Tax the rich - us! Pro-tax millionaires rally in NYC and Washington DC in FAVOR of Biden s plan for higher rates on the country s biggest earners
The group, the Patriotic Millionaires, parked billboard trucks with tax-the-rich slogans outside the homes of Jeff Bezos, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell
The events come after Biden and Democrats announced plans to raise trillions of dollars in additional taxes
The taxes are intended for the country s highest earners
The most recent announced hikes are intended to pay for Biden s $1.8 trillion human infrastructure bill
US Capitol Fast Facts
Here’s some background information about the US Capitol. Located at 100 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC, it is the meeting place of the US Congress.
Other Facts
Throughout history, the US Capitol has been destroyed by fire, reconstructed, expanded and restored.
Each chamber has a sergeant at arms who serves as the chief law enforcement officer and protocol officer.
The Dome is 8,909,200 pounds of cast-iron with 108 windows and was constructed between 1855 and 1866. The statue at the top of dome is the Statue of Freedom.
National Statuary Hall used to be the chambers for the House of Representatives, called the Old Hall of the House (1809-1857). The hall holds 100 of the Capitol’s collection of statues of notable citizens in US history, two per state.
FOX has been told that some of the inner fencing and razor wire surrounding the U.S. Capitol will start to come down this weekend. The concertina wire will be removed and the fencing pushed back closer to the Capitol itself.
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The undersigned chambers of commerce congratulate you on and thank you for your
continued leadership in supporting Arizona’s business community through out the
pandemic. The purpose of this letter is to express our opposition to the Protecting the
Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
Should the PRO Act pass, t he consequences for Arizona’s employers and employees
are very negative. Our organizations are strongly opposed to the PRO Act, and
respectfully request that you do not support this legislation. The PRO Act will have
extreme adverse impacts on Arizona’s employers and employees , as the legislation:
The Atlantic
Tight security harms the daily functioning of the legislative branch.
February 10, 2021
May-Ying Lam / Redux
Even after the 7,000 National Guard troops currently deployed around the United States Capitol pack up following the impeachment trial, the Hill will not be returning to normal. “We must harden this campus,” House Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett warned in a closed Appropriations Committee session late last month. Yogananda Pittman, the acting chief of the Capitol Police, recently called for “vast improvements to the physical security infrastructure.” Those plans prompted by the January 6 riot that is now the subject of a presidential-impeachment trial would include expanding the perimeter around Congress by several blocks to encircle House and Senate office buildings; adding permanent fencing; and positioning rapid-response forces around the complex.