The Senate is now in Democratic hands.....let's see what the hell they're gonna do? Senate Watch Thread
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Democrats going to have a ROUGH 2022. Shills going to shill, but the folks who want something for their votes are watching like hawks.
Biden's white house once again came out to say they trying to negotiate with republicans on stimulus. Sanders trying to save these bitches yesterday by saying reconciliation. Folks who need the money and lose their cars, homes, and run up debt going to remember this shit. Senate about to be bogged down with an impeachment that don't put food on the table while they play politics again.
People weren't watching Georgia for this shit.
Where is my 2 stacks? Its been 5 days and I wants my money!!!!
What was gained is Democrats regained control of the senate placing Chuck Schumer in the previous role held buy Moscow Mitch, Senate Majority Leader. Meaning Schumer can dictate what congress gets to vote on. Oh yeah now he can play the role of obstructionist.
Democrats only need to unite like the republicans to control congress. The truth is not much will get accomplished with this congress.
Democrats only need to unite like the republicans to control congress. The truth is not much will get accomplished with this congress.
Senate Democrats introduce bill to make D.C. the 51st state
BY GRACE SEGERS
JANUARY 27, 2021 / 11:03 AM / CBS NEWS
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Washington — Democratic Senator Tom Carper of Delaware, joined by a group of more than three dozen fellow Democrats, has introduced a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state, continuing the years-long campaign to grant statehood to the nation's capital.
While the D.C. statehood movement enjoys widespread support from Democrats, who control the White House and both houses of Congress, Republican lawmakers generally oppose the effort, and the district is unlikely to become a state unless Democrats take the controversial step of eliminating the legislative filibuster in the Senate.
Carper introduced the companion bill to House legislation to make D.C. a state on Tuesday. The House passed a D.C. statehood bill last year by a vote of 232 to 180. The bill has 38 cosponsors in the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. President Biden said that he would support D.C. statehood during the presidential campaign.
"This isn't a Republican or Democratic issue; it's an American issue because the lack of fair representation for D.C. residents is clearly inconsistent with the values on which this country was founded," Carper said in a statement. "It is therefore incumbent upon all of us who enjoy the right and the privilege of full voting rights and representation to take up the cause of our fellow citizens in the District of Columbia."
The legislation would provide voting representation for the city's roughly 692,000 residents, a population larger than the states of Wyoming and Vermont. It would also cordon off the White House, Capitol and National Mall to remain under federal control as the seat of the U.S. government.
The argument over D.C. statehood gained more urgency after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, when it took hours for National Guard mobilization to be approved to address the crisis. Unlike other National Guard units, the D.C. National Guard does not fall under local control, and can only be mobilized by the White House. Lawmakers have questioned why it took so long for the National Guard to spring into action on January 6. If Washington, D.C., had been given local control of its National Guard, then the Guard may have been deployed earlier in the day after the Capitol was assaulted. The National Guard is expected to remain mobilized in the city through the end of March.
But despite widespread Democratic support for D.C. statehood, most Republicans oppose admitting the district as a state. The district is heavily Democratic, with a diverse population that is 46% Black. Republicans believe that admitting Washington would automatically give Democrats two new senators, and further tilt the balance of the Senate towards the Democrats.
Democrats currently hold the narrowest possible majority in the Senate, with only 50 seats and Vice President Kamala Harris casting any tie-breaking vote. As most legislation currently requires 60 votes to end debate and receive a full vote on the Senate floor, a bill to make D.C. a state would likely be unable to reach that threshold.
Advocates for D.C. statehood argue that the Democratic majority needs to eliminate the filibuster, the procedure that allows senators to block legislation requiring 60 votes to end debate. If only a simple majority was required to end debate, this argument goes, then the Senate could approve D.C. statehood with only 51 votes.
Stasha Rhodes, the campaign director for 51 for 51, which supports ending the filibuster to pass D.C. statehood, said in a statement Wednesday that the Senate bill provides "a chance to win the most urgent civil rights fight of our lifetimes: giving a vote in Congress to over 700,000 people who have been denied one."
"The people of D.C. have worked over 200 years for representation and we urge the Senate to act swiftly — D.C. deserves a vote during COVID relief negotiations, the impeachment trial, and every other fight to come. The only way to guarantee that democracy truly prevails is by passing this legislation with 51 votes in the Senate," Rhodes said.
However, at least two Democrats — Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema — have expressed opposition to ending the filibuster. There would need to be a simple majority vote to eliminate the filibuster, meaning that all 50 Democratic senators would have to be on board. Manchin in particular has been vocal in his opposition to eliminating the filibuster, a position that was affirmed by a spokesperson in a statement to CBS News.
"Senator Manchin's position on the filibuster has not changed. He will not support eliminating the filibuster," the spokesperson said. Manchin is not among the co-sponsors of the D.C. statehood bill introduced by Carper.
Unless all Democrats are willing to eliminate the filibuster, the bid for D.C. statehood is likely to be dead on arrival in the Senate, as it has been for the past several years.
BY GRACE SEGERS
JANUARY 27, 2021 / 11:03 AM / CBS NEWS
Senate Democrats introduce bill to make D.C. the 51st state
Although the D.C. statehood movement has support from most Democrats, it is unlikely to be approved in the Senate.
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Washington — Democratic Senator Tom Carper of Delaware, joined by a group of more than three dozen fellow Democrats, has introduced a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state, continuing the years-long campaign to grant statehood to the nation's capital.
While the D.C. statehood movement enjoys widespread support from Democrats, who control the White House and both houses of Congress, Republican lawmakers generally oppose the effort, and the district is unlikely to become a state unless Democrats take the controversial step of eliminating the legislative filibuster in the Senate.
Carper introduced the companion bill to House legislation to make D.C. a state on Tuesday. The House passed a D.C. statehood bill last year by a vote of 232 to 180. The bill has 38 cosponsors in the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. President Biden said that he would support D.C. statehood during the presidential campaign.
"This isn't a Republican or Democratic issue; it's an American issue because the lack of fair representation for D.C. residents is clearly inconsistent with the values on which this country was founded," Carper said in a statement. "It is therefore incumbent upon all of us who enjoy the right and the privilege of full voting rights and representation to take up the cause of our fellow citizens in the District of Columbia."
The legislation would provide voting representation for the city's roughly 692,000 residents, a population larger than the states of Wyoming and Vermont. It would also cordon off the White House, Capitol and National Mall to remain under federal control as the seat of the U.S. government.
The argument over D.C. statehood gained more urgency after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, when it took hours for National Guard mobilization to be approved to address the crisis. Unlike other National Guard units, the D.C. National Guard does not fall under local control, and can only be mobilized by the White House. Lawmakers have questioned why it took so long for the National Guard to spring into action on January 6. If Washington, D.C., had been given local control of its National Guard, then the Guard may have been deployed earlier in the day after the Capitol was assaulted. The National Guard is expected to remain mobilized in the city through the end of March.
But despite widespread Democratic support for D.C. statehood, most Republicans oppose admitting the district as a state. The district is heavily Democratic, with a diverse population that is 46% Black. Republicans believe that admitting Washington would automatically give Democrats two new senators, and further tilt the balance of the Senate towards the Democrats.
Democrats currently hold the narrowest possible majority in the Senate, with only 50 seats and Vice President Kamala Harris casting any tie-breaking vote. As most legislation currently requires 60 votes to end debate and receive a full vote on the Senate floor, a bill to make D.C. a state would likely be unable to reach that threshold.
Advocates for D.C. statehood argue that the Democratic majority needs to eliminate the filibuster, the procedure that allows senators to block legislation requiring 60 votes to end debate. If only a simple majority was required to end debate, this argument goes, then the Senate could approve D.C. statehood with only 51 votes.
Stasha Rhodes, the campaign director for 51 for 51, which supports ending the filibuster to pass D.C. statehood, said in a statement Wednesday that the Senate bill provides "a chance to win the most urgent civil rights fight of our lifetimes: giving a vote in Congress to over 700,000 people who have been denied one."
"The people of D.C. have worked over 200 years for representation and we urge the Senate to act swiftly — D.C. deserves a vote during COVID relief negotiations, the impeachment trial, and every other fight to come. The only way to guarantee that democracy truly prevails is by passing this legislation with 51 votes in the Senate," Rhodes said.
However, at least two Democrats — Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema — have expressed opposition to ending the filibuster. There would need to be a simple majority vote to eliminate the filibuster, meaning that all 50 Democratic senators would have to be on board. Manchin in particular has been vocal in his opposition to eliminating the filibuster, a position that was affirmed by a spokesperson in a statement to CBS News.
"Senator Manchin's position on the filibuster has not changed. He will not support eliminating the filibuster," the spokesperson said. Manchin is not among the co-sponsors of the D.C. statehood bill introduced by Carper.
Unless all Democrats are willing to eliminate the filibuster, the bid for D.C. statehood is likely to be dead on arrival in the Senate, as it has been for the past several years.
Biden phases out federal use of private prisons as part of racial equity actions
He also targeted discrimination against Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders.
BySarah Kolinovsky andBen Gittleson
January 26, 2021, 2:56 PM ET
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President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed four executive actions pertaining to racial equity, including phasing out the use of private prisons at the federal level.
"We have never fully lived up to the founding principles of this nation, to state the obvious, that all people are created equal and have a right to be treated equally throughout their lives," Biden said just before signing the actions. "And it's time to act now, not only because it’s the right thing to do. Because if we do, we'll all be better off."
Biden signed an order directing the attorney general to not renew contracts the Department of Justice has with privately-operated criminal detention facilities.
“This is the first step to stop corporations from profiting off of incarcerated -- incarceration that is less humane and less safe, as the studies show. And it is just the beginning, in my view, to my administration's plan to address systemic problems in our criminal justice system," Biden said.
Though Biden cited in his remarks the nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May, his orders do not tackle police accountability or reform. Nor does the order to close private prisons under DOJ's purview have any effect on private detention facilities run by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On the campaign trail, Biden vowed to end federal government use of all private facilities for any detention, including ICE facilities.
The Obama administration took a similar action in 2016 in its final months in office to move towards the end of federal contract prisons, but the Trump administration quickly reversed the move.
"Yes, we need criminal justice reform but that isn’t nearly enough. We need to open the promise of America to every American. And that means we need to make the issue of racial equity not just an issue for any one department of government, it has to be the business of the whole of government," Biden said Tuesday.
Biden also signed a memorandum to address a rise in discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders over the past year.
Former President Donald Trump often referred to the novel coronavirus with a term that stigmatized Asian Americans, and an official said that the administration intended to examine if the government was exacerbating that discrimination with "offensive and dangerous" language.
"The aim here is to acknowledge that and to try to redress it," a senior administration official said in a briefing on the orders.
In addition, Biden signed two other actions aimed at strengthening access to housing and tribal sovereignty.
One was a memorandum directing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to reinstate an Obama-era anti-housing discrimination rule that Trump had rolled back, and to more broadly examine whether a fair housing law was being fully implemented.
The second action "reinvigorates the commitment of all federal agencies to engage in regular, robust, and meaningful consultation with Tribal governments," the administration said.
He also targeted discrimination against Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders.
BySarah Kolinovsky andBen Gittleson
January 26, 2021, 2:56 PM ET
• 5 min read
Biden phases out federal use of private prisons as part of racial equity actions
President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the phase-out of federal use of private prisons as part of racial equity actions.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed four executive actions pertaining to racial equity, including phasing out the use of private prisons at the federal level.
"We have never fully lived up to the founding principles of this nation, to state the obvious, that all people are created equal and have a right to be treated equally throughout their lives," Biden said just before signing the actions. "And it's time to act now, not only because it’s the right thing to do. Because if we do, we'll all be better off."
Biden signed an order directing the attorney general to not renew contracts the Department of Justice has with privately-operated criminal detention facilities.
“This is the first step to stop corporations from profiting off of incarcerated -- incarceration that is less humane and less safe, as the studies show. And it is just the beginning, in my view, to my administration's plan to address systemic problems in our criminal justice system," Biden said.
Though Biden cited in his remarks the nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May, his orders do not tackle police accountability or reform. Nor does the order to close private prisons under DOJ's purview have any effect on private detention facilities run by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On the campaign trail, Biden vowed to end federal government use of all private facilities for any detention, including ICE facilities.
The Obama administration took a similar action in 2016 in its final months in office to move towards the end of federal contract prisons, but the Trump administration quickly reversed the move.
"Yes, we need criminal justice reform but that isn’t nearly enough. We need to open the promise of America to every American. And that means we need to make the issue of racial equity not just an issue for any one department of government, it has to be the business of the whole of government," Biden said Tuesday.
Biden also signed a memorandum to address a rise in discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders over the past year.
Former President Donald Trump often referred to the novel coronavirus with a term that stigmatized Asian Americans, and an official said that the administration intended to examine if the government was exacerbating that discrimination with "offensive and dangerous" language.
"The aim here is to acknowledge that and to try to redress it," a senior administration official said in a briefing on the orders.
In addition, Biden signed two other actions aimed at strengthening access to housing and tribal sovereignty.
One was a memorandum directing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to reinstate an Obama-era anti-housing discrimination rule that Trump had rolled back, and to more broadly examine whether a fair housing law was being fully implemented.
The second action "reinvigorates the commitment of all federal agencies to engage in regular, robust, and meaningful consultation with Tribal governments," the administration said.
Biden confronts Putin over several issues in first call, White House says
By Kevin Liptak, CNN
Updated 5:52 PM EST, Tue January 26, 2021
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(CNN) President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, according to the White House, confronting President Vladimir Putin over a range of issues from a recent massive cyberattack to the suspected poisoning of the country's leading opposition figure.
The call, which occurred midday, amounted to Biden's opening bid at diplomacy with one of his chief adversaries, whom he has met previously but not dealt with as an equal.
Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki said he entered the phone call with the intention of discussing the New START nuclear treaty, which the Biden administration hopes to extend; Russian aggression in Ukraine; the Solarwinds cyber hack, the extent of which is still being determined; reports Russia placed bounties on American troops serving in Afghanistan; Moscow's interference in US presidential elections; and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.
His intention was also to make clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of our national interests in response to malign actions by Russia," Psaki said, noting the call had taken place during her briefing and that a more fulsome summary would come later.
The lengthy list of topics for Biden's first conversation with Putin illustrates the troubled state of affairs between Washington and Moscow that he inherited from the previous administration. Biden has accused his predecessor, President Donald Trump, of being too weak on Russia, accusing him of being "Putin's puppy" during one of their general election debates.
Biden hopes to take a firmer line with Putin, officials have said. He's ordered a review from administration agencies on issues related to Russia and could impose new sanctions on the country.
But he's also made an opening bid for diplomacy on the nuclear treaty, suggesting he is open to fostering a working relationship with Putin.
"I find that we can both operate in the mutual self-interest of our countries, as a new START agreement, and make it clear to Russia that we are very concerned about their behavior, whether it's Navalny, whether it's the Solar Winds or whether it's reports of bounties on the heads of Americans in Afghanistan," he told reporters on Monday.
"I have asked the agencies in question to do a thorough read for me on every one of those issues, to update me precisely where they are, and I will not hesitate to raise those issues with the Russians," he said.
Tuesday's call came at Moscow's request, according to a person familiar with the matter, who said Biden wanted to confer with leaders in Europe and his advisers before getting on the phone with Putin. The Kremlin requested the call shortly after Biden took office last week, which is standard for foreign leaders who are hoping to speak with the new president.
Biden received a series of briefings ahead of the call from senior administration officials going over administration positions and Putin's likely responses when Biden raised issues like the Solarwinds hack and the Navalny poisoning, the person said.
Biden's predecessor often entered his calls with Putin having not prepared and on at least one occasion disregarded the advice of his advisers not to congratulate Putin on winning his election.
Biden also spoke Tuesday with Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, a symbolic conversation given the defense bloc's role in defending against Russian aggression in Europe.
Biden has also spoken with the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, including on issues related to Russia.
Putin was one of the last world leaders to congratulate Biden upon winning the presidency, waiting until it was clear Trump had lost the Electoral College count to offer formal regards.
The two men met when Biden was vice president and he visited Moscow. During a tour of Putin's office, Biden later claimed he told the Russian leader, inches from his face, that he did not believe he had a soul.
By Kevin Liptak, CNN
Updated 5:52 PM EST, Tue January 26, 2021
Biden confronts Putin over several issues in first call, White House says
President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, according to the White House, confronting President Vladimir Putin over a range of issues from a recent massive cyberattack to the suspected poisoning of the country's leading opposition figure.
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(CNN) President Joe Biden held his first call Tuesday with his Russian counterpart, according to the White House, confronting President Vladimir Putin over a range of issues from a recent massive cyberattack to the suspected poisoning of the country's leading opposition figure.
The call, which occurred midday, amounted to Biden's opening bid at diplomacy with one of his chief adversaries, whom he has met previously but not dealt with as an equal.
Biden's press secretary Jen Psaki said he entered the phone call with the intention of discussing the New START nuclear treaty, which the Biden administration hopes to extend; Russian aggression in Ukraine; the Solarwinds cyber hack, the extent of which is still being determined; reports Russia placed bounties on American troops serving in Afghanistan; Moscow's interference in US presidential elections; and the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.
His intention was also to make clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of our national interests in response to malign actions by Russia," Psaki said, noting the call had taken place during her briefing and that a more fulsome summary would come later.
The lengthy list of topics for Biden's first conversation with Putin illustrates the troubled state of affairs between Washington and Moscow that he inherited from the previous administration. Biden has accused his predecessor, President Donald Trump, of being too weak on Russia, accusing him of being "Putin's puppy" during one of their general election debates.
Biden hopes to take a firmer line with Putin, officials have said. He's ordered a review from administration agencies on issues related to Russia and could impose new sanctions on the country.
But he's also made an opening bid for diplomacy on the nuclear treaty, suggesting he is open to fostering a working relationship with Putin.
"I find that we can both operate in the mutual self-interest of our countries, as a new START agreement, and make it clear to Russia that we are very concerned about their behavior, whether it's Navalny, whether it's the Solar Winds or whether it's reports of bounties on the heads of Americans in Afghanistan," he told reporters on Monday.
"I have asked the agencies in question to do a thorough read for me on every one of those issues, to update me precisely where they are, and I will not hesitate to raise those issues with the Russians," he said.
Tuesday's call came at Moscow's request, according to a person familiar with the matter, who said Biden wanted to confer with leaders in Europe and his advisers before getting on the phone with Putin. The Kremlin requested the call shortly after Biden took office last week, which is standard for foreign leaders who are hoping to speak with the new president.
Biden received a series of briefings ahead of the call from senior administration officials going over administration positions and Putin's likely responses when Biden raised issues like the Solarwinds hack and the Navalny poisoning, the person said.
Biden's predecessor often entered his calls with Putin having not prepared and on at least one occasion disregarded the advice of his advisers not to congratulate Putin on winning his election.
Biden also spoke Tuesday with Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, a symbolic conversation given the defense bloc's role in defending against Russian aggression in Europe.
Biden has also spoken with the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom, including on issues related to Russia.
Putin was one of the last world leaders to congratulate Biden upon winning the presidency, waiting until it was clear Trump had lost the Electoral College count to offer formal regards.
The two men met when Biden was vice president and he visited Moscow. During a tour of Putin's office, Biden later claimed he told the Russian leader, inches from his face, that he did not believe he had a soul.
President Biden discusses economic crisis
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s plans for economic recovery.
Biden’s bold economic plan
ABC News Economic Correspondent Deirdre Bolton discusses President Joe Biden’s executive actions to expand food stamps and move toward a $15 minimum wage for federal workers.
Biden Proposes Extending Russian Nuclear Treaty
NBC News’ Matt Bodner reports on the Biden administration wanting to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the U.S. and Russia, which limits how many deployed nuclear warheads and missiles each country can have.
Biden Admin. To Send 'Multipronged' Immigration Overhaul To Congress
NBC News’ Julia Ainsley breaks down how the Biden administration’s immigration plan returns to some Obama policy and rolls back Trump changes.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s plans for economic recovery.
Biden’s bold economic plan
ABC News Economic Correspondent Deirdre Bolton discusses President Joe Biden’s executive actions to expand food stamps and move toward a $15 minimum wage for federal workers.
Biden Proposes Extending Russian Nuclear Treaty
NBC News’ Matt Bodner reports on the Biden administration wanting to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the U.S. and Russia, which limits how many deployed nuclear warheads and missiles each country can have.
Biden Admin. To Send 'Multipronged' Immigration Overhaul To Congress
NBC News’ Julia Ainsley breaks down how the Biden administration’s immigration plan returns to some Obama policy and rolls back Trump changes.
Oval Office Has A New Look Now That Biden Is President: An Exclusive Look
President Biden is putting his imprint on the White House’s Oval Office, surrounding himself with portraits of FDR, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, and replacing Andrew Jackson with Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his promise to follow science.
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President Biden is putting his imprint on the White House’s Oval Office, surrounding himself with portraits of FDR, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, and replacing Andrew Jackson with Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his promise to follow science.
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Biden Signs ‘Buy American’ Executive Order—Here’s What It Means For Businesses
Sarah Hansen
January 25, 2021
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday that will strengthen the rules surrounding government procurement in a bid to shore up domestic manufacturing and encourage the federal government to buy more products made in the United States.
KEY FACTS
- Biden’s “Buy American” plan will make it more difficult for federal agencies to contract with companies overseas to purchase foreign products by reducing loopholes and waivers in existing Buy American rules and changing the definition of an “American-made” good.
- The executive order will create a new position in the Office of Management and Budget to oversee Biden’s changes, and it will also direct the federal government to conduct a review of the waiver process that lets some purchases be made outside of the existing rules.
- There’s also a provision targeted at small and midsize businesses to give them better access to information about contracting with the federal government.
- A senior Biden administration official said fixing weaknesses in the U.S. supply chain illuminated by the coronavirus pandemic (like the delays in distributing medical supplies and safety equipment) is one of the goals of the new policy, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- “As this pandemic has made clear,” Biden said during prepared remarks on Monday, “we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesn’t share our interest in order to protect our people during a national emergency.”
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“Under the previous administration, federal government contracts awarded directly to foreign companies went up 30%.” Biden said. “That’s going to change on our watch.”
BIG NUMBER
$600 billion. That’s how much the federal government spends on procurement contracts each year.
SURPRISING FACT
During his prepared remarks on Monday, Biden said the executive order will also replace the vehicles owned by the federal government with clean electric vehicles produced in the United States.
KEY BACKGROUND
During his tenure, President Trump upended the United States’ trade relationships with the rest of the world in pursuit of an “America First” economic agenda. He instigated an ongoing trade war with China in the interest of protecting American manufacturers, and replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement and replaced it with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but not before threatening to eliminate NAFTA entirely—with no replacement—after Canada and the United States couldn’t agree on terms. Trump also pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
TANGENT
China surpassed the United States to become the largest recipient of foreign direct investment for the first time in 2020, according to a report released Sunday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. As the world struggled to contain the coronavirus crisis, new foreign direct investment in the United States plummeted 49% to $134 billion 2020 while inflows to China rose 4% to $163 billion.
Sarah Hansen
January 25, 2021
Biden Signs ‘Buy American’ Executive Order—Here’s What It Means For Businesses
The plan will encourage federal agencies to buy more U.S.-made goods.
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday that will strengthen the rules surrounding government procurement in a bid to shore up domestic manufacturing and encourage the federal government to buy more products made in the United States.
KEY FACTS
- Biden’s “Buy American” plan will make it more difficult for federal agencies to contract with companies overseas to purchase foreign products by reducing loopholes and waivers in existing Buy American rules and changing the definition of an “American-made” good.
- The executive order will create a new position in the Office of Management and Budget to oversee Biden’s changes, and it will also direct the federal government to conduct a review of the waiver process that lets some purchases be made outside of the existing rules.
- There’s also a provision targeted at small and midsize businesses to give them better access to information about contracting with the federal government.
- A senior Biden administration official said fixing weaknesses in the U.S. supply chain illuminated by the coronavirus pandemic (like the delays in distributing medical supplies and safety equipment) is one of the goals of the new policy, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- “As this pandemic has made clear,” Biden said during prepared remarks on Monday, “we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesn’t share our interest in order to protect our people during a national emergency.”
CRUCIAL QUOTE
“Under the previous administration, federal government contracts awarded directly to foreign companies went up 30%.” Biden said. “That’s going to change on our watch.”
BIG NUMBER
$600 billion. That’s how much the federal government spends on procurement contracts each year.
SURPRISING FACT
During his prepared remarks on Monday, Biden said the executive order will also replace the vehicles owned by the federal government with clean electric vehicles produced in the United States.
KEY BACKGROUND
During his tenure, President Trump upended the United States’ trade relationships with the rest of the world in pursuit of an “America First” economic agenda. He instigated an ongoing trade war with China in the interest of protecting American manufacturers, and replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement and replaced it with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but not before threatening to eliminate NAFTA entirely—with no replacement—after Canada and the United States couldn’t agree on terms. Trump also pulled the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
TANGENT
China surpassed the United States to become the largest recipient of foreign direct investment for the first time in 2020, according to a report released Sunday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. As the world struggled to contain the coronavirus crisis, new foreign direct investment in the United States plummeted 49% to $134 billion 2020 while inflows to China rose 4% to $163 billion.
Oh, Oh!!!
They setting it up to Impeach President Biden.
These scandals might bring him down. As bad as Trump was, he never came close to these type of scandals.
They rank up there with President Obama’s Tan suit.
New York Times faces liberal backlash over report fixating on Biden's 'elitist' Rolex watch
'They must be real bored at the Times,' one Crooked Media host tweeted
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News
January 22, 2021
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The New York Times was blasted by liberals on Friday over a report drawing attention to President Biden's Rolex watch.
In a piece headlined "Is That a Rolex on Biden’s Wrist?" writer Alex Williams asserted that Biden was "breaking from prevailing presidential tradition" by wearing the iconic brand.
"At his inauguration, Mr. Biden laid his hand on the family Bible wearing a stainless steel Rolex Datejust watch with a blue dial, a model that retails for more than $7,000 and is a far cry from the Everyman timepieces that every president not named Trump has worn conspicuously in recent decades," Williams wrote.
Joe Biden’s Peloton bike may pose cybersecurity risk, experts warn
President reportedly starts each day with workout on exercise bike, which streams virtual group classes
Martin Belam
January 21, 2021
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Joe Biden’s fitness regime may potentially cause an unexpected headache for security services charged with keeping the new president safe in the White House, with his Peloton exercise bike viewed by some as a potential cybersecurity risk.
At home in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden is reported to start each day with a workout in a gym equipped with weights, treadmill, and the Peloton bike. Peloton combines a stationary exercise bike with an interactive tablet that allows the rider to take part in group training sessions remotely. Already gaining traction before the coronavirus pandemic, stay-at-home orders and social distancing have led to a surge in the product’s popularity among those unable to get to their regular gym.
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They setting it up to Impeach President Biden.
These scandals might bring him down. As bad as Trump was, he never came close to these type of scandals.
They rank up there with President Obama’s Tan suit.
New York Times faces liberal backlash over report fixating on Biden's 'elitist' Rolex watch
'They must be real bored at the Times,' one Crooked Media host tweeted
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News
January 22, 2021
New York Times faces liberal backlash over report fixating on Biden's 'elitist' Rolex watch
The New York Times was blasted by liberals on Friday over a report drawing attention to President Biden's Rolex watch.
The New York Times was blasted by liberals on Friday over a report drawing attention to President Biden's Rolex watch.
In a piece headlined "Is That a Rolex on Biden’s Wrist?" writer Alex Williams asserted that Biden was "breaking from prevailing presidential tradition" by wearing the iconic brand.
"At his inauguration, Mr. Biden laid his hand on the family Bible wearing a stainless steel Rolex Datejust watch with a blue dial, a model that retails for more than $7,000 and is a far cry from the Everyman timepieces that every president not named Trump has worn conspicuously in recent decades," Williams wrote.
Joe Biden’s Peloton bike may pose cybersecurity risk, experts warn
President reportedly starts each day with workout on exercise bike, which streams virtual group classes
Martin Belam
January 21, 2021
Joe Biden's Peloton bike may pose cybersecurity risk, experts warn
President reportedly starts each day with workout on exercise bike, which streams virtual group classes
Joe Biden’s fitness regime may potentially cause an unexpected headache for security services charged with keeping the new president safe in the White House, with his Peloton exercise bike viewed by some as a potential cybersecurity risk.
At home in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden is reported to start each day with a workout in a gym equipped with weights, treadmill, and the Peloton bike. Peloton combines a stationary exercise bike with an interactive tablet that allows the rider to take part in group training sessions remotely. Already gaining traction before the coronavirus pandemic, stay-at-home orders and social distancing have led to a surge in the product’s popularity among those unable to get to their regular gym.
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Just another dumb nigga who just admitted he thinks black folk don't have no power. sorry clown niggas want to sit at home and complain about anybody that's trying to change things. Y'all don't do shit when it come to real work, but y'all quick to jump on social media and talk shit. Clown found a new word and wanted to share with everyone (Votep..lol). Sheep niggas think they changing the world sitting at home acting hard on the internet.
Keep sucking Trump's dick and continue to be the special retard you are.
McConnell and Schumer ended their standoff over the new Senate. Who won and what happened?
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have reached an agreementon how to organize the Senate chamber with a power-sharing agreement strongly resembling a deal reached in 2001, the last time the Senate was evenly split between the parties.
But why did Democrats need Republican agreement in the first place, if Democrats’ 50 Senate seats meant that Vice President Harris could break any tie? What was the dust-up about the filibuster, and did McConnell lose — or get what he wanted? And what does this skirmish portend about the next two years for President Biden’s ambitious agenda?
Here’s what you need to know about the deal.
Why does the Senate need a power-sharing agreement?
Unlike the House — which adopts a new set of rules and committee rosters each Congress — the Senate considers itself a “continuing body,” with each new Senate inheriting rules and committee arrangements from the previous Congress until party leaders agree to arrangements for the new Congress.
While talks between Schumer and McConnell remained in stalemate, last year’s Republican committee chairs kept hold of the gavels and new senators had no spots on committees. That left Republicans in charge of whether or when to advance Biden’s Cabinet nominees, even though Democrats held the majority.
The new agreement hands committee reins to Democrats, allocates committee seats and budgets equally between the parties, and empowers Democrats to advance measures to the floor, even if they deadlock in committee.
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Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have reached an agreementon how to organize the Senate chamber with a power-sharing agreement strongly resembling a deal reached in 2001, the last time the Senate was evenly split between the parties.
But why did Democrats need Republican agreement in the first place, if Democrats’ 50 Senate seats meant that Vice President Harris could break any tie? What was the dust-up about the filibuster, and did McConnell lose — or get what he wanted? And what does this skirmish portend about the next two years for President Biden’s ambitious agenda?
Here’s what you need to know about the deal.
Why does the Senate need a power-sharing agreement?
Unlike the House — which adopts a new set of rules and committee rosters each Congress — the Senate considers itself a “continuing body,” with each new Senate inheriting rules and committee arrangements from the previous Congress until party leaders agree to arrangements for the new Congress.
While talks between Schumer and McConnell remained in stalemate, last year’s Republican committee chairs kept hold of the gavels and new senators had no spots on committees. That left Republicans in charge of whether or when to advance Biden’s Cabinet nominees, even though Democrats held the majority.
The new agreement hands committee reins to Democrats, allocates committee seats and budgets equally between the parties, and empowers Democrats to advance measures to the floor, even if they deadlock in committee.
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Nomination Hearing | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Right...BGOL: if reparations isn’t passed and the police aren’t completely defunded by Valentine’s Day....its a failure....and we’re all coons for voting....
You getting deep...and you STILL DICKRIDING.
"These are his fans that are delusional to [this Cac's] years as a KKK career politician." EM
‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration (Published 2019)
He now plays down his role overhauling crime laws with segregationist senators in the ’80s and ’90s. That portrayal today is at odds with his actions and rhetoric back then.
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You getting deep...and you STILL DICKRIDING.
"These are his fans that are delusional to [this Cac's] years as a KKK career politician." EM
‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration (Published 2019)
He now plays down his role overhauling crime laws with segregationist senators in the ’80s and ’90s. That portrayal today is at odds with his actions and rhetoric back then.www.nytimes.com
Trump refused to rent to black folks, father was apart of the KKK, openly called for the execution of the Central Park 5(even after it was proven beyond the shadow of a doubt they were innocent). Constantly questioned Obama's citizenship (a racist trope),Openly told you reparations ain't going to happen under his watch. On his last day released an official government report saying slavery wasn't all that. Did I mention that Trump main base is made of white supremacists and he had no problem hiring them as apart of his staff?
Most of this stuff Trump did within the last five years. Keep talking about shit Biden did decades ago.
Y'all bring up Biden's old shit cause you have no justification for Trump's current shit. I already said most black folk weren't overly happy with Biden and hated Trump for obvious reasons.
You Trump dick riders have absolutely NO justification for riding with him (unless you are a wack rapper who got a pardon). Your only arguments is to bring up decades old shit about Biden and ignore all the shit Republicans did around the same time.
Why don't you compare Trump's CURRENT record with Biden's CURRENT record, and stop with the all the HOtep bullshit talking points?
Nomination Hearing | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairswww.banking.senate.gov
Marcia good people. Glad to see her moving up.
As for the topic at hand of keeping congress and this administration accountable. Folks still waiting for those
"Checks going out the door" some weeks after they could have drawn the bill and the Heroes act all the shills pumped up for months is still sitting on a fucking desk.Shills unite to cop pleas.
Told those bitches about the Heroes act being showpiece for months, now they crickets. I hate shills.
Senator Durbin Speaks About Injuries Police Sustained In January 6 Attack on Capitol
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks on the floor about serious injuries police officers sustained in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying he believes it's important to talk about what happened while some Republicans, including former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley...
Keep them coming.Biden phases out federal use of private prisons as part of racial equity actions
He also targeted discrimination against Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders.
BySarah Kolinovsky andBen Gittleson
January 26, 2021, 2:56 PM ET
• 5 min read
Biden phases out federal use of private prisons as part of racial equity actions
President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the phase-out of federal use of private prisons as part of racial equity actions.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed four executive actions pertaining to racial equity, including phasing out the use of private prisons at the federal level.
"We have never fully lived up to the founding principles of this nation, to state the obvious, that all people are created equal and have a right to be treated equally throughout their lives," Biden said just before signing the actions. "And it's time to act now, not only because it’s the right thing to do. Because if we do, we'll all be better off."
Biden signed an order directing the attorney general to not renew contracts the Department of Justice has with privately-operated criminal detention facilities.
“This is the first step to stop corporations from profiting off of incarcerated -- incarceration that is less humane and less safe, as the studies show. And it is just the beginning, in my view, to my administration's plan to address systemic problems in our criminal justice system," Biden said.
Though Biden cited in his remarks the nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May, his orders do not tackle police accountability or reform. Nor does the order to close private prisons under DOJ's purview have any effect on private detention facilities run by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
On the campaign trail, Biden vowed to end federal government use of all private facilities for any detention, including ICE facilities.
The Obama administration took a similar action in 2016 in its final months in office to move towards the end of federal contract prisons, but the Trump administration quickly reversed the move.
"Yes, we need criminal justice reform but that isn’t nearly enough. We need to open the promise of America to every American. And that means we need to make the issue of racial equity not just an issue for any one department of government, it has to be the business of the whole of government," Biden said Tuesday.
Biden also signed a memorandum to address a rise in discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders over the past year.
Former President Donald Trump often referred to the novel coronavirus with a term that stigmatized Asian Americans, and an official said that the administration intended to examine if the government was exacerbating that discrimination with "offensive and dangerous" language.
"The aim here is to acknowledge that and to try to redress it," a senior administration official said in a briefing on the orders.
In addition, Biden signed two other actions aimed at strengthening access to housing and tribal sovereignty.
One was a memorandum directing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to reinstate an Obama-era anti-housing discrimination rule that Trump had rolled back, and to more broadly examine whether a fair housing law was being fully implemented.
The second action "reinvigorates the commitment of all federal agencies to engage in regular, robust, and meaningful consultation with Tribal governments," the administration said.
All these hypocrites in here who claim to be Black First ignore this because they're really GOP First.
Democrats going to have a ROUGH 2022. Shills going to shill, but the folks who want something for their votes are watching like hawks.
Biden's white house once again came out to say they trying to negotiate with republicans on stimulus. Sanders trying to save these bitches yesterday by saying reconciliation. Folks who need the money and lose their cars, homes, and run up debt going to remember this shit. Senate about to be bogged down with an impeachment that don't put food on the table while they play politics again.
Then 2022 will be great for you because you won't have to blame Dems for anything. You can start looking at Republicans for tangibles.
Marcia good people. Glad to see her moving up.
As for the topic at hand of keeping congress and this administration accountable. Folks still waiting for those
Shills unite to cop pleas.
Dems have had the White House and Senate for 8 days and you're talking about bills "still sitting on a fucking desk" lmao. What bills are your Republican friends trying to pass? Lol. They had 4 years and you never held them accountable for a single thing.
What’s interesting is at the start of Obama’s 2nd term, he mentioned he was gonna sign executive orders cuz Congress wasn’t doing anything.
Everybody went on a warpath against him saying he had no authority to do it and mofos threatened him with impeachment.
Then Shit For Brains comes in and goes on a Executive Order signing spree reversing everything Obama did. And nobody said a word.
Now Biden gets in there and nobody is saying jack shit cuz they know they gonna be put on blast...and Biden is waiting for somebody to open their mouth and say something.
Listening to the news and Biden plans to wrap up Executive Orders next week. He then is gonna proceed in putting his foot up Congress’ rear end to get some legislation passed before the 2022 Midterms.
Biden knows Congress and Washington, he knows the game and not gonna play the “Good Guy Obama”. He gonna put Moscow Mitch in check if Schumer doesn’t.
That’s when the fun is gonna start!
Republicans trying to delay by adding extra bs to the bill.
He's now on the Ag Committee. Will surprise guy pull it off with his bill?
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For Black Farmers, Is Justice Finally on the Way?
After decades of discrimination and inequality, a new bill might offer real relief.
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National Black Farmers Association
The National Black Farmers (NBFA) is a non-profit organization representing African-American farmers and their families in the United States. As an association, it serves tens of thousands of members nationwide. NBFA's education and advocacy efforts have been focused on countless things to help impr
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Another international banking cartel shill that will be the face of the collapse.
You getting deep...and you STILL DICKRIDING.
"These are his fans that are delusional to [this Cac's] years as a KKK career politician." EM
‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration (Published 2019)
He now plays down his role overhauling crime laws with segregationist senators in the ’80s and ’90s. That portrayal today is at odds with his actions and rhetoric back then.
anyone that claims Trump is racist (which he is) but Biden isn’t is a fool that believes in the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. Biden is the most racist POTUS we’ve had since Clinton.Biden doesn’t know where he is half the time. I take it you’ve never dealt with anyone with dementia?
