On this day, May 21, 2001, in Seattle, Wa., members of the Earth Liberation Front torched the Univ. of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture causing about $6 million in damage. An Oregon tree farm owned by Jefferson Poplar Farms was also burned. four people were later convicted of taking part in the firebombing. One later committed suicide in prison.
Also on this day, May 21, 2002, The George W. Bush administration said it will allow new mining to resume on nearly one million acres of the Siskiyou region.
Also on this day, May 21, 2006, demolition crews destroyed the 499-foot cooling tower of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant. Demolition of the containment dome was scheduled in 2008.
Also on this day, May 21, 1998, 15 year-old Kipland Kinkel killed one classmate and wounded 19 more at Thurston High School. His parents, William and Faith, were found shot dead at home and a 2nd student died the next day. He had been expelled from school the previous day for bringing a gun to school. Kinkel dropped an insanity plea in 1999 and pleaded guilty to four counts of murder and 26 counts of attempted murder. He was sentenced over 111 years in prison.
It will not pass the Senate, and even then faces a presidential veto
The Democrat controlled US House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act today which appropriates about $3 trillion in stimulus and a cornucopia of other sundry payments in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The YES vote was 208 to 199 NO votes.
Among other things, the bill
- Provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies
- Provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments
- Provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual
- Expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, housing assistance, and payments to farmers
- Modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations
- Establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers
- Expands several tax credits and deductions
- Provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing
- Eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments
- Extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures
- Requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans
The bill also modifies or expands a wide range of other programs and policies, including those regarding
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Health insurance
- Broadband service
- Medical product supplies
- Immigration
- Student loans and financial aid
- The federal workforce
- Prisons
- Veterans benefits
- Consumer protection requirements
- The U.S. Postal Service
- Federal elections
- Aviation and railroad workers
- Pension and retirement plans
Members of the Oregon Delegation voting YES, were
Blumenauer (D)
Bonamici (D)
DeFazio (D)
Members of the Oregon Delegation voting NO, were
Schrader (D)
Walden (R)
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2020-05-16 14:38:10 | Last Update: 2020-05-17 14:38:42 |
