Tag Archives: US Senate

Senate Approves Stopgap Funding Bill In 87-11 Vote

NBC News reports: The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Wednesday night, punting the GOP’s spending fight and the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays. The bipartisan vote was 87-11, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat — Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado — voting against the bill. “Because of bipartisan cooperation, we are keeping the government open …

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Mullin: I Was Going To Break My Hand On His Face

“I’m a guy from Oklahoma first, and there’s consequences for doing some of this. I get there’s people on social media that they’ll do this constantly. I’ll never see them. This guy I did see and this wasn’t his first time. He did this to me five separate times. I ignored it every time. So when you get mad, you …

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Tom Cotton: Biden Wants To Legalize Weed For “White Kids” And Have Terrorists Sell Menthol Cigs To Blacks

“Joe Biden wants to ban menthol cigarettes, which are favored by black smokers. Meanwhile, he wants to legalize weed for white college kids and mail out free crack pipes. The administration’s ban is paternalistic, it’s hypocritical, and it creates a huge black market for Mexican cartels and Hezbollah. And all because Mike Bloomberg told him to.” – Sen. Tom Cotton, …

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Ingraham Blasts GOP Senator: “Utter Embarrassment”

“I never thought I’d say this, but Bernie Sanders seems to be the voice of reason here. Everything you just saw was a complete and utter embarrassment. It shouldn’t be what is projected to our kids from our nation’s capital. Reminder to all of you, yeah, the children are watching. You’re supposed to be the adults in the room, so …

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Mullin: The Senate Used To Be Able To Cane People

“You know, some people are real strong behind a keypad, but when they get called out, it’s completely different. People asked me, too, ‘Is this becoming of a U.S. senator.’ And, I’m like, man, I’m a guy from Oklahoma first. In Oklahoma, you don’t run your mouth like that, and if you do run your mouth like that, you’re expected …

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Tammy Murphy, Wife Of NJ Gov, Launches Senate Bid

Axios reports: New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Wednesday announced her run for U.S. Senate in 2024. She’s the second high-profile Democrat to jump into the race in the wake of a federal indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who hasn’t said if he is running for reelection. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) announced his run for the seat in …

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Sanders: “Pathetic” That I Had To Stop A Fist Fight

“Well, it’s pretty pathetic. We have a United States senator challenging, you know, a member of the panel who is the head of one of the larger unions in America, which has just negotiated a very good contract for their workers, the Teamsters. The point I try to make there is this country, Anderson, faces so many crises. And by …

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Mullin: Threatening To Fist Fight Is “Oklahoma Values”

The Daily Beast reports: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said he was nobly representing “Oklahoma values” when he challenged a union boss to a fight Tuesday. Speaking about the incident with Mullin on Fox News on Tuesday night, Sean Hannity praised Mullin’s actions, saying any other response would have been “gutless.” Mullin agreed, then said: “What did people want me to …

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Joe Manchin: “Plenty Of Time” To Decide About WH Bid

CBS News reports: Sen. Joe Manchin says there’s “plenty of time” for him or someone else to pursue a third-party bid for president. And if he does decide to run, the West Virginia Democrat says he doesn’t believe that an independent candidate would just help reelect former President Donald Trump. In Manchin’s first interview since announcing he won’t run for …

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Senate Rules Panel Moves To Break Tuberville Blockade

Reuters reports: The U.S. Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to advance legislation that would clear the way for hundreds of military promotions that one Republican has been delaying to protest Defense Department abortion policy. The panel voted 9-7 to send the resolution for a vote in the full Senate. Although Democrats control a 51-seat majority in …

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GOP Senator Challenges Witness To Fist Fight [VIDEO]

The Washington Examiner reports: A Senate hearing got heated on Tuesday when Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) stood up in an apparent move to physically fight Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. The move came after O’Brien — testifying before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, about unions — challenged Mullin to a fight in June on Twitter. In a tweet, …

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GOP Sen. Tim Scott Drops Out Of Presidential Race

USA Today reports: Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. announced Sunday that he is suspending his 2024 presidential campaign, less than a week after the third GOP primary debate. Scott made the announcement to Fox News’ Trey Gowdy, his fellow South Carolinian who also served in Congress. Scott on Sunday referenced a passage from the Bible, Romans 8:28, saying “All things work …

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Manchin Begins “Mobilize The Middle” Push In Georgia

The Messenger reports: Sen. Joe Manchin’s launch of a national “movement to mobilize the middle” began in earnest Friday as he spoke at an event in Georgia focused on political civility. “This is going to be the birthplace of civility in the political process now,” Manchin said at the University of Georgia’s inaugural Isakson Symposium on Political Civility, named after …

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Vance: GOP Lost “Moral Argument” Against Abortion

“For pro lifers, last night was a gut punch. No sugar coating it. Giving up on the unborn is not an option. It’s politically dumb and morally repugnant. Instead, we need to understand why we lost this battle so we can win the war. I was very involved in the ‘no’ campaign for issue 1, so let me share a …

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Hawley Renews Push To Ban TikTok For US Users

NBC News reports: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asked the Biden administration Tuesday to ban TikTok in part because of how the app has handled content about the Israel-Hamas war. He called for the ban in a letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who chairs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency panel with the …

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Cruz: I Nearly Won The WH In 2016 And Will Run Again

The Texas Tribune reports: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said he expects to run for president again in the future, continuing his fight against the left and their “woke” policies. “I loved running for president in 2016. We came incredibly close. We came within inches of winning. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had in my life and I fully hope …

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Ex-GOP Rep Launches Bid For Michigan US Senate Seat

The Detroit News reports: After months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer is jumping into the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, launching a campaign Monday for the Republican Party’s nomination. Meijer, 35, of Grand Rapids Township, is an Iraq War veteran and grandson of the founder of the Meijer supermarket chain. He was elected in 2020 to …

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Congress Still Stalled On Ending Daylight Saving Time

NBC News reports: Since 2018, nearly all states have passed or entertained legislation that would drop the twice-a-year time shift. And 19 states have passed laws or resolutions in support of year-round daylight saving time, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. But there’s a caveat: Nothing can change until Congress addresses a 1960s-era law blocking such …

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Rick Scott Dumps DeSantis, Calls For Backing Trump

“I am often asked whether this is the beginning of the end of America. It will be, if we stop fighting and cede our country to the incompetent, radical Democrats who are destroying the fundamental values that make America great. We of course do not even know if Joe Biden is lucid enough to be aware that his administration is …

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Fetterman Moves To Bar Menendez From Intel Briefings

NBC News reports: Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced a resolution on Thursday that would strip Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey of his committee assignments and bar his access to classified information and briefings. The resolution specifically targets senators indicted for crimes affecting national security, and would bar them from serving on congressional committees, receiving classified information, submitting spending requests …

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