CEO of failing hospital chain got $250M amid patient deaths, layoffs, bankruptcy
Steward Health Care System, run by CEO Ralph de la Torre, filed for bankruptcy in May.
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CEOs Pay for Advanced Copies of Questions at Senate Hearings
Corporations and powerful elites facing investigations can pay lobbyists for an inside scoop, Twitter File documents show.
Your Messaging Service Should Not Be a DEA Informant
A new U.S. Senate bill would require private messaging services, social media companies, and even cloud providers to report their users to the DEA if they find out about certain illegal drug sales.
52 Members Of Congress Have Violated A Law Designed To Stop Insider Trading And Prevent Conflicts-of-Interest
Insider and other media have identified numerous US lawmakers not complying with the federal STOCK Act. Their excuses range from oversights, to clerical errors, to inattentive accountants. Ethics watchdogs — and even some in Congress — want to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks.
Sanders Bill to Tax ‘Obscene’ Pandemic Windfall of Billionaires Would Empower Medicare to Cover Every American for One Year
“By taxing 60% of the wealth gains made by just 467 billionaires during this horrific pandemic, we could guarantee healthcare as a right for an entire year.”
US Senate Amends EARN IT Act — To Transfer the Fight Over Section 230 to the States to Let Them Restrict Encryption
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the amended version on July 2.
U.S. Senate’s First Bill in Midst of Shutdown is a Bipartisan Attack on 1st Amendment Rights in Defense of Israel Against Boycotts
In the midst of the Trump shutdown, the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate’s first bill, S-1, meant to signify its priorities for the new Congressional session, is a bipartisan defense of the Israeli government from boycotts.
US Senators Urge Pentagon To Fully Disclose Its Role In Saudi-led War In Yemen
Three US senators have called on the Pentagon to immediately reveal the extent of US military support to the Saudi-led coalition that launched an attack on the key port city of Hodeidah, a last humanitarian lifeline in Yemen.
18 Democrats Just Voted With Republicans to Advance Senate Bill to Renew NSA Spying Program Without Debate
Over a third of Senate Democrats joined 41 Republicans and one Independent, Sen. Angus King (I-ME), on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, providing the critical missing votes needed to quash any further Read More…
Sanders Proposal to Import Cheaper Drugs from Canada Killed …By Corporate Democrats
On Thursday, January 12, 2017, 13 Democrats split from the majority of the party to join the Republican majority in the Senate in voting against a proposal submitted by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and co-sponsored with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), that would allow U.S. citizens to legally import prescription drugs from Canada at lower prices. The amendment was voted down with the final vote count at 52 to 46, with one senator each from both parties not voting. Meanwhile, 13 Republicans surprisingly defected from the party majority to cross the aisle in favor of it.