With Governor Northam Promising To Veto GOP Redistricting Plan, Speaker Cox Cancels Special Session
“Six years ago, a national group of liberal donors began a systematic effort to attack the bipartisan redistricting plan adopted by the House, despite pre-approval by President Barack Obama’s Justice Department and overwhelming support from the African American members of the House. This coordinated, partisan effort cost taxpayers millions of dollars and is culminating with an overt attempt to install a court-drawn plan more politically favorable to Democrats than any politically-neutral plan that might emerge from a legislative compromise,” said Speaker of the House Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights).
Countdown To Saturday: 51 Senators Now Support Judge Brett Kavanaugh
The balance now stands 51-49 in favor of the Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh after weeks of allegations of decades-old sexual assault and an unprecedented agenda from Democrats to derail the confirmation hearings. Though, if either Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), or Joe Manchin (D-WV) decide to change their vote for Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence would cast the first ever tiebreaker vote, sending Trump’s pick to the high court.
Virginia Beach’s Elaine Luria Promises To Bolster Obamacare
The Democrat challenger to Congressman Scott Taylor (VA-2) says that Americans must “have reliable and affordable choices in healthcare.” Considering that fact she believes in bolstering the faltering ACA, and is in a party that is working towards socialized healthcare insurance, it’s quite precarious what she means by “reliable,” and “affordable,” and “choices” in healthcare.
Kavanaugh Nomination Advances After Vote Following McConnell’s Fiery Senate Floor Speech
“The facts were not the point after all, we get that now,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY said during a speech Friday morning. McConnell wants Republicans, after this debacle of a bitterly divided confirmation hearing process to, “send a message to the American people…facts matter, fairness matters, the presumption of innocence is sacrosanct.”