The Gavel

This morning, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi joined Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC’s AM Joy to discuss House Democrats’ A Better Deal For The People agenda including proposals to clean up the Republicans’ culture of corruption, cronyism and incompetence in Trump’s Washington. 

As if the initial windfalls in the GOP tax scam for the rich weren’t enough, it looks like the Trump Administration just found another way to hand even more tax breaks to big banks and the wealthiest 1 percent.

Concerning news. Today, as American workers’ wages continue to stagnate, the Department of Labor reports that job growth has slowed in July – while the wealthiest 1 percent and big corporations continue to hoard the benefits of the GOP Tax Scam for the rich.

575: Days since the start of this Republican Congress as of July 31, 2018

550: Days since the start of this Republican Congress as of July 6, 2018

Last night, President Trump chose to fill the most consequential Supreme Court vacancy in a generation with a nominee boasting a proven, decades-long and active hostility to women’s reproductive freedoms and to the health care law of the land.

The President clearly needs another reality check…

Instead of advocating for ‘falling’ drug prices for everyone, the President and Republicans in Congress passed a deficit-exploding GOP tax scam – handing multi-billion dollar windfalls to the pharmaceutical companies still hiking drug prices on Americans.

This afternoon, President Trump is holding a campaign rally in Great Falls, Montana and he is expected to talk about immigration, the Supreme Court, and the GOP tax scam for the rich. It is sure to be a wild ride in Big Sky Country.   

Below are some of the cruel consequences of the Trump-Republican agenda for Montanans:

On Tuesday, President Trump will visit the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia to give remarks at the Salute to Service dinner ahead of the PGA Golf tournament, A Military Tribute, beginning on Wednesday. One can hope that the President will spend his speech highlighting the sacrifices our brave servicemen and women and military families have made for our nation and recommitting his administration to ensuring the best for our nation’s veterans and members of military communities; however, the President is not known for message discipline or accepting responsibility for his administration’s failures.

“There’s never been a better time to hire in America, to invest in America, and to start living the American Dream.” – President Trump