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Congress Calls For Trump To Denounce Hate Groups
Aftermath Of Irma: Devastation And Millions Without Power
To continue to carry out his vendetta to attempt to erase the legacy of President Obama, Donald Trump and his team have begun measures to undermine Obamacare.
Meanwhile :
The U.S. Congress passed a resolution late on Tuesday calling on President Donald Trump to condemn hate groups after Trump was crit- icized for his response to the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Vir- ginia, a month ago.
The U.S. House of Repre- sentatives unanimously adopted the resolution, U.S. Representative Gerry Con- nolly, a Democrat from Vir- ginia, said in a statement. The Senate approved the measure on Monday.
“Tonight, the House of Rep-
resentatives spoke in one uni- fied voice to unequivocally condemn the shameful and hate-filled acts of violence car- ried out by the KKK (Ku Klux Klan), white nationalists, white supremacists and neo- Nazis in Charlottesville,” Con- nolly said.
Georgia Teacher Fired After Telling Students That Trump Slogan Was Like Wearing A Swastika
A Georgia teacher who told students in her math class that they are not allowed to wear “Make America Great Again” T-shirts because the campaign slogan is akin to a swastika, will no longer be teaching in the classroom.
Lyn Orletsky was seen on a viral video telling at least two River Ridge High School students in Cherokee County
Students in Lyn Orletsky’s class were asked to turn their shirts inside out.
that wearing the slogan made popular during President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was like wearing the symbol of Nazism, accord- ing to the Atlanta Journal- Constitution.
Orletsky allegedly asked the students to turn their shirts inside out for the re- mainder of the class, accord- ing to a Change.org petition.
Moderate Democrats Meeting With Trump To Discuss Tax Reform And Infrastructure
A number of leading mod- erate House Democrats were invited to participate in a bi- partisan roundtable with President Trump Wednes- day afternoon.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer,
D-New Jersey, a leader of the House Problem Solvers Cau- cus, said the White House leg- islative affairs office invited him and other members to discuss health care, tax re- form and infrastructure Wednesday afternoon.
Rep. Tom Reed, R-New
D-New Jersey Cong. Josh Gottheimer met with Pres. Trump on Wednesday.
York, the other co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, is among the Republicans in- vited to the session, his office confirmed.
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D- Texas, a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, another group of moderate House Democ- rats, is also expected to attend the meeting.
Meanwhile, Trump dined Tuesday night with several Republican and Democratic senators to discuss tax re- form.
Millions of people are fac- ing a long, difficult road to re- covery after Irma’s week-long deadly rampage through the Caribbean and southeastern United States.
The storm killed at least 23 people in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and another 43 in the Caribbean. It had also left around 5 million homes in Florida and Georgia without power as of late Tues- day, according to the Huff- Post.
Executing life-sustaining operations, restoring power and clearing debris are top priorities, said Brock Long, administrator for the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
“This is going to be a frus- trating event,” Long said Tuesday during a news con- ference. “It’s going to take some time to allow people back in their homes, particu- larly in the Florida Keys.” Ninety percent of homes in the Florida Keys suffered some damage. As many as 25 percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed.
Jacksonville, Florida, was hit with an unprecedented storm surge Monday, knock- ing out traffic lights and clos- ing down bridges and roadways.
Former President Obama Calls For Civil Leaders To Take Part In Summit
Former President Obama announced in a new video Wednesday a gathering next month of civil leaders from around the world to take part in The Obama Founda- tion Summit.
The summit, which will be held in Chicago, will be a place where leaders can gather, ex- change ideas and learn from one another.
In the beginning of the video, Mr. Obama said that when he left office earlier this year, he asked people the same thing he asked of them in 2008.
"I asked you to believe not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours," Obama said.
In working to launch The Obama Foundation, the for- mer president said he and for-
Former President Barack Obama.
mer first lady Michelle Obama turned to people across the world "to hear di- rectly from the future leaders we want to cultivate."
He said through these in- teractions with people around the world, he learned how much people wanted to hear from one another about the unique challenges others face.
"And that's why this Octo- ber, we're bringing together hundreds of leaders from all around the world for hands-on exchange of ideas in my home- town and the future site of the Obama Presidential Center, the city of Chicago," Mr. Obama said.
The leadership summit will be a place where people can gather and learn from one an- other, Obama said.
"And then go back to your communities to lead others in the hard work of change," Obama said.
The former president said at the end of the video that the mission of The Obama Foun- dation is simple.
"We want to inspire and empower people to change the world," he said. "And we hope you'll be a part of it."
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