President Donald Trump met with pharmaceutical leaders on Tuesday, vowing that he would lower the costs of prescription drugs in the country by increasing competition.
Month: January 2017
Wasserman Schultz: Donald Trump Believes He ‘Was Elected as a Dictator’
Tuesday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings With Maria Bartiromo,” while discussing Democrats delaying the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations, former Democratic National Committee chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said Trump’s tweet that Democrats “should be ashamed of themselves” showed Trump “believes that he was elected as a dictator.” Wasserman Schultz said, “We need to make sure that there is a check on the president, as the Founding Fathers intended. You know the president’s tweet this morning was very interesting, and telling, because it shows that he believes that he was elected as a dictator. There is an advise and consent role for the United States Senate and that is what they are doing. He doesn’t just get to have his nominations rubber stamped. And he has nominated some very disturbing individuals.” (h/t Daily Caller) Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
‘Sniper Elite 4’ – 101 Gameplay Trailer
Fight to liberate Italy as a WWII Allied sniper in singleplayer, co-op, and multiplayer in Sniper Elite 4, coming to Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC on February 14.
Sen. Bob Corker: Rex Tillerson the ‘Effective Leader’ State Department Needs
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called on his colleagues to support the nomination of Rex Tillerson to serve as Secretary of State shortly after the chamber voted Monday to end debate on the former Exxon-Mobil CEO’s confirmation.
Ryan: ‘Confusion’ of Rollout ‘Regrettable,’ But ‘Noting Wrong’ With Trump’s Immigration Pause
Tuesday on Capitol Hill at press conference when asked about President Trump halting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said it was “regrettable that there was some confusion on the roll-out,” but he defended the action saying, “there is nothing wrong with taking a pause and making sure we have the proper vetting standards in place.” Ryan said, “First off, I had a long talk with Secretary Kelly yesterday and I am pleased and confident he is on a going forward basis going to make sure things are done correctly. Look, the president has a responsibility to the security of this country. Go back, remember when we had the Paris shooting, remember when we heard about credible intelligence that ISIS was trying to infiltrate refugee populations. We passed, I think it was called the S.A.F.E. Act with 289 votes to take a pause in the refugee program to improve our vetting standards. That bill went though the House and didn’t go anywhere in the Senate. So what is happening is something that we support which is we need to pause and make sure that the vetting standards are up to snuff so we can guarantee