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Update on Administration’s COVID-19 Efforts
Dershowitz: Impeach Sullivan?
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Administration Backs Food Distribution Program
Daughter-in-chief: Ivanka Trump pushes food distribution program
The U.S. Agriculture Department is unveiling a new food distribution program with an emphasis on aiding small businesses - an issue that is being pushed by a very prominent White House adviser.
Under the "Farmers to Families Food Box Program," the federal government buys meat, produce and dairy products from farmers and ranchers, then provides it to local distribution centers that pack and deliver food boxes to those in need.
It "really creates a virtuous cycle," Ivanka Trump told USA TODAY in an interview, citing a "robust demand" from food producers, consumers, and "the most vulnerable in these challenging times."
Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who also participated in the interview, said the program will also address gaps in the food supply chain spawned by the coronavirus.
"There was a mis-allocation of supply and demand, temporarily," Perdue said.
Trump, who called UPS chief executive David Abney about volunteering trucks to make food box deliveries, said she and others are "pulling all the levers" they can. And, no, the last name doesn't hurt.
"I think when you work in the White House, you tend to have your calls returned," Trump said. "And I think most Americans are patriots and want to answer the call to action when things are requested of them."
She added: "I'm not shy about asking people to step up to the plate. The whole country needs to be galvanized in the effort, both to combat this deadly virus, but also to rebuild . . . to rebuild our economy as we emerge."
The Agriculture Department has already awarded $1.2 billion to food distributors to buy meat, dairy and produce products that farmers have been unable to sell because of government lockdowns.
The distributors will pack the food into boxes for delivery to food banks, community and non-profits that have had trouble getting food because of problems with the supply chain.
"We'll be up to $3 billion in total as it rolls out," she said. (USA Today) Read more.
- Father God, we rejoice to learn of the launch of the "Farmers to Families Food Box Program." Lord God, we understand from other sources that food banks across our nation, in all 50 states, will be actively involved in this initiative, sponsored by local churches.
Lord God, we thank You for this breakthrough, with the churches actively partnering with our federal government to meet the increasingly desperate needs of our people. We ask that any obstacle to the successful completion of this mission be removed, so that all of our needs can, indeed, be met. In Your Name, amen.
- "Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared." (Exodus 22:30)
Update on Administration’s COVID-19 Efforts
Dershowitz: Impeach Sullivan
Dershowitz: Impeach Sullivan?
Dear Friends,
Last Friday night (May 8th), Professor Alan Dershowitz - who taught criminal law at Harvard Law School for fifty years - said that if Judge Sullivan in the Flynn case "has the gall to not throw this out, he ought to be impeached."
Amen!
Here's the full quote:
"I taught criminal law at Harvard Law School for fifty years. I taught ten thousand students, and for fifty years I taught that this kind of abuse by the Justice Department, by the FBI, by individuals - look the Justice Department is great, the FBI great - but the abuse that we see here is something I've been railing against for fifty years. Every civil libertarian should be applauding the decision by Attorney General Barr to throw this out, and if this judge has the gall to not throw this out, he ought to be impeached. Remember that judges only have jurisdiction for cases and controversies. There's no controversy here. Both sides agree the case ought to be dismissed. This judge has no power to do anything else and if he asserts that power, he has violated the Constitution."
Alan Dershowitz, Hannity, Fox News, interview from 22:37-23:27, Friday May 8, 2020.
To view this interview, go here.
Dershowitz is one hundred percent constitutionally correct. Article III gives judges the power only to decide "cases" and "controversies." A "case" requires two opposing parties and that no longer exists in General Flynn's case. The only two parties to the case - the prosecutor and the defendant - agree the case should be dismissed. The judge is not a party and, therefore, has no authority to act as one.
Furthermore, when the constitution refers to "controversies" that does not include ones stirred up by the media or ex-Presidents. A legal "controversy" under Article III is one that exists in a courtroom between two legal parties. Public "smack talk" does not qualify.
So, constitutionally speaking, the Flynn case must be dismissed, and in the words of "The Dersh," if Judge Sullivan refuses to do so, then he "ought to be impeached."
Respectfully,
Phillip L. Jauregui
Judicial Action Group
To view this original article, go here.
A Message from NDP
May 14, 2020
Giving Thanks and Praising His Glorious Name
- National Day of Prayer Task Force
1 Chronicles 29: 11-13 "Yours, LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name."
"Thank you!" This has been my two word prayer over and over again since last week's National Day of Prayer gatherings. I cannot stop thanking and praising God for all that He did to express His glory, and gather us together last week. Tuesday night found us on National Day of Prayer Task Force Facebook Live, as we prepared for the week in prayer and worship with Mandisa and her band. Her testimony of the power of prayer and their worship-filled songs turned our hearts towards heaven and our attention to Thursday's National Day of Prayer. Thank you Mandisa, and thank you to everyone who watched and worshipped with us!
Thursday was filled with prayer gatherings hosted by our NDP coordinators virtually and in person. Prayer partners were able to join multiple events throughout the day this year. We have received stories of people who, "prayed their way through the day - and across the nation." Thank you!
. . . Please join us in continuing to give God thanks and praise and glory for our NDP gatherings and KEEP PRAYING! Remember we pray EVERY day, not just on the First Thursday of May. Let's pray together again right now.
"Lord Jesus, thank You for bringing Your people together to pray together on the National Day of Prayer in the celebration and culmination of our prayers throughout the year. Thank You that we live in a nation that has a law for our President to call our nation to a day of prayer for our nation. Please prompt us to pray every day for America and all people and nations to know You as their Lord and Savior. Bring the people on the frontlines sustaining and preserving life as well as those in families, church, business, education, military, government, arts, entertainment and media. We continue to pray and watch Your glory fill the earth as the waters cover the sea."
Serving Him with Gladness,
Kathy Branzell
President
> > > To read all of Kathy's letter, please go here.
Her letter includes an opportunity for you to give feedback to the Task Force about your own experiences with this year's National Day of Prayer, and much, much more!
Recent Floor Activity
Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record
Related Headlines
US Senate approves bill to help Taiwan rejoin WHO — S. 249
Senate passed Uyghur human rights bill — S. 3744 — Enforcement is uncertain
Schumer's Resolution Calling For Release of CDC's Reopening Guidelines Fails in Senate — S.Res. 572
Senate votes to reauthorize intel surveillance programs with added legal protections, without ban on web history snooping which failed by one vote; Sends Bill Back to the House — H.R. 6172
House adopts historic temporary rules changes to allow remote voting, Proxy Vote for First Time Amid Pandemic — H.Res. 965
House defeats effort to prevent stimulus checks for undocumented immigrants — Motion to Recommit, Vote
House passes $3 trillion coronavirus spending bill, bucking GOP opposition and Trump veto threat, Setting up More $1,200 Direct Payments to Americans, Senate Signals Opposition — H.R. 6800
Congress Last Week
National Security
Chinese state media ominously threatens GOP lawmakers, hints at Election Day impact
House GOP Lawmakers Open Inquiry Into Law Enforcement's Use of Chinese Drones
Foreign Policy
US Lawmakers Urge Support for Taiwan at WHO, as US Criticizes China
China task force leader says China and WHO broke international law during coronavirus outbreak
State AGs Press Congress to Investigate China's Coronavirus Response
'We back our Aussie mates': US Congress members slam China threats
Countries Certified as Not Cooperating Fully with U.S. Counterterrorism Efforts
Constitution
House Dems push to take corrupt election processes national, new GOP report claims
First Amendment
Poll shows a partisan split over virus-era religious freedom
Second Amendment
Oppose Sen. Blumenthal's Proposed "Ghost Gun" Regulation
Fourth Amendment
The FBI can access your browsing history without a warrant, and the Senate is to blame
Democrats propose Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
Trade
US Lawmakers Seek to Secure Semiconductor Supply Chains Away From China
Federal Spending
Pelosi's pitch for a $3T relief bill, Aims to Fight Coronavirus With Hate Crime Reform and 'Environmental Justice Grants', $5.5 billion for pandemic broadband funding, Cash To Fund Planned Parenthood, Everything We Know About a Second Round of CCP Virus Stimulus Checks
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell joins the battle over fiscal spending, Warns of Long-Term Harm to Economy, Says Congress Must Act
Republican Senators Say Democrats' $3 Trillion Virus Package 'Dead on Arrival', GOP feels no pressure from Pelosi on next relief bill, Senate Majority Leader: No Need Yet for Fifth Virus-Related Bill
NRB Thanks Senators for Seeking Support for Nonprofits, Churches in Next COVID-19 Relief Proposal
Executive
Flynn Was Set Up by FBI, Documents Indicate
Paul: Declassified Unmasking List Incriminates Obama Administration, Graham Questions Motivation of Flynn Unmasking Request, Demands Further Investigation
'No more talk!': Trump presses Lindsey Graham to call Obama in for testimony on 'Obamagate'
Trump's New Nominee For Ukraine Ambassador Is A 40-Year Military Veteran
Commerce Policy
Congress Should Free the Postal Service, Not Bail It Out
Franklin Graham, other faith leaders ask Congress for immunity to reopen during pandemic
Health Care Policy
Barr Says Justice Department Will Back Trump's Push to Overturn Obamacare
Fauci Hopeful COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be in Advanced Trials by Late Fall, Early Winter
Technology Policy
Protect our Speech and Security Online: Reject the Graham-Blumenthal Bill
Congress
Democrats' House rule change undermines the Constitution
FBI serves warrant on Richard Burr in stocks sell-off probe, Senator steps down as Senate Intelligence chairman amid insider trading probe
Loeffler Sends Stock Documents to DOJ, Senate Ethics Committee
Pending Activity
Senate Floor
Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Scott H. Rash, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, 5/14, Senate began consideration of the following:
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Scott H. Rash, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona.
Senate began consideration of the nomination of James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.
Senate began consideration of the nomination of Anna M. Manasco, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
Senate began consideration of the nomination of John F. Heil III, to be United States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma.
Senate began consideration of the nomination of John Leonard Badalamenti, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
Senate Committees
Senate Committee Meetings Schedule
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Intelligence
Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress.
Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
Hearings to examine the nominations of
Beth Harwell, of Tennessee, and Brian Noland, of Tennessee, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and
Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider
• S. 2894, to establish a National Shipper Advisory Committee,
• S. 2904, to direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on the outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, otherwise known as deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future,
• S. 3681, to require a joint task force on the operation of air travel during and after COVID-19 pandemic,
• S. 3704, to amend the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to further support advanced technological manufacturing,
• S. 3712, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish national cybersecuritygrand challenges,
• S. 3717, to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a plan for the modernization of the information technology systems of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
• S. 3728, to require the Secretary of Transportation to support the efforts of State and local governments to provide for priority testing of essential critical infrastructure workers with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),
• S. 3729, to provide relief for the recipients of financial assistance awards from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
• an original bill entitled, "Registered Traveler Act of 2020",
• an original bill entitled "Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2020",
and the nominations of
Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,
Finch Fulton, of Alabama, and Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation,
John Chase Johnson, of Oklahoma, to be Inspector General, Federal Communications Commission,
Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, and
Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, each to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.
Environment and Public Works
An oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider a motion to issue a subpoena to Blue Star Strategies as described in Schedule A, and the nomination of Brian D. Miller, of Virginia, to be Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery.
Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine the nomination of Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
Judiciary
Hearings to examine pending nominations.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Aging
Hearings to examine caring for seniors amid the COVID-19 crisis.
House Floor
From the floor colloquy:
Madam Speaker, Members are advised that no votes are expected in the House next week.
Members are further advised that the House will be in session on Wednesday, May 27, and May 28.
As everyone knows, the Senate has amended the House-passed FISA bill, a very important piece of legislation that will require the House to act again. I expect that to be considered on the 27th.
I also expect conversations to continue on additional legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The House could vote on COVID-19- related bills on May 27 and 28.
I am pleased that the House has adopted a resolution to allow the committees to work remotely. I look forward to getting our committees back up and running so they can begin having hearings and markups on critical legislation.
Clearly, the House, as it moves forward, needs product.
I have talked to the appropriators.
I know that the WRDA bill is also a bill that we are looking at moving forward.
The National Defense Authorization Act is a bill that we want to see marked up. I talked to Mr. Smith tonight so, hopefully, we will be moving ahead, getting product, and we will be considering that.
We have adopted some rules, not only for committees but for the floor, that will facilitate not only working on legislation but also the safety of our Members and staff.
As the gentleman knows, we have a number of must-pass bills that I have just mentioned. I think I did not mention the surface transportation bill, but I did mention WRDA. As committees begin consideration of these bills, I will be in touch with Members about when they will be scheduled.
Beyond May 27 and May 28, I want all Members to know that they will be given 72 hours' notice of when they would need to be returning to Washington, D.C., for any additional votes.
I would simply say one of the reasons that we are not meeting next week, we are going to give the staff, not only of the committees but of the House, the opportunity to determine exactly how the new rules can be carried out—not in any way to adversely affect either our Republican side of the aisle or the Democratic side of the aisle—and to reflect accurately the votes of Members, whether they are able to get to Washington during this pandemic or not.
...at the pro forma session on Tuesday, we will swear in the two new Members.
House Committees
House Committee Meetings Schedule
Tuesday - May 19, 2020
Department of Veterans Affairs - Response to COVID-19
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (Committee on Appropriations)
Source: House.gov
Wednesday - May 20, 2020
Examining the Federal Governments Actions to Protect Workers from COVID-19.
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (Committee on Education and Labor)
Source: House.gov
ELECTION 2020
Countdown to the 2020 Election
. . . DID YOU KNOW???
Our CHPP website features an indepth analysis of this year's election, which is updated daily!
You can find the link to that resource by going here.
We do want to recognize the IVOTE ministry for their work, and for allowing us to feature this valuable resource on our own website.
And you can find much, much more to pray over by visiting our own website at;
http://www.capitolhillprayer.org
"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." (Proverbs 29:2)
House Democrats Pass $3 Trillion Relief Package
House Democrats pass $3 trillion coronavirus relief package - CNBC
House Democrats on Friday passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package, unprecedented spending Senate Republicans have pledged to block as the major parties struggle to find a path forward on the pandemic response.
The chamber also approved voting by proxy and remote committee work. The rules changes, major moves for a tradition-bound institution, aim to make it easier for representatives to conduct business from outside of Washington during the crisis.
The House passed the rescue legislation in a close 208-199 vote, as Democrats saw defections from both the left and right flanks of the party. Fourteen Democrats voted against the bill and one Republican supported it.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear he has no interest in taking up the proposal. On Thursday, he said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "published an 1,800-page seasonal catalog of left-wing oddities and called it a coronavirus relief bill." The White House threatened to veto the legislation before the House voted. (Read more)
- Father God, our friends on the Hill have advised us that there is no way Senator Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, will pick up this bill when it reaches the Senate floor. We ask that You strengthen their hands so that, indeed, this monstrous bill, with its many socialist features embedded inside it, will not see the light of day in the Senate Chamber. Thank You, Father God, for hearing our prayer, in Your name, amen and amen.
- "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." (Deuteronomy 31:6)
Prayers During Ramadan
Day 22 -- May 15, 2020
International student movements
To read yesterday's prayers for Muslims, please go here.
Day 23 - May 16, 2020
The Mappila of India
To read today's prayers for the people of Islam, please go here.
Operation Restoration (Repentance)
Operation Restoration
BULLETIN!! PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE:
712-770-5350
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Once each week, on Sunday mornings and for 24 hours, join with others in OPERATION RESTORATION . . .
"Operation Restoration"
This initiative is based upon the Move of the Spirit that was launched last month during Operation Refiner's Fire. The LORD has shown us that He has used those fires to ignite the FIRE of the HOLY SPIRIT to visit our people, which He now yearns to keep burning among our people until the day of His return!
"Operation Restoration" is based on the promise of Scripture, recorded in
2 Chronicles 7:14,15.
It is written:
. . . "and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
"Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place."
This is a weekly Solemn Assembly, where saints can feel free to gather each Sunday, to offer prayers of repentance before our Lord, for the many sins our nation has committed before Him.
Abba so desires to hear our prayers . . . He is just waiting to heal us!
You can join us, any Sunday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST by calling:
712-770-5350
Access Code: 150411#
Each week, our conference line for Operation Restoration will remain open until Monday morning at 9:00 a.m.EST -- allowing for 24 hours of nonstop prayer before our King of Kings, that He might, indeed, "heal our land." Amen.
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. . . "and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
"Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place."
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