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Posts Tagged ‘parliamentarian’
EU Parliamentarian Calls to Sanction Vanessa Beeley and All Observers of Donbass Referendums
Another Greek parliamentarian falls victim to spyware Predator
Another Greek parliamentarian has claimed to have fallen victim to the spy programme Predator according to media reports. Per Euroactiv, Christos Spirtzis, a leftist opposition lawmaker told the prosecutor on Friday (9 September) that his phone was also compromised. Spirtzis, a former minister and lawmaker for the main opposition leftist Syriza party, was informed that his phone had […]
Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Parole Amnesty in Build Back Better Bill
The Senate’s non-partisan debate referee has rejected the Democrats’ “Plan C” amnesty parole for 6.5 million migrants, so sending the Democrats back to plan their next amnesty push in early 2022. The Thursday evening rejection is possible because the Senate’s rules bar the inclusion of major policy changes in spending bills that are placed in […]
Leftists Rage After Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Pathway to Citizenship
Leftists erupted with outrage on Twitter Sunday after news broke that the Senate parliamentarian said the reconciliation bill will not include a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, including DREAMers, torpedoing President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda. As the Associated Press noted, the Senate parliamentarian said, “Democrats can’t use their $3.5 trillion package bolstering social and […]
Senate Parliamentarian Crushes Democrat Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has reportedly ruled that Democrats’ plan to slip a massive amnesty for millions of illegal aliens into a budget reconciliation package is outside the scope of budgetary matters, likely crushing the plan. On Sunday evening, MacDonough ruled the amnesty plan can likely not be included in a budget reconciliation package — a […]
EU lifts immunity of former Greek Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn parliamentarian, arrests him
European Union lawmakers have lifted the immunity of a Greek member of the European Parliament (MEP) who is a former leader of a radical neo-Nazi political party, multiple outlets reported. MEP Ioannis Lagos was sentenced by Greece in October 2020 to 13 years in prison for being a leader of the Golden Dawn, a far-right […]
Senate parliamentarian says minimum wage increase cannot be in relief bill, Progressives urge VP Kamala Harris to use her power to keep it in
In President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, he included a minimum wage increase to $15 per hour. The White House website states: Throughout the pandemic, millions of American workers have put their lives on the line to keep their communities and country functioning, including the 40 percent of frontline workers who are people of color. As […]
Pelosi to Keep Minimum Wage Hike in COVID-19 Relief Bill Despite Parliamentarian’s Ruling
Some Democrats posited that MacDonough’s ruling wasn’t binding and said Vice President Kamala Harris, as president of the Senate, should overrule her. “I’m sorry—an unelected parliamentarian does not get to deprive 32 million Americans the raise they deserve. This is an advisory, not a ruling. VP Harris needs to disregard and rule a $15 minimum […]
Senate Parliamentarian Shoots Down Biden, Democrat Push to Hike Minimum Wage in $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Bill
The U.S. Senate parliamentarian ruled Thursday evening that President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats cannot procedurally include a minimum wage hike in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, a setback for the Democrats and the new president. The ruling by the parliamentarian is a major setback for Democrats who had hoped to include a hike […]
Dem Rep. Khanna: W.H. ‘Has Every Power to Disregard’ Parliamentarian on Minimum Wage Increase
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Last Word,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that the White House “has every power to disregard” the Senate parliamentarian’s decision if the parliamentarian rules that a $15 minimum wage cannot be passed through budget reconciliation. Khanna said, “There is no provision in the Constitution that says that the Senate parliamentarian […]
Jayapal: Senate Dems Should Overrule Parliamentarian if Needed to Raise Minimum Wage
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stated that if the Senate parliamentarian votes that a minimum wage increase cannot be passed via budget reconciliation, Senate Democrats should vote to overrule the parliamentarian. Host Rachel Maddow asked Jayapal if she thinks “Democrats in the Senate should use […]
Israeli MK called ‘child murderer’ by Kuwaiti parliamentarian
During Inter-Parliamentary Union’s 137th meeting, Kuwaiti parliament speaker verbally attacks Israeli delegation, calling them representatives of ‘occupying and oppressing parliament.’ Kuwaiti parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim on Wednesday publicly rebuked the Israeli parliamentary delegation at the 137th meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in St. Petersburg, Russia on Wednesday. “The representative of this occupying and oppressing […]
CIA To Spill The Beans On Top-Secret Cold War PsyOps
Langley, Virginia – Throughout the Cold War, the CIA was involved in a wide range of covert operations. Details of four of those top-secret assignments will soon be released. According to a new report by the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation to the [US] Department of State (HAC), the department has two primary responsibilities: […]
Cop Rapes Again After Previous Sex Crime on Child: Reports
Thirty-year-old Joshua Herbinger was an evidence technician with the Birmingham police Department. He is also a convicted sex offender, who has repeated his crime at least six times and was fired from his job for these sexual transgressions. His crimes include repeatedly abusing an underage child. Although he was […]