GOP Lawmakers Aim to Protect Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants from EPA Rules

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:59:51 +0000

Forty-three Republican senators (along with one Independent) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval on June 5 to overturn emissions rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), […]

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Investment, Innovation, Job Creation—Why Solar’s U.S. Growth Drivers Will Suffer if Tariff Moratorium Isn’t Restored

Credit to Author: Scott Graybeal| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 14:39:51 +0000

Solar power is having a moment. While rooftop solar technologies have been around for decades, consumer demand, urgent climate change concerns, and competitive price points have coalesced, creating historical interest […]

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Oust me, speaker dares lawmakers

Credit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:25:49 +0000

THE dispute over the top post at the House of Representatives took a turn for the worse on Monday as heads rolled and Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano dared lawmakers to remove him if they no longer wanted him in his post. “I cannot predict what’s going to happen on the floor, which can happen anytime […]

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Lawmakers eye status quo for ABS-CBN

Credit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 16:16:31 +0000

A congressman is proposing that Congress issue a joint resolution calling on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to allow ABS-CBN Corp. to continue operations while its franchise is being renewed. House Committee on Legislative Franchises Chairman and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. made the proposal after Sen. Mary Grace Poe asked lawmakers to […]

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Ejercito says he too was duped by man allegedly scamming lawmakers

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 01:57:49 +0000

Ejercito says he too was duped by man allegedly scamming lawmakers

Former Senator JV Ejercito said he was also victimized by a man recently arrested for allegedly extorting money from some lawmakers.

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Trump digs in against Dem congresswomen; they’re firing back

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:56:27 +0000

Trump digs in against Dem congresswomen; they're firing back

WASHINGTON – Unfazed by widespread criticism, President Donald Trump on Monday intensified his incendiary comments about four Democratic congresswomen of color, urging them to get out if they don’t like things going on in America.

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Lawmakers, poll watchdogs back Duterte call vs Smartmatic

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 21:36:23 +0000

Lawmakers, poll watchdogs back Duterte call vs Smartmatic

Several lawmakers and poll watchdogs on Friday welcomed President Duterte’s call for the Comelec to ditch the Smartmatic voting system.

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‘If we have nothing to hide, why make access to SALN extremely difficult?’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:55:24 +0000

‘If we have nothing to hide, why make access to SALN extremely difficult?’

Opposition lawmakers were up in arms against a resolution that will make access and disclosure of congressmen’s SALNs “extremely difficult.”

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Makabayan solons file bill to exempt journalists from becoming witness in drug ops

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:09:54 +0000

Makabayan solons file bill to exempt journalists from becoming witness in drug ops

The House Makabayan opposition bloc filed on Tuesday a bill seeking to exempt journalists from “acting as witnesses” in anti-drug operations.

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