Walorski votes against stimulus with relief checks, child tax credits, minimum wage hike
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Walorski votes against stimulus with relief checks, child tax credits, minimum wage hike

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…

Calls grow for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign

Calls grow for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign

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…

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US House Approves Plan to Arm Syrian Rebels

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…

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Joe Bock Releases First Campaign Ad in Race Against Jackie Walorski

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…