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When the New York State Wage Board announced that the minimum wage in New York City would be raised to $15 an hour by December 31, 2018, Patrick McGeehan argued in The New York Times that it was a direct consequence of the Fight for $15 protests, and that "the labor protest movement that fast-food workers in New York City began nearly three ...
William Proxmire, a United States Senator who represented the Democratic Party from Wisconsin, issued the award monthly from 1975 until 1988. [2] He issued 168 Golden Fleece Awards. [ 4 ] Though some members of the United States House of Representatives asked Proxmire's permission to continue the award, he declined, saying he might continue to ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., wrote in a post that she would be “live posting and chatting” with her followers on Bluesky and holding an Instagram live after the president's address.
James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party , he is in his fifth House term, having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017.
Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA) was reprimanded. [361] Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) acted improperly. [362] Senator Don Riegle (D-MI) acted improperly. [362] Senator John Glenn (D-OH) used poor judgment. [362] Senator John McCain (R-AZ) used poor judgment. [362] Abscam was an FBI sting involving fake "Arabs" trying to bribe 31 congressmen ...
On the evening of March 21, 2018, the text of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 [1] was released. The text was posted to the web site of the United States House Committee on Rules at 10:00 p.m. [2] H.R. 1625, formerly the TARGET act, was used as a legislative vehicle for the appropriations bill. [3]
Pramila Jayapal [a] (born September 21, 1965) [1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents most of Seattle, as well as some suburban areas of King County.
[d] Following the loss of the Democratic super-majority in the Senate, House Democrats agreed to pass the Senate bill, while Senate Democrats agreed to use the reconciliation process to pass a second bill that would make various adjustments to the first bill. [30] The original Senate bill was passed by the House and signed into law by President ...