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Washington DC, Flanked by Attorney General Bill Barr, President Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday that calls for new regulations under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) to remove statutory liability protections and cut federal funding for tech companies that engage in censorship and political conduct.
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Ridgewood NJ, President Trump demonstrated his newfound fascination with UV light during his COVID-19 briefing Thursday, multiple times talking about the UV light of the sun being able to cut down COVID-19 pathogen killing time from hours to just a minute. Here’s the quote:
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Washington DC, President Trump announced on Tuesday at the White House coronavirus press briefing in the Rose Garden, that the United States will immediately halt all funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), saying it had put “political correctness over lifesaving measures.”
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Washington DC, Senate Democrats on Sunday blocked a “coronavirus stimulus package” from moving forward as talks on several key provisions remain stalled.
Continue reading Democrats Block Coronavirus Stimulus Package
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Washington DC, President Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that he will invoke the Defense Production Act, which would allow the administration to coordinate with American industry to manufacture medical supplies that are in short supply in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Hospitals, health workers and state and local officials have said they are quickly running out of personal protective equipment (PPE), like masks, gowns and gloves, that are crucial to keeping doctors and nurses on the front-lines of the pandemic safe.
“There’s never been an instance like this where no matter what you have it’s not enough,” Trump said at a White House briefing with reporters. The President is moving to enhance the ability to coordinate production of medical equipment needed for treatment of the coronavirus .
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PLEASE READ!
by Alyssa Kaye Dawson
(she works for Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi )
The last 48 hours have been chaotic to say the least. I have spoken to more business owners than I can count and have been doing everything I can to provide them with information and updates as they become available. It is times like this that I am grateful to have a job that allows me to help others and make a difference in a time of need and uncertainty unlike anything we have ever experienced. I am hoping that the following information provides some answers and hope for many of you who are small business owners or employees affected by COVID-19. After reading my notes below, if there are any further questions, feel free to call me on my cell, 201-574-3223. Also, I encourage you to follow my boss’ Facebook page for frequent updates:
https://www.facebook.com/hollyschepisi
Continue reading IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IMPACTED BY COVID 19
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Washington DC, President Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the coronavirus, freeing up additional resources and funding as federal, state and local governments attempt to combat the rapidly spreading disease. The President made the announcement flanked by Vice President Pence who heads the Presidents crisis team , Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Dr. Deborah Birx, the State Department health expert and Doctor Anthony S. Fauci head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Continue reading President Trump Declares a National Emergency over the Coronavirus
THE PRESIDENT: My fellow Americans: Tonight, I want to speak with you about our nation’s unprecedented response to the
coronavirus outbreak that started in China and is now spreading throughout the world.
Today, the World Health Organization officially announced that this is a global pandemic.
We have been in frequent contact with our allies, and we are marshalling the full power of the federal government and the private sector to protect the American people.
Continue reading Remarks by President Trump in Address to the Nation on Threat of Coronavirus
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Rasmussen Reports ,the Impeachment is over and done with as far as most voters are concerned. The House Democrats’ failed effort to remove President Trump has just made him stronger politically, voters say.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 32% of Likely U.S. Voters think House Democrats should continue their efforts to remove Trump from office. Sixty-two percent (62%) say Democrats in Congress should now focus on other issues. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Continue reading Voters Think Its Time For Democrats to Move on From “Impeachment”
Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham issued the following statement in part:
The Senate voted to reject the baseless articles of impeachment, and only the President’s political opponents—all Democrats, and one failed Republican presidential candidate—voted for the manufactured impeachment articles.
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Ridgewood NJ, The feared Iranian response to the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani, the powerful head of Iran’s Quds Force, has passed with hardly a whimper. Dozens of missiles were fired at an America base in Iraq with no casualties. But if you ask the Iranian regime or its media, eighty Americans were killed and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard took responsibility.
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U.S. Embassy in Iraq , Dozens of people stormed the compound of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq on Tuesday in response to U.S. airstrikes that killed dozens of fighters from an Iran-backed militia group.
The Pentagon sent hundreds of troops to the region, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would delay a trip to Central Asia and Europe to focus on “the ongoing situation in Iraq and ensure the safety and security” of Americans there.
Continue reading TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RETALIATES FOR STORMING OF US EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD
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Washington DC, President Trump has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and with it created the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the sixth branch of the armed forces.
Continue reading President Trump Officially Launches US Space Force
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Washington DC, while the media and the left have been busily “resisting” President Trump at every turn , after three years in office, the President has remade the entire federal judiciary, ensuring a conservative tilt for decades and cementing his legacy no matter the outcome of November’s election. While many of you were screaming and crying President Trump has installed 187 judges to the federal bench.
Trump nominees now make up 1 in 4 U.S. circuit court judges. Two of his picks sit on the Supreme Court. And this past week, as the House voted to impeach the president, the Republican-led Senate confirmed an additional 13 district court judges.
Continue reading President Trump Reshaping The Federal Judiciary
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Ridgewood NJ, in huge win for the Trump administration new federal regulations finalized Nov. 15 require hospitals to make public all the prices they negotiate with insurers and health plans, starting in 2021. The aim is to untangle the hospital marketplace with a wave of consumer-friendly information that will promote competition that leads to lower costs.
Continue reading Trump Scores Big Health Care Win: Hospitals Must Disclose Real Prices Starting in 2021
