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Prince may posthumously recieve the Congressional Medal Of Honor. The award is the highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. Since 1776 only 163 people have received this honor which includes Rosa Parks, Colin Powel, and the Tuskegee Airmen. Minnesota’s Congressional Delegation is the bipartisan group that introduced legislation Monday for the […]
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program would offer $50 monthly for home broadband. As part of the roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress. It set aside $3.2 billion for the Federal Communications Commission to cover the program. You qualify for the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) if you also qualify for the Lifeline program, the […]
Last night, President Biden had addressed Congress, and amid a pandemic stated; “Turning peril into possibility. Crisis into opportunity. Setback into strength.” This addressing is presented to us after just about 100 days into his presidency. President Biden has now introduced his new plan, the American Families Plan. He stated four components of his new […]
According to the IRS, another 37 million Americans received their stimulus payments from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Most of the $1400 payments were distributed by direct deposit, followed by paper checks and debit card. The first round of distributions went to 90 million Americans, brining the total up to 127 million payments or $325 […]
According to an announcement by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, payments from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden will begin to arrive by this weekend. The bill initially passed in the Democratically controlled House of Representatives before narrowly passing in the Senate. There […]
Another “slip of the tongue” apology this time from a Republican lawmaker from Oaklahoma. The “slip of the tongue” occurred in a debate for a bill on abortion on the House floor. By the way, the abortion bill passed in the House 80-19. There are so many things here but I will just focus on […]
Educators and lawmakers have been throwing around ideas about how to make up for the educational gap that occurred during the first few months of lockdown. Even though everyone quickly adapted to the online learning platform, there were growing pains that students and teachers felt regularly during the semesters that followed the pandemic. By June, […]
Okay, so we are going to have to sort through this mess Monday morning with Dr. Cheryl McKeiver. The trading app Robinhood has created a whole lot of drama for Wall Street it’s users, some members of Congress, and now to add a lawsuit. From what I understand you have people who are using the […]
This weekend, the houses of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were vandalized, after Congress went home Friday without passing the bill that gives Americans $2000 in pandemic relief. “Where’s My Money?” was spray painted across the front door and bricks of McConnell’s house in Louisville Kentucky according to local authorities. […]