Monday, April 24
á The
Department of Energy removed references from its websites on how clean energy
technologies can reduce the nationÕs reliance on fossil fuels and help lower
climate-changing emissions.
á President
Donald Trump threatened Congress with a government shutdown unless it provide
budget funding for his border wall.
á Trump
pressured Democrats to drop their opposition to fund his wall by threatening not to fund ObamacareÕs cost-sharing subsidies.
á The
Senate Intelligence Committee has delayed substantially investigating possible
ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
á House bill HR1841 introduced called the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act.
Tuesday, April 25
á Trump praised FranceÕs Neo-Fascist
National Front candidate, Marine LePen, saying LePen is strongest on borders and on whatÕs been going on
in France.
á The
ethics watchdog group American Oversight said it would file complaints about
the State Department and U.S. Embassies promoting TrumpÕs Mar-a-Lago and other
properties.
á A
federal judge in California ordered a temporary stop to TrumpÕs Executive Order
to withhold funding to sanctuary cities that refuse to enforce immigration
laws.
á Trump
backed down from his ultimatum to Congress that they approve funding for his
border wall.
á The
Trump administration announced plans to impose a roughly 20 percent tariff on
softwood lumber imported from Canada.
á The
Environmental Protection Agency announced it will shut down the largest
civilian-linked data service, storing crucial information on climate change,
health impact analysis and environmental justice on Friday.
á The Trump administration denied a
Congressional request to provide information on payments received by former
national security adviser Michael Flynn from Russian firms.
Wednesday, April 26
á Trump
announced Òthe biggest individual and business tax cut in American history.Ó
á Trump
told the leaders of Canada and Mexico that the U.S. would not be pulling out of
the North American Free Trade Agreement Òat this time.Ó
á The
Army Corps of Engineers wonÕt release a study about the potential effects of a Dakota
Access Pipeline oil spill because it claims information in the report could put
lives at risk.
á Senate bill S953 introduced to require the Secret Service to make certain White House
visitor logs available to the public.
Thursday, April 27
á The U.S. military started installing an
antimissile defense system in South Korea.
á The
Financial Choice Act was introduced in Congress to roll back the Dodd-Frank
banking regulations.
á TrumpÕs
proposed corporate tax rate cut is projected to reduce government revenue by $2
trillion over the next decade.
á Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai announced a proposal to
undo net neutrality.
á Trump ordered the reconsideration of
offshore drilling safety rules implemented after Gulf oil spill.
á House Resolution HRes286 introduced that directs the executive branch to provide information to
the House for investigating potential conflicts of interests of President
Donald J. Trump.
á Senate bill S985 introduced to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the
approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.
á Senate bill S987 introduced to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy
towards 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050.
Friday, April 28
á Senate Democrats announced consideration
of a lawsuit against Trump on grounds that his business interests have created
conflicts of interest that violate the Constitution.
á $15 minimum wage bill introduced in the Senate.
á Congress extended the current budget to keep
the government open for another week and avoid a shutdown.
á Trump signed an executive order to consider
new offshore drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
á Trump nominated David Bernhardt as
Deputy Interior Secretary. Opponents have charged that Bernhardt has serious
conflicts of interest, because he will work on policies that directly benefit
clients for whom he lobbies.
á Trump
said he would name Charmaine Yoest, one of the most
prominent anti-abortion activists in the country, as Assistant Secretary Of
Public Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
á House bill HR2242 introduced to prohibit drilling in the outer Continental Shelf and to
prohibit coal leases on Federal land.
á House bill HR2247 introduced to amend the Social Security Act to provide for equal treatment
of individuals in same-sex marriages.
á House bill HR2248 introduced to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the
approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.
Saturday, April 29
á Rolling Stone reported that Craig
Phillips, nominated by Trump to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, helped
create subprime mortgage derivatives leading to the 2007
financial crisis.
Sunday, April 30
á
Congress
reached a bi-partisan budget deal that will fund the government through
September, but denies Trump money for a border wall, rejects his proposed cuts to
popular domestic programs and does not Òde-fundÓ Planned Parenthood.
á
The Center for American Progress Action Fund
released their analysis of Congress that finds 180 members of the House and
Senate, all Republicans, deny the science behind climate change.