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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bills GOP brought up for votes this week.

Bill to prevent the government from using the word "latin-x"
Bill to cut WH press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's and SEC Chair Gary Gensler's salaries to $1
Bill to defund the office of gun violence prevention
Bill to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Bill to prevent the government from developing greenhouse gas disclosure rules
Bill to eliminate 50% of the budget for the consumer product safety commission

[b]How does this help everyday Americans?[/b][/quote]

They are also sneaking in clauses to discriminate against women who have abortions or use contraception in unrelated bills.

"The House then wasted hours on Wednesday debating and voting on amendments to the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, only to pull it moments before the scheduled vote on Thursday morning. This time, moderate Republicans rebelled over a provision in the bill that would allow employers in D.C. to discriminate against women who have an abortion or use contraception."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/10/new-speaker-mike-johnson-censure-resolutions-tlaib-shutdown/[/quote]

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