Energy secretary: US offshore wind jobs should be union jobs
The U.S. energy secretary and Danish wind developer Orsted say they want American union workers to build offshore wind farms to dot the U.S. coastlines — the building trades workers who could otherwise be left out of a transition to renewable resources.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 29, 2022: Murphy, Hutchinson, Garza, Demings, Hockley, Corin
Senator Chris Murphy, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Uvalde County Commissioner Ronald (Ronnie) Garza and more appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
cbsnews.comAfter Uvalde, angry Democrats assail GOP over resistance to gun laws
"I am here on this floor to beg, to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues: Find a path forward here," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) implored his colleagues. "Work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely.”
washingtonpost.comA Democratic senator with student debt says his party 'spends a little bit too much time' on loan forgiveness without addressing the cost of a degree
"I'm one of the few members of the Senate that still has student debt," Sen. Chris Murphy said on Fox News Sunday. "I don't need my debt forgiven."
news.yahoo.comOptions contracts can be complicated. Use this strategy to trade like a professional
One of those strategies is called options trading. "It's best to think of options as an insurance product for stocks," said Chris Murphy, co-head of derivative strategy at Susquehanna Financial Group. But options can be a risky strategy for new investors without proper knowledge. Frequently, new investors do not engage the same strategies when trading options that seasoned investors do. Watch the video above to learn more about options contracts and what the pros do differently to increase their chances of profit.
cnbc.comUS urges Serbia to join sanctions against its ally Russia
A U.S. Senate delegation on Tuesday urged Serbia to join the rest of Europe and impose sanctions against Russia for its bloody campaign in Ukraine. “We understand Serbia has a long cultural and economic history with Russia,” said Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) after the three-member bi-partisan delegation met Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic. “But this is a moment where there is great risk if we, as a democratic community, don’t send a united message about the consequences of Russia’s behavior in Ukraine,” he told reporters.
news.yahoo.comSenators say they were denied full access to federal prison
Two U.S. senators said Wednesday that they were denied access to parts of a federal prison in Connecticut while trying to examine conditions there in response to correctional officers' complaints about a staffing shortage and lack of coronavirus precautions. Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 itself were behind the denial, the federal Bureau of Prisons said. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both Connecticut Democrats, visited the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution with labor union leaders and two state lawmakers.
news.yahoo.comSenate Democrats Accept McConnell Offer on Short-Term Debt Ceiling Extension
Senate Democrats signaled that they will accept Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R., Ky.) offer for a short-term extension of the debt limit, multiple senators told reporters after a caucus meeting on Thursday.
news.yahoo.comUS warns Middle East allies not to give China a military base
President Joe Biden’s administration is attempting to block China’s efforts to establish a military base in the Middle East by warning regional powers that such a partnership with Beijing would jeopardize their security relationship with the United States.
news.yahoo.comDemocrats push bill allowing college athletes to organize
College athletes would have the right to organize and collectively bargain with schools and conferences under a bill introduced Thursday by Democrats in the House and Senate. Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) announced the College Athletes Right to Organize Act. “Big-time college sports haven’t been ‘amateur’ for a long time, and the NCAA has long denied its players economic and bargaining rights while treating them like commodities,” Murphy said in a statement.
news.yahoo.comSenators to Biden: Waive vaccine intellectual property rules
Ten liberal senators are urging President Joe Biden to back India and South Africa’s appeal to the World Trade Organization to temporarily relax intellectual property rules so coronavirus vaccines can be manufactured by nations that are struggling to inoculate their populations.
AP survey: ADs fear sharing revenue with college athletes
NCAA basketball administrators apologized to the womens basketball players and coaches after inequities between the mens and womens tournament went viral on social media. “How does that even work?” Boston College athletic director Patrick Kraft said. Permitting college athletes to earn money off their name, image and likeness once seemed like a radical idea, but that will soon be a reality. The NCAA is already looking for help from federal lawmakers to set national standards for NIL compensation for college athletes. ___More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://apnews.com/hub/College-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
Biden expresses confidence that "rational" gun control can pass evenly-divided Senate
President Biden on Sunday expressed confidence that a "rational" gun control bill can pass the evenly-divided Senate. "I'm the only one who has ever got them passed, man," Mr. Biden told reporters on Sunday. "The only gun control legislation that's ever passed is mine. Congress narrowly passed an assault weapons ban in 1994 when Mr. Biden was a senator, but it expired in 2005. Gun control advocates held a rally Sunday at the Colorado State Capitol, five days after 10 people were killed in a shooting a supermarket in Boulder, CBS Denver reported.
cbsnews.comDemocrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says 'we have to act'
They are not even united themselves, as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told reporters Tuesday that he opposes the House legislation on background checks. The gun debate also highlights a larger difficulty for Senate Democrats as they try to move forward on gun legislation and other policy priorities of the Biden White House. Schumer has not said when he will bring the House legislation up for a vote. Democrats say they feel the environment around gun legislation has evolved, especially since that last major push in 2013. Many in the GOP base are still strongly opposed to gun control of any kind.
Biden says 'we have to act' after Colorado mass shooting
WASHINGTON – Democrats say they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from its second mass shooting in a week. They are not even united themselves, as Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told reporters Tuesday that he opposes the House legislation on background checks. It is unclear whether any of the bills up for consideration — most of them involving more restrictive background checks — would have made a difference in that case. Republicans have argued that background checks would not stop most mass shootings and would prevent some lawful gun owners from purchasing firearms. A second bill would extend a review period for background checks from three to 10 days.
Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecy
The photos were released by Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat from the border city of Laredo. The photos from Donna show some of the same detention areas as in the images released by Cuellar. The following year, hundreds of families and children detained at one West Texas border station went days without adequate food, water or soap. The AP has also petitioned Psaki to open border facilities. The newly published photos released by Cuellar’s office show groups of children crowded together inside the partitions.
Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecy
President Joe Biden's administration faces mounting criticism for refusing to allow outside observers into facilities where it is detaining thousands of immigrant children. Cuellar said he released the photos in part because the administration has refused media access to the Donna tent. The following year, hundreds of families and children detained at one West Texas border station went days without adequate food, water, or soap. The AP has also petitioned Psaki to open border facilities. But lawyers who have interviewed children detained at Donna say some can go days without being allowed outside.