Trump complains media doesn't cover his amazing achievements
Donald Trump tweeted the following:
Mainstream (FAKE) media refuses to state our long list of achievements, including 28 legislative signings, strong borders & great optimism!
Let's examine the first ten of those legislative signings, in chronological order, to see if they are worthy of news coverage.
#1 - A bill signed in January by Mr. Trump that granted a one-time waiver of a provision of an older law that mandated that no retired military officer could serve as the Secretary of Defense until he or she had been retired from the military for at least seven years. This was required in order for Mr. Trump to be able to nominate retired Marine Corps General James Mattis as his Secretary of Defense.
CNN covered this story in and of itself, separate from their coverage of the Mattis nomination, confirmation hearings and confirmation. So did a number of liberal newspapers. But the point is that this bill, other than being the first he signed as president, is meaningless.
#2 - Still in January, Mr. Trump signed HR 72, the GAO Access and Oversight Act, which gives the Government Accounting Office access to records of all other government agencies. Hardly groundbreaking or newsworthy.
#3 - On Valentines Day in February, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 41 which did nothing more than repeal a rule under the Dodd-Frank legislation designed to protect consumers. The rule that was repealed means that those businesses that "extract" minerals, oil and natural gas from other countries no longer have to disclose payments they make to governments.
#4 - Two days later, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 38 which disapproved of a rule put into effect by the Department of the Interior. This rule, known as the Stream Protection Act was designed to protect surface water and groundwater from the effects of surface coal mining.
#5 - On the last day February, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 40 which disapproved of the Social Security Administration's implementation of a rule under the provisions of a 2007 amendment passed in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech. Did Mr. Trump want a lot of publicity for signing a bill that is nothing more than appeasing the NRA lobby by making it easier to buy a gun?
#6 - Also on February 28th, Mr. Trump signed HR 255 which requires the National Science Foundation to "... encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world." An underwhelming achievement at best.
#7 - Still on February 28th, Mr. Trump also signed HR 321, the Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act. Nothing but legislative pablum.
#8 - On March 13th, Mr. Trump signed HR 609, renaming the Veterans Administration facility in Center Township, PA as the Abie Abraham VA Clinic. Abie Abraham retired after 30 years in the U.S. Army at the rank of Master Sergeant. He survived the Bataan Death March and was one of the POWs rescued in what is now known as The Great Raid. He also served almost 37,000 hours as a volunteer at the facility now named for him. A fitting tribute to be sure, but not a major legislative achievement.
#9 - On March 21st, Mr. Trump signed S442, the appropriations bill for NASA. Wow, a spending bill for NASA. Not exactly the commitment to reaching the Moon made by JFK.
#10 - On March 27th, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 37, which disapproved a rule put into effect by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and NASA requiring contractors to comply with labor laws. In essence, he signed a bill into law that prevented the DOD, GSA and NASA from requiring companies they enter into contracts with to comply with laws to protect their workforces. Wow.
The other 18 bills signed by 45 did little, if anything. to change anything in our country, except to remove protections put into effect by the Obama Administration.
Perhaps the Cheeto-in-Chief could start a new political party, the Do-Nothing Party.
Mainstream (FAKE) media refuses to state our long list of achievements, including 28 legislative signings, strong borders & great optimism!
Let's examine the first ten of those legislative signings, in chronological order, to see if they are worthy of news coverage.
#1 - A bill signed in January by Mr. Trump that granted a one-time waiver of a provision of an older law that mandated that no retired military officer could serve as the Secretary of Defense until he or she had been retired from the military for at least seven years. This was required in order for Mr. Trump to be able to nominate retired Marine Corps General James Mattis as his Secretary of Defense.
CNN covered this story in and of itself, separate from their coverage of the Mattis nomination, confirmation hearings and confirmation. So did a number of liberal newspapers. But the point is that this bill, other than being the first he signed as president, is meaningless.
#2 - Still in January, Mr. Trump signed HR 72, the GAO Access and Oversight Act, which gives the Government Accounting Office access to records of all other government agencies. Hardly groundbreaking or newsworthy.
#3 - On Valentines Day in February, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 41 which did nothing more than repeal a rule under the Dodd-Frank legislation designed to protect consumers. The rule that was repealed means that those businesses that "extract" minerals, oil and natural gas from other countries no longer have to disclose payments they make to governments.
#4 - Two days later, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 38 which disapproved of a rule put into effect by the Department of the Interior. This rule, known as the Stream Protection Act was designed to protect surface water and groundwater from the effects of surface coal mining.
#5 - On the last day February, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 40 which disapproved of the Social Security Administration's implementation of a rule under the provisions of a 2007 amendment passed in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech. Did Mr. Trump want a lot of publicity for signing a bill that is nothing more than appeasing the NRA lobby by making it easier to buy a gun?
#6 - Also on February 28th, Mr. Trump signed HR 255 which requires the National Science Foundation to "... encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world." An underwhelming achievement at best.
#7 - Still on February 28th, Mr. Trump also signed HR 321, the Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act. Nothing but legislative pablum.
#8 - On March 13th, Mr. Trump signed HR 609, renaming the Veterans Administration facility in Center Township, PA as the Abie Abraham VA Clinic. Abie Abraham retired after 30 years in the U.S. Army at the rank of Master Sergeant. He survived the Bataan Death March and was one of the POWs rescued in what is now known as The Great Raid. He also served almost 37,000 hours as a volunteer at the facility now named for him. A fitting tribute to be sure, but not a major legislative achievement.
#9 - On March 21st, Mr. Trump signed S442, the appropriations bill for NASA. Wow, a spending bill for NASA. Not exactly the commitment to reaching the Moon made by JFK.
#10 - On March 27th, Mr. Trump signed HJ Resolution 37, which disapproved a rule put into effect by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration and NASA requiring contractors to comply with labor laws. In essence, he signed a bill into law that prevented the DOD, GSA and NASA from requiring companies they enter into contracts with to comply with laws to protect their workforces. Wow.
The other 18 bills signed by 45 did little, if anything. to change anything in our country, except to remove protections put into effect by the Obama Administration.
Perhaps the Cheeto-in-Chief could start a new political party, the Do-Nothing Party.
posted by me at 4:15 PM
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