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'Growing GOP support' of Dem law intensifies Republican Party 'division': report
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Growing GOP support' of Dem law intensifies Republican Party 'division': report

Raw Story  

A Democrat-backed 2022 climate law is "drawing growing GOP support," causing friction among Republican lawmakers, according to a Sunday, August 25 Politico report. While the Inflation Reduction Act "is undeniably bringing federal money, private investments and jobs into communities around the country overwhelmingly represented by Republicans," Politico notes that no GOP lawmakers voted for the bill in 2022, "and conservatives …

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Nebraska Dem With Trans Son Drops Fiery Rebuke Of GOP-Backed Anti-Trans Bill
1 year, 8 months ago

Nebraska Dem With Trans Son Drops Fiery Rebuke Of GOP-Backed Anti-Trans Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt pledged to filibuster every bill for the rest of the legislative session after the Nebraska Legislature advanced a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for those under 19 ― which could impact her transgender son. The bill, backed by Nebraska Sen. Kathleen Kauth, would bar minors from seeking gender-affirming therapies including gender …

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In hunt for infrastructure deal, every Dem has leverage
3 years, 5 months ago

In hunt for infrastructure deal, every Dem has leverage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a crucial moment for Democrats, party leaders are hunting for a sweet spot that would satisfy their rival moderate and progressive wings on legislation to finance President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar agenda of bolstering the economy and helping families. Among centrists, Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., has said he’ll oppose his party’s budget and subsequent progressive-backed legislation financing programs …

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Kentucky lawmakers poised to override Dem governor’s vetoes
3 years, 8 months ago

Kentucky lawmakers poised to override Dem governor’s vetoes

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers will reconvene Monday to consider a stack of unfinished business, with Republicans poised to take up the Democratic governor’s vetoes on everything from scholarship tax credits to his ability to fill a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurs. Lawmakers also are talking about how to spend Kentucky’s share of the $1.9 trillion federal coronavirus …

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Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills
3 years, 9 months ago

Leading Senate Dem says outlook bleak on immigration bills

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A leader of Senate Democrats’ drive to help millions of immigrants become citizens cast severe doubt on its prospects Monday, as one of President Joe Biden’s early priorities seemed in danger of running aground in a Congress his own party controls. “I don’t see a means of reaching that,” Durbin, a veteran of past efforts to strike an …

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WVa Gov. Jim Justice, Dem challenger Salango clash in debate
4 years, 2 months ago

WVa Gov. Jim Justice, Dem challenger Salango clash in debate

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Republican Gov. “A pandemic is no different than a trip to the moon,” Justice said during the debate held in Morgantown. Justice took heat for lawsuits filed against his personal business empire, while he repeatedly tried to paint Salango as “connected at the hip” with Democratic U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Bernie Sanders. …

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