117th United States Congress

How U.S. House Members Voted on 100 Top Issues Since 2021, from Climate to Guns to Book Banning

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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(1) Biden-McCarthy Budget Deal (2) Student Loan Forgiveness (3) "ESG" Retirement Investments (4) Expanding Child Tax Credit (5) Passing Federal Budget (5) Inflation Reduction, Climate Investments and other issues.

Key Points: 
  • (1) Biden-McCarthy Budget Deal (2) Student Loan Forgiveness (3) "ESG" Retirement Investments (4) Expanding Child Tax Credit (5) Passing Federal Budget (5) Inflation Reduction, Climate Investments and other issues.
  • (1) Biden-McCarthy Budget Deal (2) Republican Budget Plan (3) Clean Extension of Debt Limit and other issues.
  • (1) Undermining Affordable Care Act (2) Ending Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Travelers (3) Ending Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers and other issues.
  • (1) Arbitration in Sexual Abuse Cases (2) Nullifying Non-Disclosure Clauses (3) Labor's Right to Organize and other issues.

NEW JERSEY INTENDS TO PASS LEGISLATION REQUIRING COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD LICENSING REQUIREMENTS BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL HAIR TYPES AND TEXTURES

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Professional Beauty Association (PBA), whose mission is to advocate and fight for the rights and professionalism of the beauty industry, in conjunction with the Texture Education Collective (TEC), is pleased to announce the stewardship of texture-inclusive legislation in New Jersey. 

Key Points: 
  • New Jersey is expected to soon pass bill A5443 / S3845 , which requires training of cosmetologists, defined as hairstylists, beauticians, barbers, and hair braiders, to include working on textured hair.
  • This bill is sponsored by New Jersey State Assemblywoman Angela McKnight and New Jersey State Senator Teresa Ruiz.
  • This bill requiring cosmetology training to include textured hair will help stylists as well as patrons," says Assemblywoman Angela McKnight.
  • The Texture Education Collective was formed by an alliance of professional hair industry leaders with a shared goal of encouraging cosmetology state board licensing requirements and curriculums nationwide to be inclusive of all hair types and textures.

Schnitzer Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Results for the third quarter also included a benefit from average inventory accounting of approximately $2 per ferrous ton, compared to $8 per ferrous ton in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Results for the third quarter also included a benefit from average inventory accounting of approximately $2 per ferrous ton, compared to $8 per ferrous ton in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
  • The effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 was an expense of approximately 34% on GAAP results and approximately 31% on adjusted non-GAAP results.
  • The Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.1875 per common share, payable July 31, 2023 to shareholders of record on July 17, 2023.
  • Schnitzer has paid a dividend every quarter since going public in November 1993.

In Letter To GOP Congressional Leaders, Competitiveness Coalition Sounds the Alarm on the Left's Antitrust Agenda

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the 117th Congress returns for the lame-duck legislative work period, the Competitiveness Coalition today issued a letter to Republican U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging their respective caucuses to hold the line on harmful antitrust legislation, like the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (S. 2992) and the Open App Markets Act (S. 2710).

Key Points: 
  • "In light of our troubled economy, we request that you whip a 'no' vote should current Democratic leadership attempt a full Senate vote.
  • In the House, we similarly request that you resist any attempts to conflate concerns about content moderation with so-called antitrust regulations."
  • The two bills are considered the crown jewels of the antitrust agenda championed by the left's most strident antitrust advocates, including U.S.
  • The Competitiveness Coalition is a first-of-its-kind group educating the public and advocating for policies that put consumers first while fostering innovation and attracting new investment.

WEBSITE LAUNCHED TO INCREASE CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AS U.S. DEMOCRACY FALTERS. SITE FILLS COVERAGE GAP IN POLITICAL JOURNALISM.

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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The coverage will continue in the 118th Congress and beyond.

Key Points: 
  • The coverage will continue in the 118th Congress and beyond.
  • VoteFacts.com organizes its coverage in alphabetical order under topics including Abortion, Biden Agenda, Democracy, Equality, Foreign Affairs, Guns, Immigration, Labor/Workplace and Law Enforcement, allowing readers quick access to concisely presented information.
  • The company is now in transition to a nonprofit business model to support its free-of-charge website.
  • VoteFacts.com is based at the open-source publishing platform Newspack.pub , an affiliate of WordPress.com and the Google News Initiative.

RaDeBuRe- New Rapid Deployment Riot Fence creating an answer to Capitol Riot

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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"From the moment that I heard about the Capitol riot, I knew we needed something to provide protection for similar riot incidences.

Key Points: 
  • "From the moment that I heard about the Capitol riot, I knew we needed something to provide protection for similar riot incidences.
  • RaDeBuRe Riot Fence provides a rapidly deployable ballistic barrier tested in accordance with UL-752 standards by NTS, an independent ballistic testing facility.
  • The award-winning RaDeBuRe Riot Fence will be on display July 19-21, 2021 at ISC West in Booth 14149 on the ISC West show floor.
  • For more information about RaDeBuRe Riot Fence, visit https://bullisticbarriers.com/
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Statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors on Attack at U.S. Capitol

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Friday, April 2, 2021
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WASHINGTON, April 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on the attack at the U.S. Capitol today:

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, April 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on the attack at the U.S. Capitol today:
    "America's mayors are saddened and shocked that less than three months following the armed insurrection at the Capitol, tragedy has struck again as an individual trying to breach the Capitol grounds has killed one Capitol Police officer and injured another.
  • While we don't know the person's motive or all of the details of the heartbreaking incident, we do know that in some way this is another attack on our democracy.
  • About the United States Conference of Mayors-- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.
  • There are more than 1,400 such cities in the country today, and each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.

DoubleVerify Study: Online Hate Speech Tripled Following the Capitol Riot on January 6th

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Friday, February 19, 2021
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According to DVs analysis, inflammatory and misleading news increased 83%, year-over-year, during this past November and the U.S. Presidential Election.

Key Points: 
  • According to DVs analysis, inflammatory and misleading news increased 83%, year-over-year, during this past November and the U.S. Presidential Election.
  • Key events DV analyzed include:
    The Capitol riot Content related to hate speech tripled in the 10 days following the Capitol riot compared with the 10 days preceding the riot.
  • During the week of January 10th, in the wake of the Capitol riot, the volume of inflammatory politics and news content increased 21% week-over-week.
  • Black Lives Matter movement growth During the two months following George Floyds death, DV saw the rate of content related to hate speech nearly triple compared with May 2020.

New Sedition Caucus PAC Targets Vulnerable Republicans

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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Each episode/ad will follow congressional seditionists as they vote and take positions against constituent priorities from now until November 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Each episode/ad will follow congressional seditionists as they vote and take positions against constituent priorities from now until November 2022.
  • Joe Jacobson, the founder of the Sedition Caucus PAC and its affiliate the Progress Action Fund, said, "Our priority is to ensure voters fire members of the sedition caucus at the polls in 2022.
  • Garcia is the Sedition Caucus PAC's first target.
  • The Sedition Caucus PAC is a project of the Progress Action Fund (PAF), which holds Republicans accountable in swing districts across the country.