NonilexSep 12, 2024

#MikeJohnson’s next steps on #GovernmentFunding fight could determine whether he gets to keep his job as #House #Speaker.

w/the #election & a #government #funding deadline around the corner, the speaker must find a way to govern, avoid a #shutdown that could cost his members in swing districts [& the country, not that the #GOP cares] & keep #Trump & #FarRight #HouseRepublicans happy enough to not imperil his own #political future.

#IssuesNotSolutions #PublicDisservice
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/politics/mike-johnson-next-steps-government-funding-fight/index.html

Speaker Mike Johnson’s next steps on government funding fight could determine whether he gets to keep leading the House GOP

Speaker Mike Johnson has a decision to make.

CNN
Show threadNonilexSep 11, 2024

#Trump is likely very happy to have the conversation move from #abortion to #immigration. Except…

#KamalaHarris says she supports the bipartisan Senate #border bill that Trump basically torpedoed last winter, saying he didn’t want to give the administration a policy win.

Harris says Trump preferred to “run on the problems” at the border rather than trying to fix them with the border bill.

#debate #IssuesNotSolutions

Show threadNonilexJul 29, 2024

US #sanctions have surged in the past 2 decades & are in effect in some form in almost ⅓ of all countries. In the case of #Venezuela, US ofcls were — & remain — sharply torn over the financial fusillade.

Proponents, such as fmr top #Trump aide #JohnBolton, defend the sanctions as a critically important, though unsuccessful, effort to force out #Maduro, or at least limit the funds at his disposal.…

#IssuesNotSolutions #NationalSecurity #ForeignPolicy #Immigration #law #Harris2024 #VoteBlue

NonilexJun 18, 2024

“So much for Republicans caring about the border,” #Biden said.

Biden said he’s had to use executive action to address #immigration bc #Republicans in #Congress refuse to act. Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill in Feb, even tho it included the most significant restrictions Congress contemplated in yrs.

Many, encouraged by #Trump, didn’t want to give Biden a win.

#IssuesNotSolutions
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/us/politics/biden-legal-protections-undocumented-spouses.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

Biden Gives Legal Protections to Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens

The new policy is one of the most significant actions to protect immigrants in years. It affects about 500,000 people who have been living in the United States for more than a decade.

The New York Times
NonilexMay 1, 2024

Migrant crossings on the #US - #Mexico #border have dropped significantly in the first 3 months of the year, acc/to official figures, from a peak of 301,981 in Dec to under 200,000 a month from Jan - Mar. That could ease political pressure on #POTUS #Biden, but #Republicans are likely to continue attacking him by pointing out that border crossings remain relatively high.

#HouseRepublicans #IssuesNotSolutions #immigration #policy #politics #law #VoteBlue #BidenHarris2024
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters

Southwest Land Border Encounters

Demographics for U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) and Office of Field Operations (OFO) include:Accompanied MinorsFamily Unit Aliens (FMUA)Single AdultsUnaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) / Single MinorsFor a breakdown of encounters by USBP Sector and OFO Field Office, visit Southwest Land Border Encounters (By Component)Note: Internet Explorer has problems displaying the following

Show threadNonilexApr 17, 2024

#Senate #Republicans are making #fools of themselves. Seems as though they’re just fine w/ doing that too. #Pathetic.

Senate Dismisses 1st of 2 #Impeachment Charges Against #Mayorkas

Now wasting more time going through the same painful process again.

Democrats moved as quickly as possible—despite #GOP #obstruction & #delay tactics— to dismiss the #unconstitutional article of impeachment accusing the #DHS sec of refusing to enforce #immigration #law.

#IssuesNotSolutions #PublicDisservice

Show threadNonilexApr 17, 2024

#MitchMcConnell is speaking on the #Mayorkas #impeachment & he is recommending to table the matter, which is a whole lotta let’s do nothing.
NO #HighCrimesAndMisdemeanors NONE.

#IssuesNotSolutions #RepublicanDysfunction #PublicDisservice #Congress #WasteOfTime #Republicans #GOP

Show threadNonilexMar 28, 2024

#HouseRepublicans urged Schumer to "schedule a trial on the matter expeditiously."

#Schumer & his staff have promised to start the process of swearing senators in as jurors the day after the articles are received in the chamber. Washington Senator Patty Murray, the #Senate President Pro Tempore, will preside over the #Mayorkas #impeachment trial.

#Congress #immigration #law #border #WhiteNationalism #WhiteSupremacy #racism #isolationism #IssuesNotSolutions #WeaponizationOfGovernment #VoteBlue

NonilexMar 28, 2024

#HouseRepublicans will deliver 2 articles of #impeachment against #DHS Sec Alejandro #Mayorkas to the #Senate on April 10, Speaker #MikeJohnson announced Thurs.

Johnson & #House #Republicans assigned to prosecute the impeachment shared the update in a letter to Sen Maj Ldr #ChuckSchumer.

#Congress #immigration #law #border #Nationalism #WhiteSupremacy #racism #isolationism #IssuesNotSolutions #VoteBlue
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/28/1241436932/house-will-send-impeachment-articles-against-mayorkas-to-senate-on-april-10

NonilexMar 23, 2024

#Shutdown deadline passes as #Senate votes on spending bill
The #House already passed the $1.2T bill.

Funding for parts of the #FederalGovernment expired at 12:01AM Sat — but the Senate was working its way through a series of amendments to fund agencies for the next 6 months, which means the lapse in funding could end before fed #workers come in Mon.

#EconomicPolicy #HouseRepublicans #Congress #IssuesNotSolutions #VoteBlue
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/23/government-shutdown-spending-bill-vote/

Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending bill into law, averting government shutdown

The vote finally wrapped up months of wrangling over the 2024 fiscal year, which began in October.

The Washington Post