Tag Archives: US Senate

Sen. Amy Klobuchar Discloses Breast Cancer Treatment

The Washington Post reports: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she has been treated for breast cancer that was found in February and the treatment “went well.” Klobuchar, 61, tweeted that the cancer was detected during a routine mammogram, and eventually she had a lumpectomy to remove the cancer. She said she completed radiation treatment in May, and a …

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Klobuchar: End The Filibuster To Save Abortion Rights

Axios reports: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that the Senate should abolish the filibuster in order to protect abortion rights. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) last week promised to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, codifying Roe v. Wade, when the House returns from recess. Klobuchar said Sunday ending the filibuster would be key …

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Joni Ernst Lies That Biden Has Never Thanked Troops

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale reports: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a veteran of the war in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, falsely claimed on CNN on Wednesday that President Joe Biden has never expressed gratitude or empathy toward the American troops who have served overseas during the last two decades. Ernst’s claim is not …

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Toomey Urges GOP Not To Nominate Trump In 2024

CNBC reports: Sen. Pat Toomey has urged his party not to nominate former President Donald Trump as its presidential candidate in 2024, calling his conduct in the aftermath of the 2020 election “completely unacceptable.” “I think that the future of our party is to be a party of ideas, and not to be a party about any one individual, and …

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Manchin Says He Won’t Vote For $3.5T Budget Package

Sen. Joe Manchin writes for the Wall Street Journal: I, for one, won’t support a $3.5 trillion bill, or anywhere near that level of additional spending, without greater clarity about why Congress chooses to ignore the serious effects inflation and debt have on existing government programs. Inflation continues to rise and is bleeding the value of Americans’ wages and income. …

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McConnell Shrugs Off GOP Calls To Impeach Biden

Mediaite reports: Some Republicans have said Biden should be impeached over the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, including Senator Lindsey Graham and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert. During an event in Kentucky, McConnell was asked about whether Republicans would push for impeachment. “The president is not going to be removed from office with a Democratic House and a narrowly Democratic Senate. That’s not …

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Politico: The Senate Is Poised To Get A Lot More MAGA

Politico reports: If Senate Republicans seem conservative now, just wait until next year. The 2022 midterms could usher in a wave of full-spectrum MAGA supporters who would turn the GOP conference an even deeper shade of red — and make the Senate a lot more like the fractious House. In the five states where Republican senators are retiring, the primary …

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McConnell: It Serves No Purpose To Call Out Vax Lies

The American Independent reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asked on Monday why he has not called out members of his caucus for their dangerous anti-mask and anti-vaccine rhetoric. The Kentucky Republican said he did not think speaking out against other people was helpful. “I don’t think it serves any particular purpose to start criticizing others,” told a reporter …

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Cultist Herschel Walker Launches US Senate Bid

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Former University of Georgia football star Herschel Walker launched a campaign Tuesday for the U.S. Senate, bringing both his celebrity and his untested political background to one of the premier national contests on the 2022 ballot. Walker becomes the most prominent Republican to line up against Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in next year’s contest, ending …

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Anti-Mask Republican Senator Is Sick With Something

Biloxi’s ABC News affiliate reports: Senator Roger Wicker has tested positive for COVID-19, according to his office. Wicker, 70, tested positive for the virus Thursday morning after experiencing mild symptoms, according to his communications director Phillip Waller. The senator is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and is in good health. Wicker is being treated by his Tupelo-based physician and is currently …

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Rand Paul’s Wife Bought Stock In COVID Med Company After He Got Private Briefing During Start Of Pandemic

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Rand Paul revealed Wednesday that his wife bought stock in Gilead Sciences — which makes an antiviral drug used to treat covid-19 — on Feb. 26, 2020, before the threat from the coronavirus was fully understood by the public and before it was classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The disclosure, in …

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Fox Host Mark Levin: Every GOP Senator Who Voted For Infrastructure Bill Must Be Ousted, They Chose Tyranny

Mediaite reports: Fox News host Mark Levin said Tuesday that every Republican senator who voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill should be primaried and ousted. 19 Republicans, including Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, voted for the $1.2 trillion package. After Sean Hannity made a comment about being on the side of liberty, Levin said, “We choose liberty, but the 19 …

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Ecstatic Booker Celebrates “Gift” Of GOP Amendment Allowing Democrats To Vote Against Defunding Police

Newsweek reports: Senator Cory Booker gave a brief but lively endorsement on the Senate floor of a proposal about defunding the police in a video that has gone viral on social media. The New Jersey Democrat was animated on Tuesday when he teased Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), whose amendment to the Democrats’ 2022 budget resolution would cut federal funding to …

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Senate Approves $3.5T Budget Plan In 50-49 Vote

The New York Times reports: The Senate took a major step early on Wednesday toward enacting a sweeping expansion of the nation’s social safety net, approving a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint along party lines that would allow Democrats to fund climate change, health care and education measures while increasing taxes on wealthy people and corporations. After an unusual bipartisan approval …

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McConnell Credits Biden For Infrastructure Passage

The Wall Street Journal reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell credited President Biden with helping to get the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed in the Senate, but said he doesn’t anticipate many more opportunities for Republicans to work with Democrats. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the Kentucky Republican also dismissed criticism from former President Donald Trump …

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YouTube Suspends Rand Paul For Posting COVID Lies

The Washington Examiner reports: Sen. Rand Paul is fuming after YouTube censored the second one of his videos for violating community guidelines on COVID-19 and suspended him from posting more videos for a week. “They are now banning all my speech, including speech that is given on the Senate floor, which is protected constitutional,” the Kentucky Republican senator told reporters …

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Lindsey Graham Back In Senate After “Really Bad Days”

Reuters reports: “To all my colleagues, I appreciate the good wishes and the phone calls and the food. I made it. I think the worst is behind me,” Graham said from the Senate floor Tuesday. “I want to reinforce a simple message – if you haven’t been vaccinated regarding the COVID problem you need to get vaccinated.” Graham said he …

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Senate Approves Infrastructure Bill In 69-30 Vote

The New York Times reports: The Senate gave overwhelming bipartisan approval to a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges and fund new climate resilience and broadband initiatives, delivering a key component of President Biden’s agenda. The vote, 69-30, was uncommonly bipartisan; the yes votes included Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate …

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Hawley Seeks To Defund Schools For COVID Mandates

The American Independent reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) wants to strip school districts of federal funding if they require students to wear masks or get the COVID-19 vaccine — even as the delta variant continues to tear through the country. Hawley announced on Monday that he will introduce measures to restrict funding to schools over COVID safety precautions as part …

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Cruz Bill Would Ban Vax And Mask Mandates, Passports

Via press release from Sen. Ted Cruz: U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today introduced the No Mask Mandates Act and No Vaccine Mandates Act. The No Mask Mandates Act ends the Biden administration’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mask mandate for all Americans-regardless of vaccination status. The No …

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