WASHINGTON - This is how members of Congress voted on important issues during the Legislative Week ending May 14th.HOUSEProcedure against debt collection agencies: By voting 215-207, the House passed a law (HR 2547) on May 13th banning…
After a fierce partisan fight, quick nightly changes, and a 3 a.m. vote, Texas House approved a comprehensive Republican electoral draft on Friday that would increase postal voting rules, add several election-related crimes, and increase…
Florida House has passed law banning doctors from performing an abortion solely because of a disability of the fetus.House Bill 1221 passed the Republican controlled house on Friday, 74-44. MARGARET SANGER rejects planned parenting, but…
Rep. Robin Bartleman, whose second pregnancy ended in tragedy, tells Florida lawmakers that they have no right to intervene in confidential decisions about the birth or abortion of a disabled fetus. Screenshot: The Florida Canal…
This editorial first appeared in the Houston Chronicle. Guest editors do not necessarily reflect the views of the Denton Record-Chronicle.Texas Republican Senators ignored the hours of expert testimony on…
In a party line, the House Elections Committee on Thursday approved a major Republican vote bill and sent the measure across the House, where a heated debate on the wording is expected.House Bill 6 was passed without discussion, a common…
by: Christine SextonFlorida Intelligence ServiceDoctors who terminate pregnancies simply because women do not want children with disabilities could bring criminal charges under a bill that goes through Florida…
A ballot box for the June primary election outside the Edward Bohrer Recreation Center in Gaithersburg. File photoThe Senate's Education, Health and Environment Committee on Thursday embarked on several reforms to the general election,…