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September 10, 2019 at 7:01 AM

The House just voted on "Should Federal Agencies Develop Strategies to Reduce Their Energy Usage?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should Federal Agencies Develop Strategies to Reduce Their Energy Usage?"! See the Vote hr1420-116 Should Federal Agencies Develop Strategies to Reduce Their Energy Usage? Follow Countable on social media …
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September 10, 2019 at 7:00 AM

The House just voted on "Should the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant Program be Reauthorized Through FY2024?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant Program be Reauthorized Through FY2024?"! See the Vote hr1768-116 Should the Diesel Emission Reduction Grant Program be Reauthorized Through FY2024? Follow Countab…
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September 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: U.S.-Taliban peace talks on hold, and... 🏠 Do you support privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Welcome to Monday, September 9th, endo- and exo-skeletons... Trump has called off negotiations with the Taliban. For now.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Monday, September 9th, endo- and exo-skeletons... Trump has called off negotiatio…
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September 8, 2019 at 9:00 PM

This Week in Congress: Blocking Energy Development Off the Atlantic, Pacific, and Florida Coasts ― Plus in Part of Alaska →

{subject}     Your lawmakers have another week of voting ahead of them. Tell them how they should vote and make your voice heard! 1. Should Oil & Gas Development From Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refug…
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September 6, 2019 at 1:03 PM

The DC: Pentagon defers $3.6B for Trump's border wall, and... 👛 Do you support efforts to enact bipartisan spending bills?

Welcome to Friday, September 6th, bi-, tri-, and non-partisans... The Trump administration has begun “deferring” $3.6 billion in military construction projects to fund fencing on the southern border.      Email to a friend       Welcome to Fr…
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September 5, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Deepfake fears for the 2020 election, and... 🤳 Should unsolicited nudes be illegal?

Welcome to Thursday, September 5th, Kleenexers and handkerchiefs... Can you believe your eyes and ears? Countable is compiling a dossier on all the issues that may affect the 2020 election...     Email to a friend       Welcome to Thursday, S…
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September 4, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: ⚖️ McConnell says GOP would 'absolutely' fill 2020 SCOTUS vacancy, and... Do you support Walmart ending the sale of handgun ammo?

Welcome to Wednesday, September 4th, Apple TVs, Rokus, and Firesticks... Walmart, the country’s largest retailer, announced Tuesday that it will stop selling handgun ammunition and ammunition used in assault-style weapons.     Email to a friend     …
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September 3, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: The state of state 'heartbeat' abortion bans, and... 🌀 Should businesses be allowed to price gouge?

Welcome to Tuesday, September 3rd, earthlings and martians... Price Gouging: Unethical or Free-Market-At-Work?     Email to a friend       Welcome to Tuesday, September 3rd, earthlings and martians... Price Gouging: Unethical or Free-Market-A…
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September 2, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: 👔 Countable Users' Labor Day playlist, and... Should student-athletes be able to earn income from their name and image?

Welcome to Labor Day 2019, workers and robots... In Friday's Daily Countable, we asked: Which songs define work in America?     Email to a friend       Welcome to Labor Day 2019, workers and robots.... In Friday's Daily Countable, we asked: W…
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August 30, 2019 at 1:14 PM

The DC: DOJ watchdog says Comey violated FBI policy, and... 🎼 What songs define work in America?

Welcome to Friday, top hats and derbies... O Capitalism! my Capitalism!     Email to a friend       Welcome to Friday, top hats and derbies... O Capitalism! my Capitalism! In honor of Labor Day, we're compiling a playlist of songs you, our Counta…
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August 29, 2019 at 1:02 PM

The DC: 🖱 Grants for tech apprenticeships, and... Should the U.S. sanction Brazil over the Amazon rainforest fires?

Welcome to Thursday, August 29th, ketchups and catsups... The Amazon is burning.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Thursday, August 29th, ketchups and catsups... The Amazon is burning. Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told…
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August 28, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: Blocking abortion bans, and... 💊 Do you support ending protection for migrants' medical care?

Welcome to Wednesday, August 28, first classers and coachers... U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will no longer allow undocumented immigrants to remain in the country while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments.     Email to a friend …
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August 27, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: U.S.-Japan trade deal, and... 🏛 Should the Cherokee Nation have a congressional delegate?

Welcome to Tuesday, August 27th, blood types As, Bs, Os, and ABs... Citing a 200-year-old treaty, the Cherokee Nation has asked to join Congress.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Tuesday, August 27th, blood types As, Bs, Os, and ABs... …
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August 26, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Wealth Tax, and... 💸 Should Trump order U.S. companies out of China?

Welcome to Monday, August 26th, pens and pencils... Trump said he has "second thoughts" about the U.S. trade war with China, but the White House clarified the regret was "not raising tariffs higher."     Email to a friend       Welcome to Mon…
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August 23, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Defending the filibuster, and... 👶🏼 Should the U.S. end birthright citizenship?

Welcome to Friday, August 23rd, stripes and polka-dots... President Trump has announced his administration is looking at ways to end automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of noncitizens.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Friday, A…
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August 22, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: Trump to allow indefinite detention of migrant families, and... 🔍 Do you support stricter gun background checks?

Welcome to Thursday, August 22nd, flats and heels... President Donald Trump has said American Jews who vote for Democrats show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty."     Email to a friend       Welcome to Thursday, August 22n…
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August 21, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and... 🚗 Should homeless be banned from sleeping in their cars in neighborhoods?

Welcome to Wednesday, August 21st, fops and dandies... Should Congress pass a law to protect infants born after attempted abortions?     Email to a friend       Welcome to Wednesday, August 21st, fops and dandies... Should Congress pass a law…
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August 20, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Planned Parenthood leaves Title X program, and... 🛐 Do you support expanding the 'religious exemption' in hiring?

Welcome to Tuesday, August 20, LPs, CDs, and MP3s... Planned Parenthood is leaving the Title X family planning program.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Tuesday, August 20, LPs, CDs, and MP3s... Planned Parenthood is leaving the Title X…
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August 19, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: 💳 Buying Greenland, and... Should the U.S. revive mental institutions to address mass shootings?

Welcome to Monday, August 19th, AMs and FMs... It was a weekend of protests.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Monday, August 19th, AMs and FMs... It was a weekend of protests. In Hong Kong, over 1 million people rallied for the 11th wee…
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August 16, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Israel denies entry to Reps. Omar and Tlaib, and... ⚖️ Do you support reforming SCOTUS?

Welcome to Friday, August 16th, birds and bees... Israel has barred Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from entering the country after pressure from President Donald Trump.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Friday, August 1…
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August 15, 2019 at 1:02 PM

The DC: Washington mulls gun background checks, and... 😢 Should students be allowed 'mental health days'?

Welcome to Thursday, August 15th, papers and plastics... President Donald Trump said he's "convinced" Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wants to do something about gun background checks.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Thur…
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August 14, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: 🗽 Immigration head reworks Statue of Liberty poem, and... Should $20 bills printed after 2022 feature Harriet Tubman?

Welcome to Wednesday, August 14th, laces and velcros... "'Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their own two feet and who will not become a public charge.’"     Email to a friend       Welcome to Wednesday, August 14th, laces and…
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August 13, 2019 at 1:13 PM

The DC: Trump targets immigrants using food stamps, and... 🦅 Do you support rolling back the Endangered Species Act?

Welcome to Tuesday, August 13th, hunters and gatherers... The Trump administration on Monday finalized sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA)...     Email to a friend       Welcome to Tuesday, August 13th, hunters and gatherers.…
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August 12, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Jeffrey Epstein, and... Should the legislative filibuster be eliminated?

Welcome to Monday, August 12th, Alabamians to Wyomingites... On Saturday, Jeffrey Epstein, the financier accused of sexually abusing and trafficking minors, killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Mon…
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August 9, 2019 at 1:02 PM

The DC: 📳 Outing political donors, and... Do you support an assault weapons ban?

Welcome to Friday, August 9th, teas and coffees...70% of all voters would support banning assault weapons, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Friday, August 9th, teas and coffees... 70% of…
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August 8, 2019 at 1:03 PM

The DC: Hate crimes on the rise, and... 💵 Do you support gun buybacks?

Welcome to Thursday, August 8th, creationists and evolutionists... Hate crimes have been rising in the U.S. since 2015.      Email to a friend       Welcome to Thursday, August 8th, creationists and evolutionists... Hate crimes have been risi…
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August 7, 2019 at 1:03 PM

The DC: 📜 Impeachment articles possible this fall, and... Do you support sanctions over China's human rights abuses?

Welcome to Wednesday, August 7th, tanners and sun-screeners...House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) has laid out a rough timeline for Democrats’ investigations into President Donald Trump that could lead to articles of impeachment being considered before the end of the ye…
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August 6, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Trump condemns 'bigotry and white supremacy' and... 🎮 Do you support a crackdown on violent video games?

Welcome to Tuesday, August 6th, odds and evens... President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the White House Monday condemning the “evil” and “barbaric” mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, which killed or wounded more than 80 people.     Email to a friend …
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August 5, 2019 at 11:34 PM

You have 1 new Action Center article to read!

Congress Has Voted!   New Posts From Action Centers You Follow   1 new post from Alyssa Milano "CNN: Beto O'Rourke: Trump's 'Racism' Leads to Violence like El Paso Mass Shooting" READ MORE Follow Countable on social media Countable Corp, 1118 Howard…
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August 5, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Two days, two mass shootings

Welcome to Monday, August 5th, electorate...Two communities are reeling from a pair of mass shootings over the weekend.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Monday, August 5th, electorate... Two communities are reeling from a pair of mass shoot…
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August 2, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Reforming asylum laws, and... 👥 Should political donors be allowed to stay anonymous?

Welcome to Friday, August 2nd, Spotifyers and Apple Musicers... The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would reform asylum laws and detention policies for migrant children     Email to a friend       Welcome to Friday, A…
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August 1, 2019 at 1:03 PM

The DC: 📉 Fed cuts interest rates, and... Do you support Medicaid work requirements?

Welcome to Thursday, August 1st, buttons and zippers... 10 contenders for the 2020 Democratic nomination took the stage in Detroit on Wednesday. A similar number of protestors took the audience.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Thursday…
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July 31, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Restricting asylum based on family relations, and.., 🗳️ Should Trump have to release his tax returns to appear on the 2020 ballot?

Welcome to July 31st, perennials and annuals... 10 contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential ticket took the stage in Detroit last night, hoping their policies and pull-quotes landed with the electorate.     Email to a friend       Welc…
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July 30, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: Trump signs 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund extension, and... 💊 Do you support 'Medicare for All' that preserves private insurance?

Welcome to Tuesday, July 30th, domestic and international house of pancakers... Whose voice will rise? Who will sing their swan song? We find out over the next two nights during the second round of Democratic debates."     Email to a friend       …
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July 29, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Trump calls Baltimore a 'rat and rodent infested mess,' and... 🛐 Should schools be required to display 'In God We Trust'?

Welcome to Monday, July 29, warm- and cold-bloods... To paraphrase Trump's reboot of "Hairspray": "Good morning, Baltimore, you 'disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.'"     Email to a friend       Welcome to Monday, July 29, warm- and col…
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July 28, 2019 at 9:01 PM

This Week in Congress: Raising the Debt Limit & Budget Caps, Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia & the UAE, Plus Judicial Nominations →

{subject}     Your lawmakers have another week of voting ahead of them. Tell them how they should vote and make your voice heard! 1. Should the Debt Limit Be Suspended Through Mid-2021 & Budget Caps Lifted …
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July 26, 2019 at 1:08 PM

The DC: Resuming the federal death penalty, and... 🍎 Should the U.S. tighten access to food stamps?

Welcome to Friday, July 26th, worriers and relaxers... Attorney General William Barr has ordered the first federal executions in nearly two decades.     Email to a friend       Welcome to Friday, July 26th, worriers and relaxers... Attorney G…
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July 26, 2019 at 3:13 AM

The House just voted on "Should the Debt Limit Be Suspended Through Mid-2021 & Budget Caps Lifted for Defense & Domestic Spending?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should the Debt Limit Be Suspended Through Mid-2021 & Budget Caps Lifted for Defense & Domestic Spending?"! See the Vote hr3877-116 Should the Debt Limit Be Suspended Through Mid-2021 & Budget Caps Lifted fo…
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July 26, 2019 at 3:13 AM

The House just voted on "Should Venezuelan Refugees be Eligible for Temporary Protected Status?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should Venezuelan Refugees be Eligible for Temporary Protected Status?"! See the Vote hr549-116 Should Venezuelan Refugees be Eligible for Temporary Protected Status? Follow Countable on social media …
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July 25, 2019 at 8:02 PM

The House just voted on "Should Punishments for ‘Soring’ Horses to Exaggerate Their Gait Be Increased?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should Punishments for ‘Soring’ Horses to Exaggerate Their Gait Be Increased?"! See the Vote hr693-116 Should Punishments for ‘Soring’ Horses to Exaggerate Their Gait Be Increased? Follow Countable on socia…
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July 25, 2019 at 1:05 PM

The DC: Highlights of Mueller's testimony, and... 🌾 Do you support farm bailouts?

Welcome to Thursday, July 25th, pins and needles... Former special counsel Robert Mueller appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday, answering questions about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign and possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Tru…
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July 25, 2019 at 2:59 AM

The House just voted on "Should the Treasury Make Loans to Prop Up Insolvent & Suspended Multiemployer Pension Plans?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should the Treasury Make Loans to Prop Up Insolvent & Suspended Multiemployer Pension Plans?"! See the Vote hr397-116 Should the Treasury Make Loans to Prop Up Insolvent & Suspended Multiemployer Pension Plans? …
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July 24, 2019 at 10:54 PM

The House just voted on "Should Consumer Protection Agencies Get New Powers to Combat Robocalls?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should Consumer Protection Agencies Get New Powers to Combat Robocalls?"! See the Vote hr3375-116 Should Consumer Protection Agencies Get New Powers to Combat Robocalls? Follow Countable on social media …
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July 24, 2019 at 1:11 PM

The DC: the Mueller hearing, and... 🐱 Time to ban cat declawing?

Welcome to Wednesday, July 24th, wanderers and homesteaders... Former special counsel Robert Mueller makes his highly-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill today, answering questions about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.      …
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July 24, 2019 at 9:55 AM

The House just voted on "Should the House Condemn the BDS Movement Targeting Israel as Counterproductive to the Peace Process?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should the House Condemn the BDS Movement Targeting Israel as Counterproductive to the Peace Process?"! See the Vote hres246-116 Should the House Condemn the BDS Movement Targeting Israel as Counterproductive to the Pea…
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July 24, 2019 at 9:50 AM

The House just voted on "Should Venezuelan Refugees be Eligible for Temporary Protected Status?"!

Congress Has Voted!   The House just voted on "Should Venezuelan Refugees be Eligible for Temporary Protected Status?"! See the Vote hr549-116 Should Venezuelan Refugees be Eligible for Temporary Protected Status? Follow Countable on social media …
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July 23, 2019 at 11:31 PM

You have 1 new Action Center article to read!

Congress Has Voted!   New Posts From Action Centers You Follow   1 new post from Alyssa Milano "What Do You Want Your Reps Asking at the Mueller Hearing?" READ MORE Follow Countable on social media Countable Corp, 1118 Howard Street San Francisco, C…
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July 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The DC: Bipartisan budget deal, and... 💰 Should El Chapo's assets fund the border wall?

Welcome to Tuesday, July 23rd, solids and liquids... President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to announce that his administration reached an agreement with Democratic and Republican leadership in Congress to lift the debt limit and raise budget caps for two years.     Em…
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July 21, 2019 at 9:01 PM

This Week in Congress: Permanently Funding 9/11 Victim Compensation and Setting Hygiene & Shelter Standards for Border Detention Facilities →

{subject}     Your lawmakers have another week of voting ahead of them. Tell them how they should vote and make your voice heard! 1. Should the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Be Permanently Reauthorize…
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July 19, 2019 at 1:01 PM

The DC: Politicians respond to 'Send her back!' chant, and... Do you support sending 2,100 more troops to the border?

Welcome to Friday, July 19, cleaners and clutterers... After President Donald Trump attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at his rally Wednesday evening, the crowd began chanting, “Send her back! Send her back! Send her back!”     Email to a friend       …