The chairs of two Senate committees called on President Biden Joe Biden Obama, Clinton reflect on Mondale's legacy Biden, Harris commend Mondale in paving the way for female VP Mondale in last message to staff: 'Joe in the White House certainly helps' MORE to restore congressional oversight of the sale of sniper rifles and semiautomatic assault-style weapons after Congress's oversight power on the issue was lost under the Trump administration. In a statement Monday, Sens. Bob Menendez Robert (Bob) Menendez Biden rebuffs Democrats, keeps refugee admissions at 15,000 Bottom line The Memo: Biden's five biggest foreign policy challenges MORE (D-N.J.), Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy Senate Democrats call on Biden to restore oversight of semiautomatic and sniper rifle exports Bottom line Congress brings back corrupt, costly, and inequitably earmarks MORE (D-Vt.) and Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein … [Read more...] about Senate Democrats call on Biden to restore oversight of semiautomatic and sniper rifle exports
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Roseville Woman Admits To Unemployment Benefit Fraud
SACRAMENTO, (AP) — A Northern California woman who acknowledged using U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s name and Social Security number to receive $21,000 in pandemic-related assistance pleaded guilty Monday to stealing unemployment benefits. It was part of nearly $200,000 in unemployment insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits contained in debit cards shipped to the home of Andrea M. Gervais, 44, of Roseville, authorities said. READ MORE: Person Suspected Of Shooting At Roseville Police Officer After Attempted Traffic Stop Gervais at a Bank of America ATM in Roseville. (credit: U.S. Attorney’s Office) She pleaded guilty to theft of government money for filing 97 such fraudulent claims, at least 10 of which were approved by California’s beleaguered Employment Development Department. If all 97 had been approved it could have brought her more than $2 million, federal prosecutors said. Investigators say overall losses from the widespread fraud will top at least … [Read more...] about Roseville Woman Admits To Unemployment Benefit Fraud
Senators Lambast Obama Administration For Flouting International Drug Conventions
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein are blasting the Obama administration for not enforcing federal marijuana law, a decision they say puts the U.S. in conflict with the U.N. Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, and Feinstein, a Democrat from California, wrote a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State John Kerry demanding an answer as to why the Department of Justice and the State Department have adopted “flexible interpretations” of the United Nations Conventions on Narcotic Drugs. The senators point out that it’s difficult for the United States to maintain a hard stance on drug trafficking abroad while turning a blind eye to marijuana legalization in Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska. “Indeed, we are concerned that these policies suggest that the United States will be reluctant to publicly criticize the drug control policies of countries that violate the U.N. Conventions going forward, and that the United States’ silence could be perceived as … [Read more...] about Senators Lambast Obama Administration For Flouting International Drug Conventions
