President Barack Obama released a 17-minute statement on Tuesday and an official document outlining his plan for closing Guantanamo Bay prison. One of the President’s first foreign policy goals after taking office in January 2009 was to end the detentions at the facility on Cuban soil. Republicans in Congress have …
Read More »House Republicans Argue Against Reproductive Rights For Women With Zika Virus In Developing Nations
At a congressional hearing about the Zika virus and its spread from the developing world, House GOP members spoke out against efforts to provide contraception and abortion access to women who have become infected by the viral strain known to cause severe birth defects. The $1.8 billion in emergency aid requested by …
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