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The politics of potty-mouthing the population into submission

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By now, being raised as some of us were, Mr. Trump’s mouth should be Ivory soap-white, and his behind should be strawberry red. The problem is, he’d still be Mr. Potty Mouth…apparently that’s the best he can be.

He is a crooked POTUS, and he’ll use anybody and anything except his family to distract us from seeing and discussing evidence of his criminal behavior. Lying is only one such distraction, so he regularly tells us through Twitter (and the media seems to feed on more and more of the prevarications) that Congress—mainly in the House—cannot and has not done anything since its January inauguration but investigate him ad nauseam.

Au contraire, however. The Democratic-led House has passed at least 49 pieces of legislation since Jan. 3 and investigated Mr. Trump. Included in the bills passed are ones which ended the government shutdown caused by Mr. Trump, reduced the prices of prescription drugs, protected those with pre-existing conditions from being denied medical insurance, and dealt with specific issues for veterans. These four legislative actions have also gotten Senate approval and been signed by Mr. Trump.

Other pieces of legislation passed by the House include the following:

“Gun control”

House Resolution 8 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

HR 1112 — Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

Health care

HR 259 — Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

House Resolution 271 — Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care

HR 986 — Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019

HR 987 — Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act

HR 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)

HR 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)

HR 259 — Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019

House Resolution 271 — Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care

HR 986 — Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019

HR 987 — Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act

HR 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)

Civil rights

HR 1 — For the People Act of 2019

HR 5 — Equality Act

HR 7 — Paycheck Fairness Act

HR 124 — Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals

Environment

HR 9 — Climate Action Now Act

HR 1331 — Local Water Protection Act

S 47 — National Resources Management Act

Military/foreign affairs

HR 840 — Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act

House Joint  Resolution 37 — Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress

SJ Res. 7 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress

HR 31 — Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019

HJ Res. 30 — Disapproving the President’s proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation

Mueller report

  1. House Concurrent Res. 24 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress.

Other legislation

HR 1585 — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019

HR 1500 — Consumers First Act

HR 1994 — SECURE Act

HR 1644 — Save the Internet Act of 2019

HR 2157 — Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

HR 269 — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019

HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act

S 24 — Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019

HR 430 — TANF Extension Act of 2019

Concurring in the Senate Amendments to HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard Program Extension Act

HR 790 — Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019

HJ Res. 46 — Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on Feb. 15, 2019

H Res. 183 — Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations of the United States, as amended

H Res. 194 — Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1644 and H.R. 2021

HR 2480 — Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

HR 375 — To amend the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes

Votes to end the government shutdown

HR 21 — Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes

HJ Res. 1 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes

HR 265 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

HR 267 — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

HR 266 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

HR 268 — Disaster Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 (Disaster Supplemental and short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 8)

HR 264 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act

HJ Res. 28 — Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 28)

HR 648 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Six conferenced bills minibus)

HJ Res. 31 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019 (Short-term homeland continuing resolution through Feb. 28)

Conference Report to Accompany HJ Res 31 – Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

They’re working hard for the money.

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