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Painting of 2 migrant children holding 'Bring Our Mom Back' sign to hang in the Capitol

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CNN |  A painting of two migrant children holding a sign that reads "Bring Our Mom Back" will hang in the US Capitol for the next year as one of the winners of the Congressional Art Competition for high school students. Dominick Cocozza, 17, of Virginia made the painting -- titled "Immigration" -- which features two concerned-looking children holding the sign. He…

Safe Climate Caucus Statement After Secretary Pompeo Tanks Arctic Council Final Declaration

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Today, Congressional Safe Climate Caucus co-chairs Reps. Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) and Don Beyer (VA-08) released the following statement after the Arctic Council failed to issue its final declaration because the United States refused to mention climate change: “Just last week, the House of Representatives passed, on a bipartisan basis, legislation to ensure we honor our commitment to the…

'Hit job': Trump responds to New York Times story that he lost almost $1.2 billion over decade

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ABC News |  President Donald Trump is still fighting Congress over the release of his tax returns, but a new report on Tuesday analyzing his official Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts, with the figures from his federal tax forms, shows he lost over $1 billion from 1985 to 1994.   The documents show Trump's businesses lost $1.17 billion over the 10 years,…

Yorktown Student’s Powerful Painting About Immigration To Hang in U.S. Capitol

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ARL Now |  A powerful painting about immigration by a Yorktown High School student is now set to hang in the U.S. Capitol. The art features two young children looking to the side with pinched expressions while one of them holds a sign that reads, “Bring Our Mom Back.” The artist behind the work is 17-year-old Dominick Cocozza, who notes on his website that his passion…

Virginia teen's painting of migrant children to hang in US Capitol

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The Hill |  An Arlington, Va., teen's painting depicting migrant children is set to hang in the U.S. Capitol for the next year after winning this year's Congressional Art Competition.  The painting, submitted by 17-year-old Dominick Cocozza, depicts two young children with forlorn expressions, one of whom holds a sign reading “Bring our mom…

National debate erupts over wildlife migration routes

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WyoFile |  An influential cattlemen’s group is trying to rescind a U.S. Interior Department big game migration route protection order that brought $3.2 million to Wyoming in the last three months. The 121-year-old National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says stockmen and women haven’t been considered in the program spawned by former Secretary of the Interior Ryan…

Congressional delegation seeks $2 billion for Metro over 10 years

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Fairfax News |  All members of the National Capital House Congressional Delegation, led by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), have reintroduced the Metro Accountability and Investment Act, which would provide up to $2 billion of federal funding for Metro over a ten-year period. The measure reauthorizes an existing federal capital funding source and provides new federal capital and…

House OK’s Bill for U.S. to Stay in Paris Climate Accord

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EOS |  The U.S. House of Representatives today (2 May) approved legislation that directs President Donald Trump to honor the nation’s commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, despite Trump’s earlier pledge to withdraw the United States from the accord. The Climate Action Now Act, formally known as House Resolution 9, requires the administration to…

National Capital Region Congressional Delegation Reintroduce the Metro Accountability and Investment Act

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Today, all members of the National Capital House Congressional Delegation, led by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), reintroduced the Metro Accountability and Investment Act. The legislation reauthorizes an existing federal capital funding source for WMATA for ten years and provides new federal capital and operating funds contingent on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority…

D.C. region’s House members renew bid to double federal subsidy to Metro

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Washington Post | The Washington region’s House members renewed an effort to extend and double Metro’s federal subsidy Friday, hoping that the measure would receive a more positive reception now that Democrats control the chamber. The nine members filed a bill that is almost identical to one proposed last year by area Democrats during the previous Republican-led Congress,…