Democrats (click here) are planning to resurrect a special committee focused on climate change, giving them a platform to spotlight an issue on which polls show President Donald Trump is out of step with the public.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California will ask her colleagues to reconstitute the select committee, which was created under her watch 11 years ago and disbanded by Republicans after they took control of the House in January 2011. The plan was described by senior Democratic aides who asked not to be named before a formal announcement.
If lawmakers vote to resurrect the panel, it would give Democrats a chance to amplify concerns about climate change following a dire United Nations report as well as scrutinize the Trump administration’s approach to the issue....
