Unlike the Democratic Congresswomen attacked today, I actually am a foreign-born Member of Congress. But I’m a white male of European descent, so there’s no chance he’ll attack me.
His tantrum has nothing to do with birthplace.
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Connecticut Congressman. Reader. Runner. Swimmer. Apiarist. And I make maple syrup. And mead.
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Buddy of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington hammering for using her church for a photo op. “I can’t believe what my eyes are seeing tonight...what on earth did we just witness? The abuse of sacred symbols”
Ambassador Sondland, a man who gave $1 million to political operation just demolished every defense the has offered for the President’s behavior, flimsy as they were.
I love my country deeply. It’s why I do what I do.
But the DOJ just destroyed itself to exonerate a powerful white man who admitted his crimes.
But it takes two months to arrest the men who hunted and killed an innocent black man. On video.
We got work to do.
#AhmaudArbery
The FBI is the finest law enforcement agency on the planet, filled with selfless patriotic men and women who sacrifice immensely for justice and their country. Something you will never ever understand. You don’t deserve to shine their shoes.
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The truth is that we have a nation that is disgusted with the FBI. We have a crisis of confidence in the number one law enforcement agency in this country (thanks Comey!). @LouDobbs “It’s a scandal.” @AlanDersh
My Republican colleagues have chosen not to attend today's hearing on national security priorities.
The letter explaining their absence is as wrongheaded as it is mendacious.
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Huh. Interesting. I’m on the House Intel Committee and this is the first I’ve seen of this one pager. And its conclusions. twitter.com/joeperticone/s
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No American would tolerate this kind of simpering, whiney BS from an adolescent child.
Dick Blumenthal served in the Marines. So did his son. Can you say the same, ?
This photo is deeply troubling to me.
I was born in South America in a decade of military dictatorship. Never would I have imagined that this scene could happen in America.
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MISINFORMATION ALERT
In his news conference today, told the nation that chloroquine has been approved by the FDA to treat Covid-19.
As clarified, that is not true.
Chloroquine is dangerous or fatal if misused. Check with your doctor before taking.
Sorry, my friend. As you know, HR 660, which establishes the same rules for GOP and Dems, reserves the first 45 minute questioning period exclusively for chairman and RM plus counsel. THEN other members get time. But I think you know this. Or could look it up. twitter.com/EliseStefanik/
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So it’s Friday night and, well, the Southern District of NY (Trump’s DOJ, appointed by Trump, not Mueller) has directly accused of a felony.
This is looking less and less and less like a witch hunt.
I ran out of words long ago. No other country has this problem. If you aren’t acting to solve this problem now, you are complicit. Spare me your pathetic pseudo-pious thoughts and prayers.
Tell me what you will do now or keep quiet and hang your head in shame.
#ElPasoShooting
They're trying to convince you that Lt. Col. Vindman, who wears a Springfield rifle on a sea of blue, with a purple heart is not loyal to our country.
Just because it's cloaked in a Brooks Brothers suit and parliamentary language doesn't make it any more defensible.
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I’ve seen the popcorn and a blanket or two. But nobody told me about the alcohol and boy am I pissed.
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Rep. Kat Cammack accused Democrats of drinking on the House floor amid the speaker fight, prompting howls and boos across the chamber.
"They want us to fight each other. That much has been made clear by the popcorn and blankets and alcohol that has come in over there," she said.
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We're 5 wks from Inauguration & the President Elect is completely unhinged. The electoral college must do what it was designed for.
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Just watched @NBCNightlyNews - So biased, inaccurate and bad, point after point. Just can't get much worse, although @CNN is right up there!
As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I assure you, it has not concluded that there was no collusion. Not even close. We do see daily the damage you are doing to FBI and CIA. Putin thanks his lucky stars.
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As the House Intelligence Committee has concluded, there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump Campaign. As many are now finding out, however, there was tremendous leaking, lying and corruption at the highest levels of the FBI, Justice & State. #DrainTheSwamp
Today I called for the House to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Trump because there are moments for careful calculation, weighing political expediency & conflicting interests. And there moments for clarity and conviction. This is that moment.
FACTS (ie, stubborn things):
OBAMA:
Sanctions
Closes 2 Russian facilities
Expels Russian diplomats
TRUMP:
Nothing, other than fangirl admiration for Vlad
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I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!
This is not normal.
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Trump just said GOP Rep Steve Scalise wasn’t good looking until after he got shot: “I think you’re better looking now. You’re more handsome now. You weren’t that good looking.“ Trump then talked about the shooting and re-enacted a gun being shot. Unreal, unhinged and demented.
Good Lord. just asked our witnesses whether it is appropriate for anyone to “run operations in a foreign country to dig up dirt on their political opponents”.
What say you, ??
I swear to God, if either of my children whimpered and whined as much as I would ground them into the next century.
I hate this deflection. Of course POTUS has the right to over-ride CIA/FBI concerns on security clearances. He also has the right to launch a nuclear attack. He has the right to pardon vicious criminals. A right does not mean it’s a wise idea.
No. I do oversight. I know oversight. It is done through hearings, testimony, careful due diligence. Not through secret memos, Sean Hannity and hashtag campaigns. Get real, Mr. Speaker.
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Paul Ryan on Nunes memo:
"This memo is not an indictment of the FBI, of the Department of Justice, it does not impugn the Mueller investigation or the Deputy Attorney General. What it is, is the Congress' legitimate function of oversight"
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Yale Law School graduate has rough day, forgets that First Amendment has nothing to do with private decisions by private companies.
Also, Orwell? Read the room, man.
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Forget quid pro quo.
Mr. Sondland has “refreshed his recollection”, and it is clear that was engaged in the extortion of a country whose soldiers are being killed every day by Russia.
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There are 275 bipartisan House bills languishing in McConnell’s self-described “graveyard”.
The dishonesty here is head-spinning.
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We’re a few weeks from the end of 2019 and Congress is feeling the impact from months of Democrat heel-dragging. The impeachment obsession has brought us into December with core, routine governing duties still unfulfilled. It is past time to get serious and pass these key bills.
Speaking of Alex Jones, here’s a video of him at DC’s pre-insurrection MAGA rally: grievance, rage, incitement of violence. IMO, it’s this stuff, not the wokeness of Professors of Semiotics at Middlebury that put 1A at risk. The professors have never tried to kill me. 5/9
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Maybe one or both of the two Corinthians could clue him in about this?
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HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY TO ALL!
At what point does this become treason?
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This just happened. twitter.com/FirenzeMike/st
Actually, right now, we need N95 masks, visors, protective gowns, ventilators and probably more ICU capacity. Any chance you might help us with that? Even a little?
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THIS IS WHY WE NEED BORDERS!
How does our country recover from this barking mad, batsh*t crazy. We can’t let ourselves become complacent to how totally insanely destructive this clown show is.
Barack Obama would have been impeached 2 minutes after he posted this tweet.
, you have a lot to answer for.
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Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time....
And the Academy Award for Grade A, Blue Ribbon, kick-in-the-pants trolling goes to....
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Republicans are Very Mad (again) about my appearance. This time they’re mad that I look good in borrowed clothes (again).
Listen, if Republicans want pointers on looking your best, I’m happy to share.
Tip #1: Drink water and don’t be racist
But look at where we are today. Republicans in this chamber cheer or justify or stand woefully silent in the face of behavior for which they would have impeached a Democratic president many times over. Our best and most proven ideas cannot get even a hearing in the Senate. /7
Actually, Dan, I think the 20 indictments, multiple guilty pleas by senior campaign managers, national security advisers and the many cooperating witnesses are keeping it alive without my help. But thanks for playing.
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@jahimes trying to keep the Russia collusion investigation alive. When pressed by @FoxNewsSunday if actual evidence exists: "you can't say there is absolutely no there there." Is that like depending on what the definition of is is? #Russia #DemMemo @CTGOP
I have deep sympathy for anyone facing a life-and-death health issue, and wish Mr. Limbaugh a speedy recovery, but one of the most discouraging things in last night's speech was seeing the President award the Medal of Freedom to someone who has spent decades fomenting hatred.
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The truth is clear to anyone not deliberately looking away.
Instead of fighting corruption the President aimed it at the 2020 presidential election.
Today, I answer the call to defend our democracy and the United States Constitution. I will vote to impeach the President.
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Like I said, WE have work to do. All of us. We the people. Government can’t solve this. If we don’t start taking our obligations to be careful and humble stewards of our democracy seriously, it will go away. It almost did. Here’s what I saw in its heart last week. 9/9
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Our oversight work matters.
Overseeing the IC’s use of advanced technologies is critical to our safety and prosperity. Our technological edge has kept us safe for decades. We have a choice. Will we lead in the development of new technologies? Or be ambushed by new developments?
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Folks, don’t take the bait here. Trump has zero authority to delay the election. But he wants to talk about it.
This is his time-tested way to get you to not focus on 150,000 dead Americans and an economy in free fall.
Largely because of his ineptitude.
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BREAKING: In a tweet, President Trump raises the possibility of delaying the US election in November, as he continues effort to cast doubt on the established reliability of mail-in voting.
Yes. In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been raising the alarm.
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Replying to @SenBobCorker
I am working with like-minded Republican senators on ways to push back on the president using authorities in ways never intended and that are damaging to our country and our allies. Will Democrats join us?
I was proud to vote for the Equality Act in the House and it's time for the Senate to take up this important legislation. Thank you to for helping us fight to fulfill the promise of our country for all Americans.
The dishonesty of ex and current senior administration officials is mindboggling.
The Iranian regime is a terrible regime.
But it fully complied with the nuclear deal.
And it was not involved in 9/11.
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Another good day. Iran rips the mask off the idea it ever fully complied with the nuclear deal, or that it made a strategic decision to forswear nuclear weapons. Now, it's on to the real job: effectively preventing the ayatollahs from getting such a capability.
Using the U.S. govt for personal political gain is not foreign policy. We can’t let them get away with saying it is.
Second, this isn’t just Lectern and Viking Guy and a deranged President. This letter was sent by a parent in New Canaan whose child’s teacher had offered suggestions on how to talk to kids about the attack. Every sentence is provably untrue and filled with hate and violence. 3/9
As floats around in his snow globe of chaos, crassness and corruption, it is time for every Member of Congress to prepare to create a statutory Special Prosecutor if Mueller is fired.
That's almost dying for freedom and voting rights. not worthy of uttering John's name.
BREAKING: HIMES ADMITS TO TAPPING. "I know this will end up being sticky, but yes, I did the tapping" #maplenotwire
Staggering. Trump spent his entire presidency urging DOJ and the FBI to investigate his political opponents.
He was impeached for extorting Zelensky for dirt on Biden.
And this is where these guys go.
What does it say that telling the truth is now political?
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For context, New Canaan is an enormously affluent, educated center-right town. It’s GOP, but old-school New England Republican. I actually won the town for the first time in 2020, thank you Donald Trump.
And yet, one of it’s citizens produces a screed worthy of Alex Jones 4/9
I have a nose for political bullsh*t. It’s absurd, but always has purpose.
When a bellowing arsonist like Jim Jordan calls for UNITY, he’s saying: “Jeez, this fire is the result of dis-unity, of BOTH extremes. And please ignore this gas can I’m holding.”
Don’t fall for it. 1/3
I was on this morning. I was puzzled because they were on fire over the CRISIS 🔥☠️of the CARAVAN 💀☠️ and the murderous felons and terrorists which had lain totally dormant since Election Day.
Then I remembered: Mississippi has an election on Tuesday.
Obama inherited a catastrophe. You inherited a good economy. As usual, you were born on third base and think you hit a triple.
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The #FakeNews MSM doesn't report the great economic news since Election Day. #DOW up 16%. #NASDAQ up 19.5%. Drilling & energy sector...
This popped up on my timeline today. In 2019, I fought an ultimately unsuccessful battle against the Trump administration, which was hell-bent on lifting sanctions on Oleg Deripaska, one of Putin’s chummier oligarchs.
Interesting to consider today.
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.@jahimes: What American interests were served by lifting sanctions on Russia & thereby enriching Oleg Deripaska?
MNUCHIN: I'd be happy to explain more about that to you in closed session.
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To my evangelical friends entranced by : do you think that Christ would have characterized the most vulnerable and forgotten places as “shitholes”? Read the Gospels.