Bill to ban lawmaker stock trading set for hearing, but authors wary
A rumored House markup of the bill turned out to just be a hearing.
A rumored House markup of the bill turned out to just be a hearing.
Republican leaders are trying to fend off primary challenges next year.
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
Watching Chuck Schumer speak to the public is a cringe-inducing experience. He is ponderous, uninspiring, and painfully unfunny. (His attempts at “jokes” include things like “New data came out today from KFF, and that is not Kentucky Fried French Fries.”) He can be downright bizarre, as in the case of the imaginary family he consults for political advice. He is, perhaps worst of all, deeply uninspiring, which should be an automatic disqualification for someone whose job is to provide leadership.