Tag: Senate
300,000 petition signatures delivered to Senate for the protection of abortion...
“Over the past several weeks, right-wing extremists have inched us closer and closer toward a society without the precedent of Roe v. Wade.”
‘We had a deal’: Warren joins Sanders and House progressives in...
"We had a deal. And that deal was in place long before we voted here in the Senate."
Without single GOP vote, Senate approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint
"The president and the Democratic caucus are prepared to go forward in addressing the long-neglected needs of working families, and not just the 1% and wealthy campaign contributors."
‘This is huge’: Schumer commits to creating Civilian Climate Corps
"We must go big and bold with a Civilian Climate Corps."
Democrats are running out of time
Democrats have to get rid of the Senate filibuster and stop worrying about bipartisanship.
The Clean Transit for America Plan unveiled to Senate
“Too many buses spew dirty diesel. That hurts the workers, that hurts the commuters, that hurts everyone.”
Senate passes resolution to reinstate pollution standards for methane emissions from...
The White House is in full support of the resolution calling it "an urgent and essential step" to protect Americans.
‘Shameful’: Millionaire senators vote against popular minimum wage raise that would...
"It is baffling that any member of the U.S. Senate could look at the crisis this country is enduring and decide that tens of millions of low-income workers should not get a raise."
The only way Democrats will get anything done
With Vice President Kamala Harris now serving as the tie-breaking vote, Senate Democrats can and must abolish the filibuster.
Watch: Dramatic video of Capitol attack & Trump’s incitement kicks off...
Trump is the first president to ever be impeached twice and the first to be tried after leaving office.
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Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks
Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.
Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian aid despite mass...
Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.
How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
Federal judge halts Trump administration freeze on billions in climate and infrastructure funds
Court rules that blocking congressionally approved aid for clean energy, public health, and environmental protection violated federal law and harmed communities nationwide.
Keystone XL oil spill shuts down pipeline and halts flow of millions of gallons...
An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil (147,000 gallons) spilled into an agricultural field in a rural area, about 60 miles southwest of Fargo.