Rep. Glenn Thompson doesn’t care how many people die as long as he gets to feel like a big man

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The battle over doing anything at all continues: Meanwhile, in an effort to publicly demonstrate his gun-rights chops, Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) drew applause from constituents at a local event when he pulled off his suit jacket to display an NRA T-shirt underneath. “You know, the Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. It’s… Read more »

Holder criticizes some states over electoral college maneuvers, calls some prison sentences too long

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In a wide-ranging speech to the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network in New York on the 45th anniversary of the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. Thursday night, Attorney General Eric Holder had sharp words for some unnamed states that have sought to change the way they allocate their electoral votes in presidential contests… Read more »

Visa Reform: Long Wait Times Make Travel Difficult

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Anne Chadwick Williams/ZUMA Press/Newscom Attaining a visa to the United States is an incredibly lengthy and difficult process. To combat this, last week, Congressman Joseph Heck (R–NV) introduced the latest iteration of the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act. Like its predecessors from the 112th Congress, the bill proposes several programs and policies to… Read more »