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Republican House Leader Leader McCarthy Introduces the ‘Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019’

December 10, 2019 8:31 pmDecember 11, 2019 8:06 am

Do Americans want more affordable medication for seniors, more availability of generic and biosimilar drugs, and greater price transparency through information about drug costs available in the doctor’s office before a prescription is written? Or do Americans want fewer new...

Former California Rep. Katie Hill Plays the Victim in Her Own #MeToo Case

December 9, 2019 3:37 pmDecember 10, 2019 6:17 am

Former Rep. Katie Hill, the California Democrat who resigned following her très bizarre multi-layered sex scandal with a younger female staffer, is now presenting herself as the victim of harassment, bullying, and revenge porn in a New York Times op-ed published over...

Congressman Duncan Hunter Changes Plea to Guilty Over Campaign Fund Misuse

December 3, 2019 3:33 pmDecember 4, 2019 1:12 pm

The campaign finance scandal trial of Representative Duncan Hunter, a California Republican serving the 50th Congressional district in San Diego, took an unusual turn Monday as he changed his plea to guilty. 60 criminal counts and plane tickets for a...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Heads to Spain For UN Climate Conference

December 2, 2019 6:30 amDecember 2, 2019 11:34 am

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is traveling to Madrid, Spain this week, along with a group of Democrat lawmakers, to support the UN climate change agenda. The United Nations is holding the UN COP25 environmental...

California’s Online Privacy Law to be the Basis for a New Nationwide Online Privacy Bill

November 28, 2019 12:34 pmNovember 28, 2019 7:37 am

A California bill that is to give Californians greater digital and personal data privacy starting in 2020 may soon be law nationwide after U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington proposed another. The Consumer Privacy Act was fought by every major...

California Rep. Jackie Speier at Impeachment hearing. (youtube screen capture of house impeachment hearing)

California Rep. Jackie Speier Berates The Hill Reporter John Solomon For Getting the Truth About Ukraine

November 19, 2019 3:04 pmNovember 20, 2019 7:37 am

“I’m not speaking to The Hill anymore. Sorry,” California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier said to a senior writer for The Hill late last week. Why won’t the California Congresswoman talk to The Hill anymore? Because the news publication employed reporter...

Democrat Presidential Candidate Harris Proposes Billion Dollar Education Program To Extend School Hours

November 7, 2019 6:48 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:42 am

Kamala Harris has proposed as a Democratic presidential candidate to extend the school day to 6pm in an effort to accommodate the schedules of students and working parents. Harris, who is a U.S. Senator from California, released her bill Wednesday. ...