senate

Before everyone gets in a tizzy I will state three things: 1. I am not part of the "no tangibles, no vote" crowd and barring something crazy, I will be voting for Kamala Harris and likely all the other Dems down ballot in November. 2. I am not part of the "mixed people can't be Black crowd"...

Edward Brooke Carol Mosely Braun Obama Kamala Booker Tim Scott The others were appointed. We have had very little representation in the Senate historically. Most of our people are in the South, which hurts their political power on the federal level. Black folks in the South rarely get to pick...

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) may have known a thing or two about public opinion in his state when he slammed the abortion ban.Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Previously Unreleased Poll Shows Alabama Voters Disapprove of Extreme Abortion Ban This could be a repeat of 2012, when extremism on abortion...

Not sure if to post here or higher learning, but Congress? Senate? Local levels? :jbhmm: I consider programming like a second language, and think if these politicians want to write legislation on encryption, net neutrality, and cybersecurity, while claiming "cyber warfare" will be the next...

What will it be? In my opinion, it'll be either 51-49 or 52-48.

Yooo WTF??? How did this dude's last name end up being C00ns?:laff: Imagine saying "Senator C00ns" :laff:

The Senate’s Three Black Members Introduce Bill to Finally Make Lynching a Federal Crime :wtf: How isn't one already? Though this bill is necessary, as I alluded to, this should have been done decades ago. The cynic in me gets the feeling that this might be for Presidential nominee attention...

Mitt Romney to announce Senate run in Utah Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is running for the Senate in Utah. Three people with direct knowledge of the plan say Romney will formally launch his campaign in a video on Thursday. His first public appearance as a Senate candidate is...

@ :51 seconds that look of anger & confusion when u realize nobody takes u serious :dead: The eternally confused, redneck thot from Alabama with daddy issues, was laughed at following a line of questions she must have gotten from the FIrst 48 :pachaha: Hey, Y'all lets pray for this dumb...

Why Tuesday was a very good night for Senate Democrats

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The Senate Just Passed An Energy Bill That Would Make Forests A ‘Carbon Neutral’ Energy Source BY ALEJANDRO DAVILA FRAGOSO APR 20, 2016 12:01 PM CREDIT: AP PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA The first major update to the nation’s energy policy in eight years passed the Senate Wednesday with bipartisan...

Man I'd spend $24 mil for my Presidential Campaign and threaten to build a wall in around the boarder :mjlol:

:obama: :mjlol:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/11/us/politics/small-state-advantage.html

Senate Republicans block minimum wage increase bill - The Washington Post The Senate voted on Wednesday against going ahead on a bill that would gradually increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour, another rejection for legislation that has been a major focus of...