Category: Legislative Branch

Legislative Branch

Biden’s OMB Nominee Withdraws Her Nomination After Key Democratic and Republican Senators Expressed Concerns for Her Tweets

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 2,, 2021)--with a nomination at the end of the tunnel for President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets.     Her withdrawal…
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“McConnell and Rogers Announce $92,200 for Pikeville’s Economic Recovery Plan”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 27, 2021) – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced today the city of Pikeville will receive $92,200 to create a strategic plan to increase medical research and advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing in the region. The federal funding, distributed by…
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“SCALISE: COVID BILL NEEDS TO FOCUS ON SCHOOLS, HEALTH, NOT LIBERAL GIVEAWAYS”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 24, 2023)—House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), and Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee Jason Smith (R-Mo.) at today's leadership press stakeout to outline the devastating impacts of Speaker Pelosi's nearly $2 trillion partisan…
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Biden’s Stimulus Plan Decreased Stimulus Pay For Citizens But Provides More Funding For Unemployment, Families, States, Vaccines and Equipment

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 24, 2021)---the  Republicans in the U.S. Senate have been open to another round of stimulus check since it became a campaign issue in the December Georgia special Senate elections (Biden promised voters to expect $2000). The only sticking point has been where to put the income cap…
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“Salt Lake County Mayor Pens Op-Ed Urging Congress to Pass the American Rescue Plan”

Utah (February 23, 2021)--today, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson published an op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune describing the challenges facing Utah families, small businesses, and local municipalities due to COVID-19, and urged Congress to pass President Biden's American Rescue Plan. In the piece, Mayor Wilson wrote: "In Utah,…
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Congressional Hearing Hammer To Come Down On Ex-Capitol Security Officials

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 23, 2021)---today testifying publicly for the first time about the January 6 US Capitol attack, former security officials are poised to cast blame on the Pentagon, the intelligence community and each other for the disastrous failure to anticipate the violent intentions of the mob and defend the…
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Manchin To Oppose Biden’s OMB Nominee Neera Tanden

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 19, 2021)---today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to oppose Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director nominee Neera Tanden. "I have carefully reviewed Neera Tanden’s public statements and tweets that were personally directed towards my colleagues on both sides of…
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