Cabbage News Network Week #134

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Monday 8/19

Tuesday 8/20

• Administration exempts oil companies from biofuel regulations, promises farmers they aren't being screwed over, pinky swear (source).
  
• FDIC okays roll-back of Dodd-Frank restriction on bank trades (source).
  
• Pentagon tests intermediate range cruise missile (source).
  
• Children in detention camps denied flu vaccine (source).

Wednesday 8/21

• DJT threatens to end birthright citizenship (not that he has the ability to do that)(source).

Thursday 8/22

• Administration seeks to keep children in detention indefinitely (source).
  
• Cities protest administration's plans to kick children off of food stamps, would prefer not to have starving children (source).

Friday 8/23

• Escalation of trade war with China continues (source).
  
• DJT wants U.S. companies to help him with his trade war (source).
  
• New arms race with Russia continues (source).

Map of the week

• The Amazon is on fire.

Legislative update

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • 6 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature - nothing new
  
  • 9 minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate - in recess
  
  • 215 total pending bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House - in recess
  
  • 72 total pending bills