TRNS News Notes By Victoria Jones
Sign up here for exclusive notes delivered to your inbox each morning.
Lanny Davis, a familiar figure in Washington circles, wrote Friday that White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler should quit her job if she intentionally failed to inform President Obama ahead of time about the IRS scandal.
The White House has previously embraced artists Jay-Z and Common.
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association is backing a House bill to create a special panel to probe the September 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee sought answers into who at the IRS targeted conservative groups, and why the IRS lied to Congress throughout a two year investigation of the matter.
Recently passed legislation requires the FAA to “develop a comprehensive plan to safely accelerate the integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system.”
Demand that the Senate confirms these NLRB appointments, so that the agency can again enforce vital labor laws.
Senators Speak Out Against Joseph Kony In New Video
By Gabriella Landeros
Senators in support of the capture of Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa marked a coming day of action in raising awareness of the brutal warlord by releasing a video featuring lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) take part in the video as does former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.).
Pursuing Joseph Kony: A Message from the United States Senate
According to reports from Senator Coon, Chair of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, “Kony and the LRA have terrorized central Africa targeting civilians in a brutal campaign of abduction, murder, and forced displacement of innocent people.” Reported acts have included sexual violence, and turning boys into soldiers.
So far, there have been two resolutions aimed at Kony. In 2010, the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, Senator Feingold’s bill passed.
The second resolution was introduced last month by the Senate, S. Res. 402.
“In it we condemned Jospeh Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for their horrific crimes against humanity,” Sen. Chris Coons said. “[It is] a bill to make it the policy of the united States to work with governments in the region to stop the LRA and help Central Africa to recover.”
Tags: Gabriella Landeros, Joseph Kony, Kony 2012, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Senator Chris Coons