Representative Jackie Walorski joined all House Republicans and two Democrats in voting against the latest round of pandemic-related economic stimulus. The bill passed the House of Representatives in a 219-212 vote. The House bill provides $1.9 trillion in aid to help struggling American families, frontline workers, state and local governments, small businesses, and the nation’s…
While GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia faced widespread criticism even before entering Congress this year for supporting conspiracy theories and expressing racist views, in light of reporting this week that she showed support on Facebook for executing prominent Democrats, two House freshmen are demanding her resignation. Reps. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) announced Friday that…
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has been indicted on charges that he lied to the FBI and attempted to skirt financial disclosure laws. The indictment alleges that the 73 year old Hastert withdrew $1.7 million in cash from various bank accounts between 2010 and 2014. Hastert allegedly made fifteen $50,000 withdrawals from June…
Amid deep skepticism and fears of expanding war, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to authorize President Barack Obama’s plan to train and arm “moderate” rebels in Syria in opposition to the extremist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. House leaders inserted the approval into a broader…
Joe Bock, the Democratic challenger to 2nd District Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, is out with his first campaign ad. Bock blasts Walorski right out of the gate. “I’ve been around the world, but it was no vacation,” Bock says in a not-so-subtle dig at the Congressional recess. The House of Representatives will only be in session…
