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☆ These 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that could lead to TikTok being banned. 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against it. AdvertisementThe House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that could lead to TikTok being banned in the United States. The "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" easily cleared the chamber by a lopsided 352-65 vote, with 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans voting against the bill. @RepMTG on TikTok bill: "I rise today as the only member of Congress that has ever been banned by social media...Twitter banned me..

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☆ These 40 House Republicans voted against millions of dollars in federal funding that they secured for their districts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOn Wednesday, 83 House Republicans voted against a roughly $460 billion package of bills to fund large swaths of the federal government. Forty of them did so despite requesting — and securing — millions of dollars in federal funding for a variety of projects in their districts. AdvertisementRep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee also voted against the bill, despite securing more than $12 million for his district. But Republicans weren't the only ones to vote against the bill on Wednesday, despite securing earmark funding. AdvertisementHere are the 40 Republicans who voted against the bill, despite securing earmark funding:

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☆ 'He's a non-entity': House Democrats no longer see Dean Phillips as a threat — just a joke
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When Rep. Dean Phillips first began making noise about launching a quixotic presidential campaign, the mood among House Democrats might have best been described as anger and disbelief. Since launching his campaign, Phillips has generally been absent from Capitol Hill, effectively cutting down Democrats' ranks by one seat. AdvertisementOn Wednesday evening, Sen. Tina Smith made light of her Minnesota colleague's recent struggles in a video message to the Congressional Dinner, an annual gathering of reporters and lawmakers. At first, Phillips's campaign seemed to constitute a real threat to Biden, even if he was unlikely to actually defeat him. In a statement for this story, a Phillips spokesperson chastised his Democratic colleagues who now speak ill of him.

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☆ A $174,000 salary isn't enough for members of Congress. In fact, they should probably give themselves a $100,000 raise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

With a salary of $174,000 per year, members of Congress make more than 80% of American households. Stunted salary growth and limited perksThe salaries for members of Congress haven't budged in nearly 15 years. Historically, Democrats have been more willing to push for higher pay for members of Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. For simplicity's sake, let's put the number at $274,000 — a $100,000 raise for members of Congress. Nor is jacking up lawmakers' salaries likely to be a panacea that solves every problem in a troubled institution.

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☆ Come on, people: there's never going to be a bipartisan coalition running the House
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The ousting of Kevin McCarthy has thrown the House back into chaos, and there's no clear successor. Some have speculated that a "compromise speaker" or "coalition government" could emerge. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe fall of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the hands of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has revived talk of something relatively uncommon in American politics — a "compromise speaker" or "bipartisan coalition" emerging to govern the increasingly ungovernable House of Representatives. As the dust settled after the vote to boot McCarthy on Tuesday, I spotted Republican Rep. Mike Lawler walking away from the Capitol. "The Texas example is that sometimes you vote for a Republican speaker, but then you get a third of the chairs," Casar told me on Tuesday.

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☆ Top House Democrat floats voting to save McCarthy's job — if he ends the Biden impeachment inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

If Matt Gaetz forces a vote on ousting Kevin McCarthy, House Democrats will have to decide what to do. One top Democrat is floating bailing him out — if he puts an end to the Biden impeachment inquiry. "Listen, we've been here waiting to have Kevin McCarthy ask for our help in governing responsibly," said Clark. "If Kevin McCarthy chooses to... get back to work for the American people, to do the right thing, we're going to be there to, you know, meet and compromise with him." "I think Kevin McCarthy is a horrible speaker."

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☆ Matt Gaetz can count on some progressives' support as he threatens to force a vote on ousting Kevin McCarthy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to force a vote on ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. If that happens, Democrats will get a vote too — and some progressives say they would vote for it. "I mean, if that vote comes up, I'll vote to vacate," said Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida. Gaetz, for his part, has suggested that Democrats would bail McCarthy out, and he's openly challenging Democrats to support his effort when the time comes. "I think Speaker McCarthy is horrific," said Rep. Robert Garcia of California.

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☆ At least 24 House members have spent taxpayer money on their Twitter accounts — and they're overwhelmingly Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

24 House members have reported spending taxpayer money on their official Twitter accounts this year. A recently-published government report on House members' office spending — encompassing April through June of this year — shows that 19 Republicans and 5 Democrats reported spending official funds on "Twitter Paid Features," recently rebranded as "X Premium." Additionally, the amount of money that offices are spending on Twitter is relatively minuscule compared to other expenses. In addition to lawmakers' personal offices, several House committees have spent money on enhanced Twitter features, including the Committees on the Budget, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and Rules. Here are the 5 House Democrats who have spent taxpayer money on Twitter:Rep. Brendan Boyle of PennsylvaniaRep. Joaquin Castro of TexasRep. Jason Crow of ColoradoRep. Maxwell Frost of FloridaRep. Johnathan Jackson of IllinoisAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd here are the 19 House Republicans who have spent taxpayer money on Twitter:

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☆ Democratic lawmakers are having a blast on 'Bluesky,' the latest alternative to Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some Democratic lawmakers have begun posting on "Bluesky," the latest alternative to Twitter. And for the Democratic lawmakers who use the platform, it's a place that feels safer and more gentle than Twitter. "The invite tree accountability makes people more judicious about bringing in solid people," wrote Ocasio-Cortez in a "skeet" this week. But I've [posted] triple digits in less than a week [on Bluesky]," she wrote in an earlier post. In a "skeet" on Bluesky, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez declares the platform to be "safer and more fun" than Twitter.

☆ There are currently zero members of the US House of Representatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US House currently has no duly-sworn members, and won't until a Speaker is chosen. It's the first time in a century that the House has been vacant for more than a day. Hours later, the chamber re-convened for the 118th Congress, ready to elect a new Speaker of the House and organize itself. The House is scheduled to reconvene at noon at Wednesday, with the first order of business being the election of a Speaker. asked former Republican Rep. Billy Long of Missouri, noting the role that members play in assisting their constituents with federal agencies.

☆ Maxwell Frost Will Be the First Gen Z Congressman. See Who Else Has Been Elected in Their 20s.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Democrat Maxwell Frost of Florida, 25 years old, is one of the youngest candidates to ever be elected to the House of Representatives. Frost is set to be the first member of Generation Z in Congress after just meeting the minimum age requirement to serve in the House. He, like the oldest members of his generation, was born in 1997.

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