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The bill would also delay Florida from enacting its own heat protections that go beyond federal rules until 2028. https://t.co/4eonr85mPQ — The Recount (@therecount) March 5, 2024 As Miami-Dade County considers new standards for outdoor workers on the back of a record-breaking summer, Florida lawmakers look set to pass legislation which would make local heat …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Several prominent House Democrats are jostling to fend off Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey in the yearlong battle to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, with two slots on California’s November ballot at stake in Tuesday’s primary. In a state where a Republican …
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona will not run for reelection in 2024, according to a video message she posted on Twitter, now known as X, on Tuesday. Sinema was elected to the Senate in 2018 as a Democrat but left the party after the 2022 midterm elections. Alongside Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West …
That Senate bill would have increased, not decreased, illegal immigration and made it almost impossible for states like Texas to challenge the law by pushing all challenges to the DC Circuit — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 5, 2024 Moreover the “Border Protection” bill would have allowed Mayorkas to place new illegals on a fast-track to …
BATON ROUGE, La. — A bill allowing Louisiana residents, 18 and older, to carry a concealed handgun without a permit received final approval from lawmakers Wednesday. After years of GOP-led efforts for permitless concealed carry, the bill is poised to become law with Gov. Jeff Landry signaling that he plans to sign the legislation. Upon …
Transgender pretender STORMS OUT of Virginia Senate when Winsome Sears refers to him by actual gender Winsome Sears referred to a transgender pretender in the state senate by his actual gender and he got so mad he stormed out of the room. According to Greg Price, the senate went into two recesses after this. WATCH: …
SEN. RAND PAUL: “Open the champagne! Pop the cork! The Senate Democrat leader and the Republican leader are on their way to Kyiv! They’ve got $60 Billion they’re bringing! I don’t know if it’ll be cash in pallets but they’re taking your money to Kyiv!” “We’re being invaded! A literal invasion is coming across our …
The National Republican Senatorial Committee endorsed Arizona GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake on Tuesday. “Kari Lake is one of the most talented candidates in the country. Kari is building out an effective campaign operation that has what it takes to flip Arizona’s Senate seat in November,” NRSC chair Sen. Steve Daines of Montana said …
In an unusual session held on Super Bowl Sunday, the US Senate voted to move forward a substantial $95 billion aid package that will support Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with no southern border security provisions. The package includes $60 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel. The vote garnered support from RINOs, with a …
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With months of negotiations on the toxic border issue certain to end in failure Wednesday, Senate Republicans are indicating they might be willing to advance a more straightforward aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to force votes on a foreign assistance package with border security policies Wednesday afternoon, which Republicans say …
President Joe Biden says a bill from Sens. James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) is merely a precursor to ramming amnesty for millions of illegal aliens through Congress. During an address at the White House on Tuesday, Biden praised the Senate bill that would expand overall immigration to the United States …
Child Tax Credit Extension: House Approval, Senate Process, and Tax Refund Updates for 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1YuOJr3c3E
“I’ve seen enough. This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created. As the lead Democrat negotiator proclaimed: Under this legislation, “the border never closes.” If this bill reaches the House, it will be dead on arrival.” I’ve seen enough. This bill is …
by Chris Black Zuckerberg is constantly being bullied. How the hell can he be responsible for what billions of people do on his website? It’s a “platform,” remember? He’s actually, literally not responsible for what people do there. It’s in Section 230. Just now…Senator Ted Cruz called out Mark Zuckerberg for his lack of stopping …
The Ohio Senate voted Wednesday to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that bans transition-related medical care for transgender minors and restricts trans athletes’ participation on school sports teams. After the Senate’s 23-9 vote, the bill will become law in 90 days. The Ohio House already voted 65-28, along party lines, to …
The Senate beat back an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul to limit foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Gaza. It failed 44-50 as the chamber neared a final vote on a short-term government funding patch that would keep the lights on until March. “The only thing consistent about American foreign aid is …
Donald Trump helped kill Congress’ last big bid for an immigration compromise. As the Senate closes in on its next attempt, members of both parties are prepared for the former president to try it again. Speaker Mike Johnson’s televised acknowledgement that he’s consulting with Trump on border policy is giving déjà vu to senators who witnessed the …
Congress on Thursday passed legislation to keep the federal government open into March, approving the third stopgap spending bill in four months as lawmakers struggle to agree on long-term government funding plans. The bill extends deadlines to March 1 and March 8. Money for roughly 20 percent of the government — including the Transportation Department, …
The Senate GOP leadership’s draft border deal with the White House would reward illegal migration and encourage more foreign graduates to take jobs from American graduates, says the Immigration Accountability Project. “There’s nothing in there that [restricts immigration], in fact, it’s just going to encourage more people to come,” said Chris Chmielenski, president of the …
Jason “Jelly Roll” DeFord delivers an opening statement at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing about fentanyl awareness and legislative solutions to stop illegal smuggling of the opioid. “Fentanyl transcends partisanship and ideology…this is a totally different problem.”
Senate and House leaders announced on Sunday that they had struck an overarching agreement on 2024 government funding, but it was not clear whether they would be able to cement the deal and pass it into law in time to avert a partial government shutdown in less than two weeks. After weeks of negotiations and …
via Mike Shedlock: Democrats are unlikely to take a clean sweep of the White House, Senate and House. Here’s the Senate math. Terrible candidate selection cost Republicans the Senate in 2022. Trump is 100 percent to blame. Trump-backed senate candidates flamed out in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona. 2024 rates to be different. Great Chance The …
WASHINGTON — Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci will appear before the 118th Congress for the first time for a two-day, transcribed interview on January 8, 2024 and January 9, 2024. Additionally, Dr. Fauci has agreed to testify in front of the Select Subcommittee at …
This is the guy who was fired for filming himself bonking another dude in the Senate hearing chambers. Deeply unwell. pic.twitter.com/n2amqIfTD1 — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) December 31, 2023 Former Democratic Senate Staffer Aidan Maese-Czeropski is back at it again with his sexually deviant nature, this time publicly fantasizing about letting homeless people in Baltimore …
by Chris Black A video just leaked of one of Dem Senator Ben Cardin’s aides banging another dude in the Senate hearing room. Drugs in the water supply. Even the frogs are gay. https://twitter.com/ChuckCallesto/status/1735787997138727316 Is this not a regular occurrence in Congress? https://twitter.com/henryrodgersdc/status/1735768046306807997 These are the people that decide whenever you eat or not by …
via politico: A few days ago, talks to link border security restrictions with Ukraine funding were stalled. By Thursday afternoon, Chuck Schumer felt they’d made enough progress to shorten the chamber’s beloved recess. The border discussions are still exceedingly complicated and there’s no guarantee that negotiators — including the Biden administration, Senate leaders, Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Kyrsten …
via thepoliticsbrief: In a last-minute rush to sanction spending before the end of the year, the Senate enacted a $886 billion defense spending proposal Wednesday, sponsored by President Joe Biden, that includes financing for Ukraine, yearly pay hikes for personnel, and most controversially, a reauthorization of the the National Defense Authorization Act The NDAA funds Pentagon …
Zelensky faces impossible task ahead of meetings in Washington As CNN reported last week, there is just about $2 billion still available in the eyes of the administration the US can send out. There is $4.8 billion left in the presidential drawdown authority, but that funding is used to send existing US stockpiles to Ukraine …
