Today we have lots of great news added at the Web Site:
http://thepondernews.com
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We have added several new pages at the Ponder to aid in your information gathering. Below they are listed, along with the newest headlines on each:
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2nd Amendment Issues
https://www.thepondernews.com/2ndamendmentissues
Blumenthal Introduces Two Bicameral Bills to Protect Domestic Abuse Survivors from Gun Violence
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Abortion
https://www.thepondernews.com/abortion
Ohio House overwhelmingly approves Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act
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Bladensburg Memorial
https://www.thepondernews.com/bladensburgmemorial
BLADENSBURG WWI VETERAN’S MEMORIAL CROSS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
A three-judge panel ruled that the 90-year-old war memorial violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Attorneys for The American Legion Petition for En Banc Rehearing in Bladensburg Veterans Memorial Case
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Bowe Bergdahl
https://www.thepondernews.com/boweberghdal
Inhofe Statement on Bergdahl Sentence
Bowe Bergdahl Skates
Final City of Hailey Statement re: Bowe Bergdahl
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Children's Health Insurance Program
https://www.thepondernews.com/chip
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Championing Health Kids Act, H.R. 3922 by a vote of 242-174.
It now goes to the Senate.
The CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act (H.R. 3922) includes:
Five year extension of Children’s Health Insurance Program;
Two year extension of Community Health Center funding at $3.6 billion;
Eliminates Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) reductions;
Two year extension of funding for the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, the Youth Empowerment Program, Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, Funding for the National Health Service Corps, Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education, and the Personal Responsibility Education Program are included in this bill;
Two year Extension of the Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes and the Special Diabetes Program for Indians; and
Over $1 billion for the Medicaid programs in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Headlines on this page include:
Rep. Brat Supports Passage of CHIP Reauthorization
Boyle Statement Opposing Cynical GOP Children’s Healthcare Reauthorization and Medicare Attack
Bonamici: CHIP Bill Reduces Important Funding for Public Health
BILIRAKIS CHAMPIONS HEALTH CARE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS
Congressman Bergman’s Statement on Voting in Favor of H.R. 3922
Beatty Opposes Partisan CHIP Reauthorization Bill
Adams Votes No on CHIP/CHC Bill
Abraham statement on CHIP, CHC reauthorization
Brown on House Chip Bill: Don’t Pit Ohio Kids Against Seniors
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Diversity Lottery
https://www.thepondernews.com/diversitylottery
The Diversity Visa Lottery
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DREAMERS
https://www.thepondernews.com/dreamers
LGBTQ Dreamers Need a Clean Dream Act Now
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Human Trafficking
https://www.thepondernews.com/humantrafficking
Portman, Blumenthal, Thune, Nelson Welcome Additional Tech Industry Support for the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act
BREAKING: After Months of Pressure, Tech Companies Drop Opposition & Throw Support Behind McCaskill Bipartisan Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill to ‘stop the next Backpage’
McCAIN WELCOMES TECH INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR THE STOP ENABLING SEX TRAFFICKERS ACT
CORTEZ MASTO ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF BIPARTISAN BILL TO COMBAT SEX TRAFFICKING
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Masterpiece Cakeshop
https://www.thepondernews.com/masterpiececakeshop
Heinrich Backs Equal Rights For LGBTQ Community In U.S. Supreme Court Case
Colorado Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
OfficeMax refuses to print poster for event exposing homosexual agenda
HRC-Led Amicus Briefs in Masterpiece Cakeshop SCOTUS Case Features Top Chefs, Businesses
Amicus Briefs Demonstrate Broad Support for Equality in Masterpiece Case
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney Lead Congressional Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
EVENT: Debate: ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop at US Supreme Court’ at Newseum on Nov. 13
THE MASTERPIECE CAKE SHOP SUPREME COURT CASE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH CAKE
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Natural Disasters
https://www.thepondernews.com/naturaldisasters
Feinstein, California Leaders Urge Trump to Prioritize Disaster Assistance in Aftermath of Historic Wildfires
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Passes the PREPARE Act
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Opioid Epidemic
https://www.thepondernews.com/opioidepidemic
Blackburn Endorses Bill to Create Opioid Task Force
Shaheen Statement on Final Report from White House Opioid Commission
Grassley, Blumenthal Ask HHS to Prioritize Funding for Program to Enhance Transparency in Opioid Prescribing
U.S. SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN URGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COMBAT OPIOID EPIDEMIC
ASAM commends the President’s commission for a thorough and thoughtful report that recommends an array of smart and actionable interventions
APA Pledges to Help Curb Opioid Epidemic
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Tax Reform
https://www.thepondernews.com/cutcutcutact
For individuals and families, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
Lowers individual tax rates for low- and middle-income Americans to zero, 12 percent, 25 percent, and 35 percent so people can keep more of the money they earn throughout their lives, and continues to maintain 39.6 percent for high-income Americans.
Significantly increases the standard deduction to protect roughly double the amount of what you earn each year from taxes – from $6,350 to $12,000 for individuals and $12,700 to $24,000 for married couples.
Eliminates special-interest deductions that increase rates and complicate Americans’ taxes – so an individual or family can file their taxes on a form as simple as a postcard.
Establishing a new Family Credit – which includes expanding the Child Tax Credit from $1,000 to $1,600 to help parents with the cost of raising children, and providing a credit of $300 for each parent and non-child dependent to help all families with their everyday expenses.
Retains popular retirement savings options such as 401(k)s and Individual Retirement Accounts so Americans can continue to save for their future.
For job creators of all sizes, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
Lowers the corporate tax rate to 20 percent – down from 35 percent, which today is the highest in the industrialized world – the largest reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate in our nation’s history.
Reduces the tax rate on the hard-earned business income of Main Street job creators to no more than 25 percent – the lowest tax rate on small business income since World War II.
Establishes strong safeguards to distinguish between individual wage income and “pass-through” business income so Main Street tax relief goes to the local job creators it was designed to help mosli>Prevents American jobs, headquarters, and research from moving overseas by eliminating incentives that now reward companies for shifting jobs, profits, and manufacturing plants abroad.
Headlines are as follows:
BOST STATEMENT ON TAX REFORM LEGISLATION
Republican tax bill slashes taxes for corporations, raises them on working families
Rep. Black Statement on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Bishop Comments on Introduction of ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’
Congressman Biggs' Statement on Tax Reform Package Negotiations
REP. BACON STATEMENT ON TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT
AMODEI RESPONDS TO THE RELEASE OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS' TAX PLAN
WHITEHOUSE STATEMENT ON REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN
Senator Toomey Statement on House Tax Reform Bill
Tillis Statement on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Sanders Statement on GOP Tax Plan
Reed: Irresponsible Republican Tax Plan Could Hurt Rhode Island and Working Families Nationwide
MERKLEY BLASTS GOP’S CORPORATE GIVEAWAY TAX PLAN
McConnell Statement on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Senator Markey Statement on GOP-Trump Tax Scam
MANCHIN STATEMENT ON TAX REFORM PROPOSAL
Sens. Lee and Rubio Respond to House Tax Plan
Durbin Statement On Republican Tax Plan
Duckworth Statement on House GOP Tax Plan
November 04, 2017
Cotton Calls for Repealing the Individual Mandate through Tax Reform
CORTEZ MASTO: TAX PLAN SHOWS GOP FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY PLEDGE WAS ALWAYS A FARCE
CAPITO: PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TAX VISION IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR WEST VIRGINIA
ICYMI: This is the tax-cut plan America needs
House Tax Bill Preserves Key Priorities for Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
