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| House passes resolution officially condemning Trump's racist attack on congresswomen – as it happened | House passes resolution officially condemning Trump's racist attack on congresswomen – as it happened |
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| Here’s a summary to end the day: | Here’s a summary to end the day: |
| Lawmakers passed a resolution condemning Donald Trump’s racist tweets telling congresswomen of color to “go home” to their countries. The motion passed after a debate, and vote, over whether speaker Nancy Pelosi violated decorum in calling Trump’s racist comments racist. | Lawmakers passed a resolution condemning Donald Trump’s racist tweets telling congresswomen of color to “go home” to their countries. The motion passed after a debate, and vote, over whether speaker Nancy Pelosi violated decorum in calling Trump’s racist comments racist. |
| Republicans mostly defended Trump against charges of racism. Senate leader Mitch McConnell said, “The president’s not a racist” and House minority leader Kevin McCarthy accused Democrats of a cynical political ploy. | Republicans mostly defended Trump against charges of racism. Senate leader Mitch McConnell said, “The president’s not a racist” and House minority leader Kevin McCarthy accused Democrats of a cynical political ploy. |
| Aide Kellyanne Conway demanded to know the ethnic identity of a reporter who questioned where it was that Trump wished the congresswomen to “go back” to. Watch the video here. | Aide Kellyanne Conway demanded to know the ethnic identity of a reporter who questioned where it was that Trump wished the congresswomen to “go back” to. Watch the video here. |
| The senate armed services committee held a confirmation hearing on defense secretary nominee Mark Esper. Elsewhere on the Hill, executives from big tech were called to hearings on privacy and censorship. | The senate armed services committee held a confirmation hearing on defense secretary nominee Mark Esper. Elsewhere on the Hill, executives from big tech were called to hearings on privacy and censorship. |
| Two lawsuits challenging Trump’s new asylum restrictions were filed today -- one by immigrant advocacy groups in DC federal court and another by the ACLU, in California. | Two lawsuits challenging Trump’s new asylum restrictions were filed today -- one by immigrant advocacy groups in DC federal court and another by the ACLU, in California. |
| The House antitrust committee questioned representatives from Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in a hearing focused on and anti-competitive behavior in online marketplaces. | The House antitrust committee questioned representatives from Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in a hearing focused on and anti-competitive behavior in online marketplaces. |
| Trump campaign tapped the president’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump to spearhead a Women for Trump initiative. | Trump campaign tapped the president’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump to spearhead a Women for Trump initiative. |
| Reporting on the House resolution that just passed, Sabrina Siddiqui writes: | Reporting on the House resolution that just passed, Sabrina Siddiqui writes: |
| The measure, which formally rebuked the president’s comments as “racist”, was approved on a mostly partisan-line vote of 240 to 187. | The measure, which formally rebuked the president’s comments as “racist”, was approved on a mostly partisan-line vote of 240 to 187. |
| The vote came days after Trump’s tweets about four newly elected Democratic lawmakers – Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan – sparked a widespread uproar. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley and Tlaib were all born in the US, while Omar is a naturalized American citizen who arrived in the country at a young age as a Somali refugee. | The vote came days after Trump’s tweets about four newly elected Democratic lawmakers – Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan – sparked a widespread uproar. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley and Tlaib were all born in the US, while Omar is a naturalized American citizen who arrived in the country at a young age as a Somali refugee. |
| “Every single member of this institution, Democratic and Republican, should join us in condemning the president’s racist tweets,” the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said on the House floor. | “Every single member of this institution, Democratic and Republican, should join us in condemning the president’s racist tweets,” the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said on the House floor. |
| “To do anything less would be a shocking rejection of our values and a shameful abdication of our oath of office to protect the American people.” | “To do anything less would be a shocking rejection of our values and a shameful abdication of our oath of office to protect the American people.” |
| Here’s a video of the debate, as it happened: | Here’s a video of the debate, as it happened: |
| 'Racist tweets': House passes resolution condemning Trump's attack on congresswomen | 'Racist tweets': House passes resolution condemning Trump's attack on congresswomen |
| Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris of California says she has also been told, “Go back to where you came from.” | Senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris of California says she has also been told, “Go back to where you came from.” |
| I've personally been told, "go back to where you came from." It is vile, ignorant, shallow, and hateful. It has to stop. pic.twitter.com/t1oAD7s5Od | I've personally been told, "go back to where you came from." It is vile, ignorant, shallow, and hateful. It has to stop. pic.twitter.com/t1oAD7s5Od |
| And several other lawmakers have had the same racist trope lobbed at them. HuffPo asked dozens of lawmakers, both Democratic and Republican, whether they’ve ever been told to “go back.” | And several other lawmakers have had the same racist trope lobbed at them. HuffPo asked dozens of lawmakers, both Democratic and Republican, whether they’ve ever been told to “go back.” |
| Nearly every minority lawmaker said yes. Every white lawmaker said no. | Nearly every minority lawmaker said yes. Every white lawmaker said no. |
| “I’ve been told many times to ‘go back to China,’ even though I’m of Japanese descent, because people are prone to stereotypes,” Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) said. “Asian Americans, among other minority groups, often experience the feeling that they don’t belong in this country.” | “I’ve been told many times to ‘go back to China,’ even though I’m of Japanese descent, because people are prone to stereotypes,” Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) said. “Asian Americans, among other minority groups, often experience the feeling that they don’t belong in this country.” |
| “Way, way back when, somebody yelled that. Not lately,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). “However, the president seems to be resurrecting that.” | “Way, way back when, somebody yelled that. Not lately,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii). “However, the president seems to be resurrecting that.” |
| Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) remembers hearing the taunt throughout his life, starting when he was a young boy. | Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) remembers hearing the taunt throughout his life, starting when he was a young boy. |
| “At the age of six, my family and I were in a mall, and these two old ladies next to my family and my three sisters said, ‘Go back to Mexico.’ I think I heard it all the time in high school from every kid who hated me,” he said. “I heard it when I was in the Marine Corps. I heard it when I left the Marine Corps. I heard it in Arizona. I can’t even count the times I’ve heard it.” | “At the age of six, my family and I were in a mall, and these two old ladies next to my family and my three sisters said, ‘Go back to Mexico.’ I think I heard it all the time in high school from every kid who hated me,” he said. “I heard it when I was in the Marine Corps. I heard it when I left the Marine Corps. I heard it in Arizona. I can’t even count the times I’ve heard it.” |
| Lawmakers voted to officially condemn Trump’s racist attack on the four progressive congresswomen. | Lawmakers voted to officially condemn Trump’s racist attack on the four progressive congresswomen. |
| The resolution states the House of Representatives “strongly condemns” Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.” | The resolution states the House of Representatives “strongly condemns” Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color.” |
| 240-187. Trump condemnation passes the House. | 240-187. Trump condemnation passes the House. |
| Representatives voted largely along party lines — 235 Democrats were joined by four Republicans in support of the measure. | Representatives voted largely along party lines — 235 Democrats were joined by four Republicans in support of the measure. |
| The 4 Republicans who joined Democrats in condemning President Trump’s racist tweets:• Rep. Hurd (TX)• Rep. Upton (MI) • Rep. Fitzpatrick (PA)• Rep. Brooks (IN)- @AlexNBCNews | The 4 Republicans who joined Democrats in condemning President Trump’s racist tweets:• Rep. Hurd (TX)• Rep. Upton (MI) • Rep. Fitzpatrick (PA)• Rep. Brooks (IN)- @AlexNBCNews |
| The Associated Press reports that the Nuclear Regulatory Agency is looking to decrease inspections at nuclear power plants. | The Associated Press reports that the Nuclear Regulatory Agency is looking to decrease inspections at nuclear power plants. |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country’s nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety. | Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country’s nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety. |
| The recommendations, made public Tuesday, include reducing the time and scope of annual inspections at the nation’s 90-plus nuclear power plants. Some other inspections would be cut from every two years to every three years... | The recommendations, made public Tuesday, include reducing the time and scope of annual inspections at the nation’s 90-plus nuclear power plants. Some other inspections would be cut from every two years to every three years... |
| The nuclear power industry has prodded regulators to cut inspections, saying the nuclear facilities are operating well and that the inspections are a financial burden for power providers. | The nuclear power industry has prodded regulators to cut inspections, saying the nuclear facilities are operating well and that the inspections are a financial burden for power providers. |
| Two lawsuits challenging Trump’s new asylum restrictions have been filed today. The latest was filed in DC federal court, by two immigration advocacy groups. The first, from earlier today, was filed by the ACLU. | Two lawsuits challenging Trump’s new asylum restrictions have been filed today. The latest was filed in DC federal court, by two immigration advocacy groups. The first, from earlier today, was filed by the ACLU. |
| Just in: Another lawsuit has been filed challenging the Trump admin's new restrictions on asylum, this time in DC federal court by two immigrant advocacy groups https://t.co/ICDtLTJDR4 pic.twitter.com/rwnPkHNhIh | Just in: Another lawsuit has been filed challenging the Trump admin's new restrictions on asylum, this time in DC federal court by two immigrant advocacy groups https://t.co/ICDtLTJDR4 pic.twitter.com/rwnPkHNhIh |
| Both lawsuits are challenging new rules from the Trump administration that would end asylum protections for almost all migrants who arrive at the US-Mexico border. | Both lawsuits are challenging new rules from the Trump administration that would end asylum protections for almost all migrants who arrive at the US-Mexico border. |
| As The Guardian reported yesterday: | As The Guardian reported yesterday: |
| According to the new rules, any asylum seekers who pass through another country before arriving at the southern border – including children traveling on their own – will not be eligible for asylum if they failed to apply first in their country of transit. They would only be eligible for US asylum if their application was turned down elsewhere. | According to the new rules, any asylum seekers who pass through another country before arriving at the southern border – including children traveling on their own – will not be eligible for asylum if they failed to apply first in their country of transit. They would only be eligible for US asylum if their application was turned down elsewhere. |
| The change would affect the vast majority of migrants arriving through Mexico. Most of those currently come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, but an increasing number are from Haiti, Cuba and countries further afield in Africa and Asia. | The change would affect the vast majority of migrants arriving through Mexico. Most of those currently come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, but an increasing number are from Haiti, Cuba and countries further afield in Africa and Asia. |
| As the House continues to debate a resolution condemning Trump’s racist comments, The Washington Post has published an op-ed from representative Ted Lieu, a Democrat from California, about times people have told him, and still tell him to “Go back to China.” | As the House continues to debate a resolution condemning Trump’s racist comments, The Washington Post has published an op-ed from representative Ted Lieu, a Democrat from California, about times people have told him, and still tell him to “Go back to China.” |
| I served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and currently serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yet I still experience people telling me to “go back” to China or North Korea or Japan. Like many immigrants, I have learned to brush off this racist insult. I never thought the president of the United States would tell members of Congress to “go back” to another country | I served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and currently serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Yet I still experience people telling me to “go back” to China or North Korea or Japan. Like many immigrants, I have learned to brush off this racist insult. I never thought the president of the United States would tell members of Congress to “go back” to another country |
| President Trump has often crossed the line of what constitutes decent behavior. But this time feels different, because he is now attacking legal immigration and U.S. citizenship. His statements on Sunday and since then imply that immigrants are somehow less loyal to our country, less American, and that we should “go back” or “leave” if we disagree with him. | President Trump has often crossed the line of what constitutes decent behavior. But this time feels different, because he is now attacking legal immigration and U.S. citizenship. His statements on Sunday and since then imply that immigrants are somehow less loyal to our country, less American, and that we should “go back” or “leave” if we disagree with him. |
| Twenty years ago, I wrote an op-ed in The Post about what it was like to wear my Air Force uniform while people questioned my loyalty to the United States, all because of the color of my skin. I was in my Air Force blues when a woman asked if I was in the Chinese air force. | Twenty years ago, I wrote an op-ed in The Post about what it was like to wear my Air Force uniform while people questioned my loyalty to the United States, all because of the color of my skin. I was in my Air Force blues when a woman asked if I was in the Chinese air force. |
| The suspicion that immigrants are not to be trusted or are unpatriotic is not just wrong, it is un-American. And dangerous. | The suspicion that immigrants are not to be trusted or are unpatriotic is not just wrong, it is un-American. And dangerous. |
| The House antitrust committee has just completed its questioning of representatives from Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in a hearing focused on competition — and anti-competitive behavior — in online marketplaces. The four companies spent much of their time claiming that they face fierce competition, to considerable skepticism from committee members. | The House antitrust committee has just completed its questioning of representatives from Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in a hearing focused on competition — and anti-competitive behavior — in online marketplaces. The four companies spent much of their time claiming that they face fierce competition, to considerable skepticism from committee members. |
| In written testimony for the House antitrust subcommittee hearing, Google says that it faces competition on search from Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo... https://t.co/liaGmV0utR pic.twitter.com/TOYD5Rvpsh | In written testimony for the House antitrust subcommittee hearing, Google says that it faces competition on search from Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo... https://t.co/liaGmV0utR pic.twitter.com/TOYD5Rvpsh |
| Pramila Jayapal, a Democratic congresswoman who represents Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, drew quick blood with sharp questioning of Facebook and Amazon. She pressed Facebook’s director of public policy Matt Perault on whether the company had devoted resources to identifying promising startups and targeting them for acquisition – a charge Perault denied despite a very public record of Facebook engaging in this behavior. Facebook’s use of a VPN app called Onavo to collect data on rival apps and inform acquisitions such has WhatsApp has been widely reported. The company has also aggressively copied features by startups that have rejected acquisition, including Snapchat and Houseparty. | |
| Jayapal also pressed Nate Sutton, Amazon’s associate general counsel for competition, on whether Amazon uses the data it controls on its platform to compete with third-party sellers when it makes its own private brand version of a product – another widely reported practice that Sutton nevertheless denied engaging in. Cicilline further pressed Sutton on the question, reminding the witness that he was under oath. “We use data to serve our customers,” Sutton said. “We don’t use individual seller data to directly compete with them.” | |
| Amazon also faced sharp questioning over the various fees that it levies against sellers, and reports that third-party sellers are pressured to pay Amazon for advertising and fulfillment services in order to compete. | Amazon also faced sharp questioning over the various fees that it levies against sellers, and reports that third-party sellers are pressured to pay Amazon for advertising and fulfillment services in order to compete. |
| This article was amended on 17 July 2019 to correct the last name of Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. | |
| And they voted to allow Pelosi to speak, and allow discussion of the Democrats’ resolution to condemn Trump’s comments to continue. | And they voted to allow Pelosi to speak, and allow discussion of the Democrats’ resolution to condemn Trump’s comments to continue. |
| Democratic senator and presidential contender Elizabeth Warren who is not involved in the hubbub signaled support for Pelosi. | Democratic senator and presidential contender Elizabeth Warren who is not involved in the hubbub signaled support for Pelosi. |
| Let’s be very clear: @realDonaldTrump’s tweets were racist. Persist, @SpeakerPelosi. Persist. #shepersisted | Let’s be very clear: @realDonaldTrump’s tweets were racist. Persist, @SpeakerPelosi. Persist. #shepersisted |
| And the “Nays” have it. The House votes 190 to 232 against the motion to strike Pelosi’s words from the record. They are also voting on whether to allow Pelosi to speak for the rest of the day. | And the “Nays” have it. The House votes 190 to 232 against the motion to strike Pelosi’s words from the record. They are also voting on whether to allow Pelosi to speak for the rest of the day. |
| Matt Fuller of HuffPost explains: | Matt Fuller of HuffPost explains: |
| The House is now voting on whether Nancy Pelosi is allowed to speak the rest of the day.Because her words were ruled out of order, the normal punishment is the member can’t speak again. | The House is now voting on whether Nancy Pelosi is allowed to speak the rest of the day.Because her words were ruled out of order, the normal punishment is the member can’t speak again. |
| Meanwhile, Rep. Al Green, a Democrat of Texas says he’s planning to file articles of impeachment against President Trump tonight. | Meanwhile, Rep. Al Green, a Democrat of Texas says he’s planning to file articles of impeachment against President Trump tonight. |
| .@RepAlGreen: "What do you do when the leader of the free world is a racist? What do you do? Well, here's what you do. You file a resolution condemning the president for racist comments directed at Members of Congress. What do you do? You file Articles of Impeachment." pic.twitter.com/vUkUWL0mki | .@RepAlGreen: "What do you do when the leader of the free world is a racist? What do you do? Well, here's what you do. You file a resolution condemning the president for racist comments directed at Members of Congress. What do you do? You file Articles of Impeachment." pic.twitter.com/vUkUWL0mki |
| As The Washington Post reports: | As The Washington Post reports: |
| Green’s move will force House Democrats to deal with the issue in the near term. Under House rules, Democratic leadership can decide to try to table the impeachment articles, effectively killing them for now and risk criticism from the party’s liberal base; refer them to the House Judiciary Committee for possible consideration; or allow the vote to proceed. | Green’s move will force House Democrats to deal with the issue in the near term. Under House rules, Democratic leadership can decide to try to table the impeachment articles, effectively killing them for now and risk criticism from the party’s liberal base; refer them to the House Judiciary Committee for possible consideration; or allow the vote to proceed. |
| If leaders do nothing, Green can force a vote on the impeachment articles in two legislative days. | If leaders do nothing, Green can force a vote on the impeachment articles in two legislative days. |
| The move comes as more than 80 members of the House have called for launching an impeachment inquiry. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has resisted, however, encouraging her chairmen to keep investigating the president. | The move comes as more than 80 members of the House have called for launching an impeachment inquiry. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has resisted, however, encouraging her chairmen to keep investigating the president. |
| The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to receive testimony from former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III next Wednesday. | The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to receive testimony from former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III next Wednesday. |