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The Tap: Thursday, September 1, 2016

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The Tap covered election news, public policy, and other noteworthy events from February 2016 to February 2022.

Review of the day

The excerpts below were compiled from issue #32 of The Tap, which was published on September 3, 2016. READ THE FULL VERSION HERE.

Federal

  • Hillary Clinton announced an August fundraising total of $143 million. Of that total, $62 million went to her campaign, while $81 went to the Democratic Party and state parties. Clinton’s campaign began September with $68 million on hand. Her campaign raised $90 million in July and began August with $58.5 million on hand.
  • The State Department announced that it will release all of Hillary Clinton’s planning schedules from her time as secretary of state before the November general election. The State Department had previously said that releasing the schedules—which contain detailed information on Clinton’s day-to-day routine as secretary—would not happen until after the election.
  • Two retired four-star generals, Gens. Bob Sennewald and David Maddox, endorsed Clinton. In a statement, they said, “Having each served over 34 years and retired as an Army 4-star general, we each have worked closely with America’s strongest allies, both in NATO and throughout Asia. Our votes have always been private, and neither of us has ever previously lent his name or voice to a presidential candidate. Having studied what is at stake for this country and the alternatives we have now, we see only one viable leader, and will be voting this November for Secretary Hillary Clinton.”
  • Donald Trump gave a speech at the American Legion national convention in Ohio, where he discussed his goal of advancing “Americanism—not Globalism.” Trump said, “Together, we are going to work on so many shared goals. But I want to begin by discussing one goal that I know is so important to all of you: promoting American pride and patriotism in America’s schools. In a Trump Administration, I plan to work directly with the American Legion to uphold our common values and to help ensure they are taught to America’s children. We want our kids to learn the incredible achievements of America’s history, its institutions, and its heroes. We will stop apologizing for America, and we will start celebrating America. We will be united by our common culture, values and principles – becoming One American Nation. One country, under one constitution, saluting one American Flag. The flag all of you helped to protect and preserve. That flag deserves respect, and I will work with American Legion to help to strengthen respect for our flag – and, by the way, we want young Americans to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.”
  • Several Latino supporters of Trump’s campaign stated that they are considering withdrawing their support for Trump following his immigration speech in Arizona on Wednesday, Politico reports. Jacob Monty, a member of Trump’s National Hispanic Advisory Council, resigned from the council and said, “I was a strong supporter of Donald Trump when I believed he was going to address the immigration problem realistically and compassionately. What I heard today was not realistic and not compassionate.” Ramiro Pena, also a member of the council, said, “I am so sorry but I believe Mr. Trump lost the election tonight. The 'National Hispanic Advisory Council' seems to be simply for optics and I do not have the time or energy for a scam.”
  • Gary Johnson objected to the use of the term “illegal immigrant” in an interview with Townhall. He said, “If you use the term illegal immigrants, that is very incendiary to our Hispanic population here in this country.” When the host, Guy Benson, asked why, Johnson responded, “It just is. Just so that you know. Just so that you know and you don't have to use that term. … They came into this country because they couldn't get in legally and the jobs existed and you or I would have done the same thing. And what we're talking about now, coming from New Mexico, a population with 48 percent Hispanic, how's the crack-down on 11 million undocumented workers going to work out? It's going to be dragging people from their homes, that's how it's going to work out.”
  • A Morning Consult poll found that 52 percent of voters think Gary Johnson should be included in the first presidential debate on September 26, 2016, while 47 percent think Jill Stein should be included. The Commission on Presidential Debates requires candidates to reach 15 percent in an average of five national polls in order to participate in the debates. In an aggregation of national polls by Real Clear Politics, Johnson averages 7.6 percent and Stein averages 3.2 percent.
  • Two federal judges assumed senior status on Thursday, creating vacancies on their respective courts. As Article III judges, the successors to both Judge C. Ashley Royal of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and Judge Susan Ritchie Bolton of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona must be nominated by the president. Nominations are subject to confirmation on the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate.
  • According to a report released by the Institute for Science and International Security, the United States and members of the P5+1 “secretly” gave Iran exemptions from some requirements of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the formal name of the nuclear agreement with Iran, so that Iran could receive relief from economic sanctions. A senior official said that without the exemptions, Iran would not have met the requirements of the JCPOA by the January 16, 2016, deadline. David Albright, a former U.N. weapons inspector and co-author of the report, said, "The exemptions or loopholes are happening in secret, and it appears that they favor Iran." The Obama administration denied having any secret agreements and said that Congress was informed of the exemptions on January 16 of this year after the exemptions were granted. Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), told Reuters in an email, "I was not aware nor did I receive any briefing (on the exemptions).” The P5+1 granted the following exemptions to Iran:
    • Two exemptions that allowed the nation “to exceed the deal's limits on how much low-enriched uranium (LEU) it can keep in its nuclear facilities, the report said. LEU can be purified into highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium.”
    • One exemption that allowed Iran “to keep operating 19 radiation containment chambers larger than the accord set,” which are “used for handling radioactive material but can be ‘misused for secret, mostly small-scale plutonium separation efforts,’ according to the report.”
    • One exemption that allowed Iran to ship 50 tonnes of heavy water to Oman, “where it was stored under Iranian control.”

State

  • The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted to uphold an $11.4 million dollar fine it levied against ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. in April 2016. The commission's bureau of investigations filed formal complaints against the Uber and Lyft, another ride-sharing company, for operating in the state without a license in 2014 and for ignoring cease-and-desist orders. Lyft ultimately settled with the commission or $250,000 in July 2015, while two judges for the commission recommended a $49.9 million dollar fine for Uber in November 2015. After consideration, the commission reduced the fine to $11.4 million in April 2016. At the time, Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed a letter to the commission saying that the fine "constitute[d] a civil penalty on innovation, threatening the company’s ability to harness new technologies and create the jobs of tomorrow." Commission Chairman Gladys Brown said of the decision: "When a regulated entity is given notice that it is violating the law and it ignores those notices, it does so to its own detriment."


Preview of the day

There were no items for this day in issue #31 of The Tap, which was published on August 27, 2016. See the "Review of the day" tab for more information.





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