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in 1996, sanders and biden were on opposite sides of doma vote

The vote was on the Defense of Marriage Act, an anti-gay law the Republican majority in Congress cooked up in 1996 to stymie President Clinton as he sought re-election. . Drawing on (unfounded) public fears as Hawaii’s courts were leading the way for the state to legalize same-sex..

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ocasio-cortez and ted cruz found common ground and americans want more

But recently, the unlikely allies found common ground in calling for a lifetime ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists.  ... Brian Schatz of Hawaii joined them, volunteering to be co-sponsors. Now, the Ocasio-Cortez and Cruz legislative teams are meeting to develop the..

16 states sue over trump's national emergency declaration

Experts seem to think the courts are likely to defer to the president on the question of whether there is emergency, NPR's Nina Totenberg has reported, and the legal fight is to boil down to whether the president has the right under existing law to reprogram Congress has appropriated.. This..

protesting a possible war with iran

Narvaez said that MoveOn org is asking Donnelly, D-2nd, and other members of Congress to support House Joint Resolution 64. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, makes clear that the authorization of force against Iraq in no way gives President Bush any authority to attack Iran, according to..

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