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On Friday, the House Republicans passed a funding bill with a majority vote of 213-203, which reduces the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by almost 40%. This bill’s approval would result in the EPA having its smallest budget in the past 30 years. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania.), Mike Lawler (R-New York), and Marc Molinaro (R-New York) opposed the bill. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) voted in favor of the bill. For years, Republicans have expressed their grievances toward the agency that deals with issues of pollution, contamination and climate change, claiming that it...
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On Wednesday, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was elected House speaker with 220 votes, more than the 217 votes he needed to be elected. Johnson’s win finally allowed Republicans to step out of chaos after their three-week scramble to find a new House speaker following the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Johnson was the elected Republican’s vice chair in 2016 after practicing constitutional law and teaching as a college professor at Liberty University. He was also one of eight House members who served on former President Donald Trump’s defense team during his first impeachment trial...
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Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) is the most recent member of Congress who has reported receiving death threats connected to the current House Republican fiasco over selecting a new speaker. Buck said his office received four death threats regarding his refusal to support Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). He voted for House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) in both ballots last week. “Right now is this constant barrage of phone calls, we have — I have six full-time people answering the phones,” he told reporters. Buck said that out of the 20,000 messages he’s received, “so far I’ve had four death threat...
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On Friday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) once again failed to secure the votes necessary to become the House speaker, marking the third time that he has been unsuccessful in this endeavor. Three more GOP members turned against him on the third ballot, and this raised the total number of votes against Jordan to 25. Earlier, the shortfall increased when he faced a significant loss of votes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Despite Jordan holding a meeting with his opponents on Thursday, no progress was made. After the failed attempt to win the speakership, Jordan told reporters that he and his supporters wil...
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) criticized the eight House Republicans who voted against him and facilitated his removal as the House speaker, saying that they supported Democrats and ended up causing chaos. He termed their alliance with Democrats as “one of the biggest mistakes” they made, he told Fox News. Despite his ouster, McCarthy expressed his intention to support Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who is the GOP’s nominee, in taking over his previous role as speaker. “The real challenge here is eight Republicans did something. No one would have thought that they would work with every single ...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) stated on Tuesday that the only person she will support as Kevin McCarthy’s(R-California) replacement for House speaker is Donald Trump. “The only candidate for Speaker I am currently supporting is President Donald J. Trump,” wrote Greene on X. “He has a proven four-year record as President of the United States of America.” In her post, Greene listed a variety of promises that Trump will fulfill if he is elected as speaker – including securing the U.S.-Mexico border and ending the war in Ukraine. “He received a record number of Republican votes of any Re...
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As the House of Representatives reconvenes this week after the long August recess, government funding and an impeachment inquiry are two matters that will likely dominate the lower chamber in September. House Republicans are trying to pass a resolution to keep the government’s lights on even after September 30, but the details surrounding the stopgap bill are not known. Members need to reach a consensus before the shutdown deadline, which is roughly three weeks away. Lawmakers are considering a continuing resolution, with both chambers this week proceeding with the formal appropriations proces...
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy and GOP rebels have reportedly reached a truce, curbing the chaos stemming from efforts to take over the House floor. Republican hardliners have been storming out of meetings and blocking a number of bills over the past few weeks due to decisions made by McCarthy and his inner circle. They believe that the speaker has left them out of important discussions, specifically involving the recent debt deal. The right-wing members left an hour-long conference on Monday, claiming they would surrender their strike if GOP leaders agreed to various conditions. In return, the conser...
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There may be smoke billowing from the U.S. Capitol building – and it’s legal. In part of their sweeping rules changes governing the house, Republicans decided to allow tobacco smoking in the Capitol. The law allows for the consumption of tobacco products in a majority of the building. The rule excludes the use of smoke on the House floor. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) has been one of the loudest proponents of the rule change. He joined Tucker Carlson on Friday to talk about complaints arising within the Democratic party on the new resolution. “I don’t know what all the hoopla is about,” he said on...
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Far right-wing Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) and Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) were named to key committees in Kevin McCarthy‘s (R-California) House after Democrats removed them from their assignments when they were in control for making controversial comments. The House steering panel, which is mainly comprised of House GOP leadership, announced that Greene will join the House Homeland Security Committee while Gosar will take a seat on the House Committee on Natural Resources. Gosar was previously on the committee before he got booted for a social media post that portrayed violence agains...
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