Arlington, VA — Today, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would establish a commission to head up a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) in 2019. A new round of BRAC is estimated to save potentially $2 billion dollars. Officials… Read more »
Albuquerque, NM – According to numbers released by the New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver’s office, over 750 New Mexicans submitted comments opposing an anti-free speech measure – but Secretary Oliver chose not to count them. According to a statement released by Secretary Oliver regarding her revised measure, her office completely discounted the comments submitted by 758 different concerned… Read more »
Albuquerque, NM – Today Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced that she intends to implement the final version of her anti-free speech measure in early October. The measure forces citizens who support causes to list their names and personal information publicly – leaving them open to harassment and intimidation. This effort represents a massive overreach by Secretary Oliver, who does not have… Read more »
Dallas, TX — Recently, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) introduced the VA Information Technology Restructuring Act, or H.R. 3640, as a measure to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill is identical to a Senate measure introduced by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) earlier this year, which Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) supported immediately. The bill will create a Chief Information… Read more »
Arlington, VA — Today the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on several qualified lower courts nominees, including Amy Barrett of Indiana and Joan Larsen of Michigan. Barrett is being considered for the Seventh Circuit and Larsen for the Sixth. It took Michigan Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters months to hand in their “blue slips” for Larsen, delaying the… Read more »
Arlington, VA — Today Senator Al Franken (D-MN) announced that he will not return a blue slip indicating he is comfortable with the Senate Judiciary Committee considering 8th Circuit Court nominee David Stras. Sen. Franken has been withholding his blue slip and delaying Stras’ confirmation process for months. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is also withholding her blue slip. Stras clerked… Read more »
Santa Fe, NM – Today, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver will hold a hearing on her revised, unconstitutional anti-free speech measure in Santa Fe. The hearing will give citizens the opportunity to share their opinions about the measure. Secretary Oliver recently announced revisions to her formerly-proposed measure forcing citizens who support causes to list their names and personal… Read more »
