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We know it's recess...

…but we interrupt your afternoon coffees with a look at how Americans are faring under the GOP tax scam. While Republicans promised working families a $4,000 raise when they passed the law, workers’ wages fell for the second straight month in June and Politico reports today that CEOs are the ones benefitting from the law and receiving “eye-popping payouts.”

Voting Present

Today, during colloquy, Leader McCarthy said: “The gentleman can argue with me all day of things I vote ‘Yes’ and things I vote ‘No’ on.  The only time he'll ever see my vote up there for ‘Present’ is a quorum call.”
 

All of the Pinocchios...

While the President claimed today "there has never been a president as tough on Russia as I have been,” that couldn’t be further from the truth. 
 

Yikes.

This can’t be the headline Republicans were hoping for:

Afternoon Round-up: "Brace For Immigration Failure" Edition

It’s another day in the paradise that is the GOP-led House. Republicans are preparing to vote on their second anti-immigrant bill tomorrow that they know won’t pass. It’s as if they aren’t even embarrassed by these headlines anymore…

The biggest losers? American workers.

We’re all for smart enforcement actions against unfair trade practices, but President Trump’s actions to date have completely missed the mark.

The "biggest problem of the decade."

This LA Times headline says it all. How will the U.S. pay for the GOP tax scam that gives 83% of the tax cuts to the top 1%? With a $1.8 trillion price tag and enormous risks to the economy.