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Biggs, Boebert, Gaetz and Greene among House Republicans sounding off on Twitter after late-night vote on Democrats' spending plan House Republicans opposing the Democrats' $1 trillion infrastructure package reacted swiftly late Friday after their colleagues across the aisle – aided by 13 members of the GOP – passed the legislation. .. ..Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., called the bill "garbage," and argued that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi couldn't get it passed without help from the 13 Republicans. The vote was 228-206, with six Democrats, all progressives, voting against it... ...Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., warned his fellow Republicans before the vote: "Vote...

The Senate parliamentarian said Wednesday that Democrats’ Plan B to include amnesty for illegal immigrants could not be included in their sweeping social spending budget reconciliation bill. Democrats had sought to adjust the “green card through registry” date — most recently set at Jan. 1, 1972, during the Reagan administration in 1986 — to 2010, granting a pathway to legal permanent residency to illegal immigrants who can show they came to the United States before 2010.... ....“The policy changes of this proposal far outweigh the budgetary impact scored to it and it is not appropriate for inclusion in reconciliation,” she...

Clinton Foundation - Programs: The Clinton Foundation works with businesses, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to improve global health and wellness, increase opportunity for girls and women, reduce childhood obesity, create economic opportunity and growth, and help communities address the effects of climate change by implementing programs, facilitating opportunities and forming creative partnerships. The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) collaborates with governments and partners to increase the resiliency of communities facing climate change by creating and implementing replicable and sustainable models that foster cross-sector collaborations. The Clinton Development Initiative (CDI) develops and operates agribusiness projects that empower smallholder farmers to increase...

Anti-Donald Trump forces are expanding their offensive against the Republican front-runner, releasing a TV advertisement in Florida just days before the state's primary that spotlights a former Trump University salesman who says he was "ashamed" to work for the online school. In the 60-second ad, the employee, named Cliff, describes receiving "nonstop calls with complaints" from customers unhappy with Trump University services. He also talks about the school's low ratings from the Better Business Bureau. "I think I walked away from the job because I couldn't sleep at night," Cliff says. "With Donald Trump, you always have to read the...

Over the past week, Better Business Bureau has provided several statements in response to public inquiries about the BBB Business Review for Trump Entrepreneur Initiative (formerly Trump University). These statements remain available on our website. We are issuing a further statement today, in response to a number of inaccurate reports that continue to be repeated.For purposes of this statement, we will refer to Trump University, which is how it is most often referred to in news stories. There is only one BBB Business Review for Trump University, and we noted the name change to Trump Entrepreneur Initiative  when it...

The Better Business Bureau responded to a slew of what it deemed misinformation Tuesday, clarifying that Trump University only received an A+ rating from the group after complaints dropped as the business drew down operations. The BBB said in a statement that it did not provide any documents or comment to Fox News moderators for Thursday night’s debate. In the debate Megyn Kelly challenged Donald Trump on his previous claims that Trump University, a program which offered courses on real estate and investing, had an A rating with the BBB. Kelly said records showed Trump University had a D- ranking...

Is paying for the BBB membership good for your company? That is a decision you will have to carefully make after reading further… While the Better Business Bureau seems to do a good job at exposing some fraudulent business practices, its methods of accrediting businesses are borderline “mafia-style” and “bully-like” in a sense. For example, one media outlet wrote: “The Better Business Bureau is a Mafia-Like Racket” that uses blackmail and coercion to set its bogus ratings and even defamed a law firm for refusing to submit to its shakedown methods, claiming a $200 Million complaint against the bureau in...

DURING THE DEBATE TRUMP'S BBB RATING WAS CALLED INTO QUESTION... FOXNEWS ATTACKED AND SAID HE HAD A "D" OR "F" RATING... THE BBB SENT A FAX DURING A BREAK TO CORRECT FOXNEWS... ALTHOUGH THEY RECEIVED THE FAX... THEY IGNORED IT! CLEARLY THE FIX IS IN ON THE "SELECTION" PROCESS

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's claim Sunday that his self-named university got a "A rating" from the Better Business Bureau is true -- but that's only half the story. In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," Trump defended Trump University, which largely shut down in 2011 and is the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging false marketing for what was essentially an entrepreneurship seminar, not a college. The course got a "98 percent approval rating and high marks" from participants, Trump said on "Meet the Press," adding: "We have an A from the Better Business Bureau." Trump repeated the BBB...

President Clinton's charitable foundation failed to meet at least six of 19 accountability standards established by the Better Business Bureau, according to a recent report from the watchdog group. The report, issued in June, said the Clinton Foundation lacks policies requiring performance reviews for its chief executive officer and for the organization as a whole. The Better Business Bureau review also observed that the foundation's annual reports and Web site do not contain detailed financial statements or information about the charity's board of directors. In addition, the bureau's charity evaluation service, called the Wise Giving Alliance, said it could not...

The Marine Corps' top general and survivors are gathering to mark 30 years since the deadly Beirut barracks bombing that many consider the opening blast in America's war against terrorists. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos will speak Wednesday at a memorial bordering Camp Lejeune that honors the deadliest terrorist attack on Americans prior to Sept. 11, 2001. Many of the 241 Americans killed on Oct. 23, 1983, were members of Camp Lejeune's 24th Marine Amphibious Unit. A suicide truck-bomber attacked the military barracks in Lebanon's capital that was home to a U.S. peacekeeping force. A U.S. investigation blamed lax...

(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration named Holly Petraeus--wife of retired Gen. David Patraeus, who resigned last week as CIA director after revealing he had had an extramarital affair--to a $187,605-per-yer job in the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB, created by the Dodd-Frank law, was placed by that law under the umbrella of the Federal Reserve. The funding of the CFBP, which comes from the Federal Reserve, is not subject to congressional oversight. Mrs. Petraeus became a member of the CFPB Implementation Team on Jan. 12, 2011. She is now the assistant director for the Office of...

Rabbits with brain injuries hop again after treatment with dendrimers. By tacking drugs onto molecules targeting rogue brain cells, researchers have alleviated symptoms in newborn rabbits that are similar to those of cerebral palsy in children. Cerebral palsy refers to a group of incurable disorders characterized by impairments in movement, posture and sensory abilities. In general, medicines tend to act broadly rather than influence certain sets of cells in the brain. “You don’t expect large molecules to enter the brain, and if they do, you don’t expect them to target specific cells, and immediately act therapeutically — but all of...

Enlarge Image Green light. Antibodies that bind to the transferrin receptor (green) can cross the blood-brain barrier and potentially help deliver therapies to neurons (red). Credit: Yu et al., Science Translational Medicine Any would-be cure for Alzheimer’s disease or other brain disorder faces a daunting obstacle: the blood-brain barrier. This nearly impenetrable lining in the capillaries of the brain keeps out viruses and other bad guys, but it also denies entry to many potential drugs and other treatments. Now researchers have devised a way to trick one of the gatekeepers in this cellular defense system into escorting a potentially...

New York Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner , a member of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, is using his public office to attack one of Glenn Beck’s key sponsors, Goldline, Inc. It seems that Goldline, Inc. has committed the heinous crime, according to Weiner, of exploiting Beck’s scaremongering about the collapsing economy to tout gold as a save haven and to overcharge for gold coins. Weiner is abusing the power of his office to intimidate Goldline into dropping its sponsorship of Beck, whom Weiner regards as a serious threat to his progressive agenda. Weiner wrote letters to...

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It was a mix of the old and the new Wednesday as the Denver/Boulder Better Business Bureau released its list of 2009’s Top 10 Scams and Ripoffs. The list includes both local and national activity. “While fraudulent checks, wire-transfer scams and vague free-trial offers continue to wreak havoc in the marketplace, other circumstances in 2009 made way for new schemes and unethical activity,” the BBB said in a news release. The bureau cited such events as Colorado’s storms, the H1N1 virus and the struggling economy as new areas for scammers. Dale Mingilton, president/CEO of the BBB, cautions consumers to: •...

For years, Better Business Bureau has educated consumers about not giving out personal information over the telephone or to anyone who shows up at their front door. With the U.S. Census process beginning, BBB advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country. Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United States and will gather information about every person living at...

Fitch Cuts Russia's Sovereign Debt Rating 05 February 2009 By Nadia Popova / Staff Writer Fitch downgraded Russia's sovereign rating on Wednesday, prompting scorn from Russian investors over whether international agencies could offer credible ratings in view of their apparent miscalculations before the global crisis. Fitch lowered Russia's foreign and local currency ratings by a notch to BBB -- two rankings above junk -- over concerns about dwindling foreign exchange reserves, falling oil prices and corporate debt refinancing. It was the first time that Fitch has cut the country's rating since 1998, when Russia devalued the ruble and defaulted on...