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May 17, 2018

Rand Paul’s ‘Penny Plan’ gets voted down – was it a real thing or a show vote?

Rand Paul’s ‘Penny Plan’ was voted on in the US Senate today.  His plan called for the reduction of all federal spending by 1% over 5 years.  The bill required overall spending reduction, but didn’t address non-discretionary spending specifically.  Non-discretionary spending is over 60% of the federal budget, so an overall cut in spending adversely…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 17, 2018

Gina Haspel voted in as new Director of the CIA

Today Senators voted to approve Gina Haspel as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). She was confirmed in a bipartisan vote of 54 to 45. Senator Roger Wicker:  “Gina Haspel will be the most qualified director the CIA has ever had,” Wicker said. “Her confirmation is also historic because she will be…