Just one small example: “The bill, hiding behind the premise that it is an appropriations measure, prohibits any funds from being used to carry out court orders holding executive branch officials in contempt. This is designed to enable Trump and his officials to continue defying court orders. It is almost certainly unconstitutional—if courts have the nerve to say so.” 🤬
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Coalition Spotlights Dangerous 'January 6th Riders' Crammed Into House Spending Bills
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Two-and-a-half years after the insurrection, said one advocate, "these poison pills are an attempt to stymie our democracy by other means."
A coalition that has been monitoring Republican lawmakers' crafting of...
https://alaska-native-news.com/coalition-spotlights-dangerous-january-6th-riders-crammed-into-house-spending-bills/69227/
#riders #legislation #republicans #house #poisonpills
Two-and-a-half years after the insurrection, said one advocate, “these poison pills are an attempt to stymie our democracy by other means.” A coalition that has been monitoring Republican lawmakers’ crafting of appropriations bills in the U.S. House in recent weeks warned on Wednesday that more than a dozen policy riders have been added to spending legislation with […]
House GOP Adds Dozens More Poison Pills to Spending Bill
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Many of the riders would harm the EPA's "ability to do its critical work," said one former agency lawyer.
Nearly 260 advocacy groups on Monday warned that House Republicans have not halted their efforts to push through as many restrictions on government spending as...
https://alaska-native-news.com/house-gop-adds-dozens-more-poison-pills-to-spending-bill/69078/
#spendingbill #congress #poisonpills #republicans
Many of the riders would harm the EPA’s “ability to do its critical work,” said one former agency lawyer. Nearly 260 advocacy groups on Monday warned that House Republicans have not halted their efforts to push through as many restrictions on government spending as possible in the federal budget bill, adding dozens more “poison pill” […]
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