Jeanie Hannaman

January 4, 2019

New Congress is More Than One-Third Catholic

By Catholic News Agency - The 116th Congress was gavelled into session on January 3, bringing almost 100 new lawmakers into office, and with Catholics making up nearly 30 percent of the congressional freshman class… In total, there are 163 Catholics sitting in either the Senate or House of Representatives, a drop of five from the 115th Congress, but still more than 30 percent of the legislature.

January 4, 2019

Calling Abortion a Human Right is ‘Evil’, says Princeton Professor Robert George

By The Christian Institute - A law professor at Princeton University has criticised a UN committee for claiming that abortion and assisted suicide are human rights that should be protected... The ‘General Comment’ on the right to life from the United Nations Human Rights Committee argues for abortion to be legalised around the world... Professor Robert George said it abandoned moral reasoning.

January 4, 2019

Steven Ertelt: Democrats Pass First Bill After Taking Over House: Forcing Americans to Fund Planned Parenthood

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews - In a vote late tonight, House Democrats passed a bill attempting to end the partial government shutdown that also funds the Planned Parenthood abortion giant. The vote on the bill came just hours after Democrats took over the House and installed abortion activist Nancy Pelosi as Speaker... Democrats want to restore the $100 million President Donald Trump took away from Planned Parenthood when he defunded its International arm during his first week in office. The Trump policy prohibits taxpayer funding to international groups that promote and/or provide abortions overseas.

January 4, 2019

John Binder: DACA Illegal Aliens Surged Hispanic Vote, Flipping GOP Counties Blue

By John Binder, Breitbart - Illegal aliens enrolled and eligible for President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program helped surge the Hispanic vote in the midterm elections, which resulted in historically GOP counties turning blue for Democrats... A study by the Latino Policy & Politics Initiative reveals that the country’s Washington, D.C.-imposed policy of mass illegal and legal immigration — whereby more than 1.5 million foreign nationals are admitted every year — has aided in not only demographically shifting the American electorate but also turning once-Republican counties across the country over to Democrats.