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216 Republicans and two Democrats, Jared Golden (Maine-2) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), voted to block student loan debt relief.
203 Democrats, including Gonzalez, voted against blocking student loan debt relief.
Eight Democrats and six Republicans did not vote on the bill.
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Republicans in Congress attempted to block the student loan debt relief plan.
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You can read this ongoing thread, about major votes in the US House from 2021 to 2025, as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
South Texas has elected an idiosyncratic Democrat to the US House who supports El Salvador’s authoritarian leader and has voted against tr...
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#Policy #Congress #Law #Legislation #Climate #Health #Infrastructure #Economics #Policy
220 Democrats, including Gonzalez, voted in favor of the bill.
207 Republicans voted against the legislation.
Four Republicans did not vote on the bill.
VOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment, DESCRIPTION: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (clerk.house.gov)
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PBS wrote a great article about the green energy provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Here's why the bill emphasizes energy, what that means for consumers and how these changes aim to bolster the U.S.’s fight against climate change.
PBS News (www.pbs.org)
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The law also provided $1,400 checks to Americans making $75,000 or less per year.
Starting in March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) provided Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,200 per adult for eligible individuals and $500 per qualifying child under age 17. The payments were reduced for individuals with adjusted gross income (AGI) greater than $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples filing a joint return). For a family of four, these Economic Impact Payments provided up to $3,400 of direct financial relief.The COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted in late December 2020, authorized additional payments of up to $600 per adult for eligible individuals and up to $600 for each qualifying child under age 17. The AGI thresholds at which the payments began to be reduced were identical to those under the CARES Act.The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (American Rescue Plan), enacted in early March 2021, provided Economic Impact Payments of up to $1,400 for eligible individuals or $2,800 for married couples filing jointly, plus $1,400 for each qualifying dependent, including adult dependents.For this third round of Economic Impact Payments, the American Rescue Plan requires an additional “plus-up” payment, which is based on information (such as a recently filed 2020 tax return) that the IRS receives after making the initial payment to the eligible individual.In addition, the American Rescue Plan increases direct financial relief to American families by providing $1,400 payments for all qualifying dependents of a family, rather than just qualifying children under age 17. Normally, a taxpayer will qualify for the full amount of Economic Impact Payment if they have AGI of up to $75,000 for singles and married persons filing a separate return, up to $112,500 for heads of household, and up to $150,000 for married couples filing joint returns and surviving spouses. Payment amounts are reduced for eligible individuals with AGI above those levels.The Treasury Department and the IRS continue to expand outreach to millions of homeless, rural poor, and other disadvantaged Americans to ensure that they receive Economic Impact Payments. This includes new and continued relationships with homeless shelters, legal aid clinics, and providing Economic Impact Payment information in more than 35 languages. Check the Status of Your Economic Impact PaymentTo check the status of your Economic Impact Payment, please visit the IRS Get my Payment pageTo check if you qualify for the Economic Impact Payment this round, Were you eligible to receive an Economic Impact Payment in 2020, but never received it? You can find information about claiming the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit with your tax return to get the relief payments you’re owed. Get more info on the Recovery Rebate Credit.Find updates from the IRS on Economic Impact Payments here.Find Economic Impact Payment updates for Social Security, SSDI, Railroad Retirement, and Veterans’ Affairs beneficiaries here.Read more on Avoiding Economic Impact Payment Scams.
U.S. Department of the Treasury (home.treasury.gov)
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This table shows how Vicente Gonzalez, Henry Cuellar, and Jared Golden voted on each Article of Impeachment during Trump’s First Impeachment in 2019.
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Gonzalez voted in favor of impeaching President Trump, for both Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress, on Dec. 18, 2019, during Trump’s first impeachment, for withholding military aid to Ukraine to pressure the country to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden, which would benefit Trump in the 2020 presidential campaign.
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The Senate did not reach the 67 votes necessary, to achieve the 2/3 majority required, to convict Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Seven Republicans joined with all Democrats and independents to vote to convict the former president for inciting an insurrection, but the tally is short of the two-thirds vote needed.
NPR (www.npr.org)
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The House impeached Trump, 232 to 197, on Jan. 13, 2021.
VOTE QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution, DESCRIPTION: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (clerk.house.gov)
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Section: Votes to Impeach Trump
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This ongoing thread, about Texas Democrat Vicente Gonzalez, can be read as an article on my blog, Meticulous Musings.
South Texas has elected an idiosyncratic Democrat to the US House who supports El Salvador’s authoritarian leader and has voted against tr...
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#Texas #Politics #Primary #Elections #Abortion #Contraception #LGBT
The House passed the bill, 228 to 195, on July 21, 2022.
VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Right to Contraception Act, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (clerk.house.gov)
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220 Democrats, including Gonzalez, and eight Republicans, voted in favor of the bill.
195 Republicans voted against the legislation.
Six Republicans did not vote on the bill, and two Republicans voted Present.
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Gonzalez voted in favor of the Right to Contraception Act, a bill that would protect access to contraception.
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The series also included a video on the eviction moratorium during the COVID pandemic.
The Supreme Court has overturned a federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC issued ...
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The series featured four videos on abortion rights.
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I read the text of an earlier version of the Women’s Health Protection Act on Primary Sources, a video series where I discussed the laws, legislation, and Supreme Court decisions behind important public policy stories.
Pro-choice lawmakers are advocating for a proposed federal bill that would protect abortion rights nationwide. The Women’s Health Protec...
(jasonbeets.blogspot.com)
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The House passed the bill, 219 to 210, on July 15, 2022.
VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Women’s Health Protection Act, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (clerk.house.gov)
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