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Pres. Biden’s judicial nominees should probably know which article of our Constitution gives the president his authority.
And basic constitutional law.
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Manchin trying to delay the implementation of the bill he wrote lol
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Happening now: Stabenow (D-MI) blocks Manchin's EV tax credit bill
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MANCHIN VS. STABENOW. LIVE UNANIMOUS CONSENT DUEL OVER EV TAX CREDITS
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Q: “Judge, tell me what article V of the Constitution does?”
Biden judicial nominee: “Article V is not coming to mind at the moment.”
“How about article II?”
Nominee: “Neither is Article II”
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As Pres. visits Virginia today to discuss the economy, let's look at some recent local headlines...
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The Biden administration has failed to clearly communicate the critical interest the U.S. has in supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Today I will take to the Senate floor to explain how we can help Ukraine win.
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Mitch McConnell tore into Joe Manchin — by name — on the floor as the West Virginian seeks to cut off tax credits for electric vehicles that don't meet battery rules.
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Are Democrats losing the metaverse?
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McConnell: "Some things in life are just constant. The sun rises in the east. Water is wet and Democratic administrations look for ways to let terrorists out of Guantanamo Bay."
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.: “Some things in life are just constants. The sun rises in the East. Water is wet. And Democratic Administrations look for ways to let terrorists out of Guantanamo Bay.”
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NEW: Senate Armed Services ranking member Roger Wicker will argue for ratcheting up aid to Ukraine in his first floor speech of the year.
He’ll specifically call for the US to send ATACMS, Gray Eagles, and Reapers. More in :
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Senate Intelligence Chair Warner Mark Warner left the briefing with DNI Avril Haines "very disappointed" by her responses on the discovery of classified documents at the homes of Pence/Biden/Trump. "We're left in limbo" by the special counsel. "It's not going to stand."
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REMINDER: Schumer hasn’t always been in favor of clean debt limit hikes nytimes.com/2017/09/09/us/
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Kentucky: does it have the most powerful congressional delegation in Washington? Yep. courier-journal.com/story/opinion/
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McConnell on D.C. crime:
"The good news on this front is the United States Congress gets to have the final word over reckless local policies from the DC government. Senate Republicans will have a lot more to say on this subject. Stay tuned."
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McConnell celebrates Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine but adds: “The West’s work is far from over.”
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"The good news on this front is that the United States Congress gets to have the final word over reckless local policies from the D.C. government. Senate Republicans will have a lot more to say on this subject. Stay tuned."
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McConnell: "The D.C. City Council here is so completely captured by the woke far left, they have responded to this crime wave with a new criminal code that--listen to this--reduces penalties even further."
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“Inflation Reduction Act” status check:
❌ Pseudo-green provisions broken and not ready for prime time
❌ Student loan socialism immediately more than gobbled up all the total purported “deficit savings”
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Sen. Joe Manchin said he will introduce legislation that delays implementation of new tax credits for electric vehicles amid disagreements over how to roll out the program wsj.com/articles/joe-m via @WSJ
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The American people know what they want. They want energy that is affordable, available, and reliable. This war on energy by and his, Secretary of “Low” Energy, Jennifer Granholm has hurt our energy grid and has hurt our energy security.
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so this Doomsday Clock situation...how am i supposed to feel about this?
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McConnell on Sen. Sinema: "The most important thing she did was to save the institution itself by protecting the filibuster... I think it is a big dilemma for the Senate Democratic majority to decide whether to support her or to support somebody running on the Democratic ticket."
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McConnell asked about Biden classified documents: "I never knew was possible to take classified documents out of the SCIF. Most of us don't think there's any way of getting it out of the SCIF, much less bringing it to your office or taking it home."
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It is a massive win for West Virginia and the United States to have as a member of this strong team of Senate Republican Leadership.
We’ll all benefit from the guidance she and her colleagues offer to move this country back in the right direction.
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Barrasso calls Granholm Biden’s “secretary of low energy” 🥁
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McConnell says he can’t imagine any debt ceiling proposal coming out of the House would pass the Senate. He says it’s incumbent on McCarthy to negotiate with Biden, and McCarthy’s push for spending cuts is “reasonable”
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McConnell opens presser by noting that the Budget Control Act of 2011 "actually worked" at cutting spending.
"I can't imagine any debt ceiling measure that can pass the Senate would also pass the House...the debt ceiling fix, if there is one, will have to come out of the House"
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New leadership squad assembled
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One of the best guys you’ll ever meet and the Senate corridors won’t be the same without him. Congratulations to
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Over the weekend, Pres Biden's lawyers said that some of the classified docs found at his DE home were from his time in the Senate
Sen Durbin - who's been in the Senate for 26 years - says he's never taken a classified document out of his office, "let alone out of the building"
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The KY cong delegation is so wired rn:
McConnell - Senate GOP leader
Rogers - Dean of the House
Massie - now on Rules
Guthrie - Sr member of E&C
Barr - Sr member of Fin Services
Comer - Oversight chair on TV 24/7
Insane amount of influence for the Bluegrass State
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White House: “House Republicans’ economic agenda: higher gas prices, higher middle class taxes, higher inflation, higher drug costs.”
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*powerful House Rules Committee
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Breaking 10 min ago via @PunchbowlNews text alert --
NEW GOP MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE
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McConnell from Senate floor on the new House GOP majority with Democrats retaining control of the Senate: "The American people elected a bipartisan, divided government. The country voted to change Washington. So this chamber's Democratic leadership needs to change accordingly."
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Bipartisanship: Georgia’s congressional delegation calls on President Biden to bring the Bulldogs to the White House.
“It is our hope that this repeat championship team can join the many teams prior that have been honored by the President.” #gapol
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There is a new senator: Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) has been sworn into office by Harris.
stood alongside Ricketts as he took the oath.
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