What You've Accomplished This Week: Backing Off a Flavored-Vape Ban & Assistance for Survivors of Natural Disasters
How do you feel your work week on The Hill?
Are you Gordon Sondland? Because Congress was on pins and donations waiting to hear from you. And, like the ambassador to the EU, you sang...
You said YES, Trump should testify publicly in the impeachment probe
You said NO, the U.S. should not aid anti-government demonstrators in Iran
You LIKE, but don't LOVE, the 2020 Democratic contenders
It Deserved Better
Here's where we pick an article that may have gotten lost in 3-second news cycle:
Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill to Avoid Shutdown, Extend Surveillance Programs
If you care about where your tax-dollars go, or the government listening in on your conversations, you'll want to click on the above.
Comment of the Week
My hand-picked favorite comment...
In this week's Committee Watch, we mentioned a hearing by the the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on “Highly Automated Vehicles: Federal Perspectives on the Deployment of Safety Technology”.
It's always interesting hearing perspectives I hadn't considered, and this week's comment did just that:
What You've Accomplished
You made sure Congress heard your testimony this week...
All these public hearings are for one person: you. Keep showing Congress you're listening...
—Josh Herman
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