Breitbart Business Digest: Powell Pointedly Refuses to Endorse the Immigration Surge
Fed Chair Jerome Powell pointedly declined to defend the establishment view that immigration is a boon for the economy and more immigration even better.
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Dem Rep. Garcia: More Crossing Border Due to Trump Creating Bottleneck — ‘Cyclical,’ Harmful ‘Barriers’
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) stated that former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies created “a lot of built-up bottleneck,” which she said led people who want to seek asylum to “find other ways to come across” due to obstacles like Title 42 and Remain in Mexico.
Dem Rep. Garcia: ‘We’re Putting the NRA Before Children’s Lives’
Representative Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports” that Republican lawmakers are putting the NRA “before children’s lives” by not voting for gun legislation.
Dem Rep. Sylvia Garcia: Handguns Are ‘For Killing People’ and Not Protection or Hunting
On Wednesday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) argued that handguns “are not for hunting. They’re not for protection. I think handguns are, frankly, for killing people. We need to do something about making sure that bad
Watch: Joe Biden Botches Democrats’ Names, Asks ‘What Am I Doing Here?’
President Joe Biden struggles to read his speech on Friday as he botched the names of Democrat members of Congress and asked, “What am I doing here?”
Lawmakers Unveil ‘I Am Vanessa Guillén Act’ to Reform Military Handling of Sexual Misconduct
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the “I Am Vanessa Guillén Act” to reform the way the military handles sexual harassment cases.
Schiff Show: Adam Schiff Spoke Five Times Longer than Jerry Nadler During Impeachment Trial
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) delivered the most prolonged opening argument amongst the Democrat impeachment managers, according to data released Saturday.
House Democrats to Senate: Impeach Trump for Criticizing Impeachment on Twitter
House Democrats claimed Friday afternoon in President Donald Trump’s Senate trial that his comments on Twitter, in press conferences, and at campaign rallies criticizing the impeachment inquiry were evidence of impeachable “obstruction.”
Pollak: House Democrats Accidentally Make Case for Calling Joe, Hunter Biden as Witnesses in Senate Trial
House impeachment managers inadvertently made the case for the Senate to call former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, as witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Thursday — if witnesses are called.
Fact Check: Russia Interfered in the 2016 Election — and Ukraine Did, Too
Fact check – CLAIM: President Donald Trump subscribed to the “debunked conspiracy theory” that Ukraine, “rather than Russia,” interfered in the 2016 presidential election. VERDICT: FALSE. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Texas Senators Hear Testimony About Property Tax Burdens
The Texas Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform and Relief was in Houston on Tuesday taking testimony from Texans affected by the strain of rising property taxes and the burdensome appraisal process.
Texas Senate Investigates Planned Parenthood over Sales of Aborted Baby Body Parts
The Texas Senate Health and Human Services committee began their investigation on aborted baby body part sales and questioned witnesses at the state Capitol for over four hours on Wednesday. The committee met to examine the business practices and regulatory structure of Planned Parenthood affiliates in Texas, and to investigate whether state or federal laws were broken with regard to the donation and/or sale of fetal tissue.
Texas Senate Passes Bill Protecting Pastors from Performing Gay Marriages
The Texas Senate passed a bill on Tuesday which would protect the rights of certain religious organizations and pastors to refuse participation in marriage ceremonies which violate their sincerely-held religious beliefs. The Governor said he will sign a bill that offers such protection to pastors and ministers.
Texas Senate Passes Ethics Reform Bill Containing Gov Abbott’s Promised Campaign Initiatives
The Texas State Senate on Tuesday passed an omnibus bill including many of the initiatives from Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s emergency item on ethics reform. In his State of the State Address in February, the Governor repeated a campaign promise to address transparency and ethics in Texas government. Tuesday marked delivery on that promise.
Bill Seeks to Stop ‘Revenge Porn’ in Texas
Long gone are the days when ending a love connection means a lot of name calling and bad-mouthing. Now, breaking up has gotten a whole lot harder to do in a “selfie-driven” social media age where a jilted ex-lover can plaster X-rated photos of that formerly dearly beloved all over the internet. It is called “revenge porn” and it turns private citizens into accidental overnight porn stars. Texas has a few bills gaining traction in the state legislature to stop the widespread malicious cyber-madness.
