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Congress Should Not Phone in Votes

House Democrats were poised to hold a vote today to change the House rules to allow proxy voting today. Yesterday, Eagle Forum sent a letter to House Republican leadership and to the ranking member of the House Committee on Rules asking that they stop any efforts to allow proxy voting. 

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Eagle Forum

Republicans Should Squash Proxy Voting Efforts

House Democrats are quickly working behind-the-scenes to silence the voice of the American people by eliminating transparency and accountability. On Thursday, April 22nd, they may hold a vote to change the House rules to allow proxy voting. If this measure passes, a member will be able to cast a vote for another member who is not physically present. This leaves the door open for untold corruption and facilitates the swift passage of potentially dangerous and unread bills.

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virus protection

Good News from D.C.!

As efforts are underway to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, state and federal governments have waived nearly 200 regulations to provide relief to businesses and personnel. Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is keeping a running list of the various easements.

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Stimulus Package

Lone Congressman Defends our Constitution

Late last week, the House passed “phase three” of the Coronavirus economic relief package, but not without some turmoil. After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) came to an agreement, the Senate passed the CARES Act (H.R. 748) unanimously.

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Coronavirus money

The Uselessness of Republican Lawmakers in the $2 Trillion Stimulus Stunt

Emotions have run high against the Democrats’ brazen politicization of the federal COVID-19 assistance package. The progressives were not alone in contributing to the fiasco, however. Not only did Republicans allow many of the completely unrelated items to be included in the legislation, but they also rebelled at basic Constitutional requirements for passing such a huge spending bill.

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Senate $2 Trillion economic stimulus

Coronavirus Congressional Chaos

Just when you thought Republicans and Democrats were working together, all comradery flew out the window over the weekend. Many House and Senate Republicans were willing to pass the first two phases of an economic stimulus package drafted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

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Military Draft

Don’t Draft Our Daughters!

Among the chaos of Coronavirus, the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service released its long-awaited Final Report. As you may recall, the Commission was created in 2016 under the Obama Presidency to study the Selective Service, like the debated “Draft America’s Daughters” legislation. This would make it compulsory for women to register for the Selective Service alongside men.

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