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I think providing aid to Ukraine right now is critically important,” the speaker added. House TVThe speaker’s embrace of Ukraine aid represents a remarkable evolution for Johnson, who voted against funding for the country as a rank-and-file member. Johnson drags his feetJohnson did not come to his decision on how to handle foreign aid quickly. “Slow,” New York Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said when asked how Johnson handled Ukraine aid. In recent weeks, allies counseled Johnson to keep the former president in the loop on his potential foreign aid plans.

Persons: Manu Raju ”, Johnson, Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, Taiwan –, Michael McCaul, “, ” Johnson, Derrick Van Orden, Matt Gaetz, ”, Johnson –, Kevin McCarthy, –, Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Mike Pompeo, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Bill Burns, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Jeffries, Biden, Mitch McConnell, Gregory Meeks, Patrick McHenry of, Trump, Johnson’s, ” Trump, Eli Crane, McCarthy, Bob Good, Johnson “, Greene, Al Green, Van Orden, Gaetz, I’m, ” Van Orden, Chip Roy’s, Bob Good’s, Kent Nishimura, Paul Gosar, Johnson’s speakership, We’re, we’ve, Tom Cole of, ” Cole, “ There’s, Warren Davidson, CNN’s Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer Organizations: GOP, CNN, Democratic, Louisiana Republican, Foreign, ”, Florida Republican, Senate, Republican, Ukraine, CIA, Naval Academy, Israel, Internal Revenue Service, New York Rep, House Foreign Affairs, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Lago, Arizona, Democratic Rep, Navy, Navy Seals, Wisconsin Republican, Capitol, Democrats, Republicans, GOP Rep, ” Veteran GOP Locations: Iran, Israel, Ukraine, Washington, Louisiana, Taiwan, Florida, American, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Patrick McHenry of North, Iranian, Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, House, Arizona, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Ohio

CNN —House Republicans were shocked by some of the recent high-profile retirements announced by their colleagues, which have included powerful committee chairs and rising stars inside the GOP. And on the Energy and Commerce Committee alone – a highly sought-after assignment – there are eight Republicans who are retiring. “So, yeah, I’m very worried about it.”Others, however, said the turnover is completely normal, especially since the House GOP has self-imposed term limits for chairs, which they argued allows them to inject new blood into the ranks. We probably need a few more retirements.”McCarthy – who resigned at the end of last year – suggested that was perhaps the goal of hard-liners like Good and GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida who voted to oust him. It’s just a number of things piling up,” said House Science Committee Chair Frank Lucas, reflecting on the retirements.

Persons: “ They’ve, we’re, ”, Ken Buck, Don Bacon of Nebraska, ” Bacon, Carlos Gimenez, Kevin McCarthy, “, it’s, –, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Mike Gallagher of, Alejandro Mayorkas, Greg Pence, Pfluger, Tom Cole, I’ve, I’m, Bob Good, ” Good, ” McCarthy –, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, ” McCarthy, Frank Lucas, Mark Green of, Debbie Lesko of, McCarthy, ” Lesko, can’t, Brian Fitzpatrick, Steve Womack, Donald, Trump, Kelly Armstrong of, ’, Erin Houchin, Patrick McHenry of, Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee Organizations: CNN — House Republicans, CNN, GOP, Energy, impeaching Homeland, Commerce, Indiana, Republicans, Congress, Capitol, ”, House Homeland Security Committee, Representatives, Financial Locations: Ken Buck of Colorado, Carlos Gimenez of Florida, Washington, China, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, Texas, Congress, Florida, Mark Green of Tennessee, Debbie Lesko of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, New York, Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota, Erin Houchin of Indiana, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina

“I was embarrassed for our conference, for our party, because we can do better than we did last night,” said GOP Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas. It was a huge mistake,” said GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, an ally to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. And the stunning defeat, which prompted a chaotic scene on the House floor, completely overshadowed the Democratic opposition to the Israel bill. “The Democrats played hide and seek with us,” GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Florida told CNN. We’ll put it back up.”For their part, Democrats took a victory lap in their maneuvering that led to a nail-biter vote and embarrassment for House Republicans.

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But Greene said she had a tougher time connecting with Speaker Mike Johnson, who doesn’t have a strong relationship with the congresswoman. “I haven’t heard much from him,” Greene told CNN earlier this week. Greene said Johnson heard her out and gave her assurances that her impeachment articles would move through committee and on to the floor. Taking a page from his predecessor’s playbook, Johnson has tried to dole out commitments and face-time to some of his potential critics. GOP Rep. Bob Good of Virginia said the Freedom Caucus made clear to the speaker on Thursday what their expectations are.

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Conservatives also say Johnson, who was a rank-and-file member up until this point, hasn’t broken their trust yet. “Kevin was in a very difficult situation when that happened,” Johnson told CNN. But it wasn’t enough to win them over; the House Freedom Caucus took an official position against the plan. “Speaker Johnson must reassert his authority in this fight,” Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, said ahead of the vote. “I think if you’re going to oust a speaker of the House from your conference, the red line should remain the same for the next speaker,” Greene said.

Persons: Mike Johnson’s, Kevin McCarthy, –, McCarthy, Johnson, haven’t, ”, Bob Good, there’s, “, Tom Cole, we’ve, Warren Davidson, that’s, Chip Roy, Dan Bishop of, Kevin, ” Johnson, Scott Perry, “ He’s, Troy Nehls, ” McCarthy, Dusty Johnson of, Garret Graves, McCarthy ”, Patrick McHenry of, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Greene Organizations: Democratic, House Republican Conference, Louisiana Republican, CNN, GOP, ”, Freedom Caucus, Caucus, Fox Business, “, Pennsylvania Republican, California Republican, Dusty Johnson of South Dakota Locations: Louisiana, Virginia, Oklahoma, Ukraine, Israel, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Texas, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, “, California, Dusty Johnson of South, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Washington, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia

At odds with one another on spending, House Republicans abruptly scrapped their legislative work on Thursday and left Washington with little progress toward funding the government and no plan to avert a shutdown next week. That effort would involve rallying deeply anti-spending Republicans around a stopgap funding bill that is likely to be a dead letter in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Instead of revealing a path forward to keep the government open, Mr. Johnson spent the week trying and failing to push through two individual spending bills that collapsed for lack of G.O.P. It was yet another reflection of the rifts among House Republicans that have made their tiny majority ungovernable, leading to the ouster of their last speaker and so far confounding his successor, who is far more conservative and less experienced. When it’s 220 and you’ve got as many individual personalities — and to be fair, different interests and different districts — that’s a risky game to play.”

Persons: Mike Johnson, —, Johnson, ”, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, “, you’ve Organizations: Republicans, Democratic Locations: Washington

☆ Jim Jordan's House speakership bid on the ropes ahead of second vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jordan's bid to become speaker appeared to be in deep trouble Wednesday, after he failed to secure the gavel by a wider margin than expected in the Tuesday vote. On that ballot, 20 Republicans publicly voted against the Judiciary Committee chairman, and 200 voted for him. Jordan's second bid already appeared doom to fail early Wednesday afternoon with at least nine Republicans voting against him so far, more than the congressman can afford to lose. Other Republicans voted for Lee Zeldin, who left Congress in January. "By empowering Patrick McHenry as Speaker Pro Tempore we can take care of our ally Israel until a new Speaker is elected."

Persons: Jim Jordan, Elise Stefanik, Jim Jordan's, Jordan's, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Cole, McCarthy, Steve Scalise, Lee Zeldin, Patrick McHenry of, Dave Joyce, Ohio, McHenry, Joyce, Patrick McHenry, Israel Organizations: Republican, House Republican, U.S, Capitol, Ohio Republican, GOP, Republicans, NBC News, NBC, Pro Tempore Locations: Ohio, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina

On Tuesday, 20 Republicans voted against his candidacy – far more than the handful he could afford to lose given the party’s narrow majority in Congress. These are the House Republicans who voted against Jordan in each ballot:First ballot1. Don Bacon of Nebraska voted for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy2. Anthony D’Esposito of New York voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York4. Kelly voted for former House Speaker John Boehner15.

Persons: Jim Jordan of, Jordan –, Kevin McCarthy’s, Jordan, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Kevin McCarthy, Lori Chavez, McCarthy, Anthony D’Esposito, Lee Zeldin, Mario Diaz, Steve Scalise, Jake Ellzey, Mike Garcia, Andrew Garbarino, Carlos Gimenez, Tony Gonzales, Kay Granger, Mike Kelly, Jennifer Kiggans, Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, John Rutherford of, Mike Simpson, Steve Womack, Ken Buck, Tom Emmer, John James of Michigan, Tom Cole, Doug LaMalfa, Victoria Spartz, Thomas Massie of, Bacon, Vern Buchanan, Byron Donalds, Buck, Chavez, DeRemer, D’Esposito, Diaz, Balart, Ellzey, Garcia, Drew Ferguson, Garbarino, Gimenez, Gonzales, Granger, James, Candice Miller, Kelly, John Boehner, Kiggans, Lawler, LaLota, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Rutherford, Simpson, Pete Stauber, Bruce Westerman, Womack Organizations: Washington CNN — Republican, House Republicans, New York, Michigan Locations: Jim Jordan of Ohio, Oregon, New, New York, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, California, Virginia, John Rutherford of Florida, Idaho, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Indiana, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Georgia, Iowa

CNN —Rep. Steve Scalise announced he was dropping out of the speaker’s race Thursday after House Republicans failed to coalesce behind him in the aftermath of Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. And Republicans scheduled a second members-only conference meeting for Thursday evening. But the opposition to Scalise as the next speaker only grew Thursday, with roughly 20 Republicans publicly opposing him. Scalise needs a majority of the House to be elected speaker, meaning he can only afford to lose four votes. The deadlock is leading to intensifying frustration as the House GOP looks no closer to coalescing around a speaker candidate.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Kevin McCarthy’s, “, ”, there’s, Scalise, I’m, Nicole Malliotakis, Jim Jordan of, Jordan, “ I’m, Andy Ogles, Kevin McCarthy, “ He’s, ” McCarthy, didn’t, Thursday’s, ” Scalise, It’s, Hakeem Jeffries, Paul Ryan, Thomas Massie, Dan Crenshaw, ” Jordan, Jordan didn’t, Steve, Donald Trump, ” Trump, that’s, –, Mark Green, Scalise can’t, Patrick McHenry of, Steve Womack, McHenry, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, can’t, Anna Paulina Luna, Joe Biden, Luna, don’t, Mario Diaz, Erin Houchin, Indiana Organizations: CNN —, Republicans, Louisiana Republican, GOP, New York Republican, Scalise, Fox, Republican, Kentucky Republican, CNN, Ohio Republican, Fox News Radio, Israel, Wednesday, Democrats, Republicans Democrats, Florida Republican, ”, ” Republican Locations: ”, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Tennessee, New York, Kentucky, Dan Crenshaw of Texas, Scalise, Israel, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Arkansas, “, Florida

☆ A GOP congressman says conservative hardliners who helped oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker could 'very easily' cause the party to lose its House majority in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Tom Cole told The Atlantic that hardliners might "very easily" cost the GOP its House majority. Cole strongly vouched for McCarthy shortly before he was ousted as speaker in a 216-210 vote. And Cole told the magazine that McCarthy's ouster could "very easily" threaten the very House majority that the GOP fought so hard to win last year after losing it following the 2018 midterms. "This is going to cost us candidates," Cole told the magazine, again criticizing the votes of the eight breakaway GOP lawmakers. Currently, the leading candidates to succeed McCarthy as speaker are Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

Persons: Tom Cole, Cole, McCarthy, —, Kevin McCarthy of, Tom Cole of, We're, he's, That's, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan of Organizations: GOP, Service, Atlantic, National Republican Congressional Locations: Atlantic, Kevin McCarthy of California, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Louisiana, Jim Jordan of Ohio

☆ House business is on ice while GOP finds new speaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The House calendar remained officially stuck on October 3 – Tuesday – the date when House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted and left the chamber without adjourning. “The House of Representatives is effectively frozen,” Rep. Garret Graves, a Louisiana Republican, told reporters. As speaker pro tempore, Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina can perform tasks like recessing the House, adjourning the chamber and recognizing speaker nominations, according to the House Practices Guide. “Until we figure out how we have another speaker of the House, everything stops,” Rep. Kelly Armstrong, a North Dakota Republican on the House Oversight Committee, told CNN. While House Republicans intend to hold a candidate forum for would-be speakers on Tuesday, it could take time for Republicans to unify behind a single one.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Garret Graves, “, Patrick McHenry of, Joe Biden, Graves, ” Graves, ’, “ We’re, James Comer, we’ve, Michael McCaul, Kelly Armstrong, Tom Cole, Jim Jordan of, Steve Scalise, ” Organizations: DC CNN —, Representatives, ”, Louisiana Republican, Republican, CNN, Republicans, Kentucky, Foreign, Texas Republican, North Dakota Republican Locations: Washington, ”, Louisiana, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Jim Jordan of Ohio, “

☆ House votes to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, throwing the chamber back into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The House voted to vacate the Office of the Speaker on Tuesday, booting Kevin McCarthy from his job. The House, under interim speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, will now have to hold speaker elections once again, and it's not clear where that will lead. In 1910, House Speaker Joseph Cannon called the motion himself as he faced a mutiny from his own party, daring his own members to oust him. The Saturday measure, while supported by most House Republicans, ultimately passed with more Democratic than Republican votes. Gaetz and dozens of other House Republicans — potentially more than half — oppose sending more aid to the besieged country.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz's, —, Matt Gaetz, McCarthy, Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Tim Burchett, Eli Crane, Bob Good, Nancy Mace, Matt Rosendale, Republicans —, Patrick McHenry of, there's, What's, Hakeem Jeffries, Angie Craig of, hasn't, Saul Loeb, it's, Joseph Cannon, Newt Gingrich, John Boehner, Gaetz, Joe Biden, could've, McCarthy hasn't, they're, Abigail Spanberger, Spanberger, Jared Golden of, Who's, Tom Emmer, Jodey Arrington, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Andy Ogles Organizations: Democrats, Service, Republicans, Democrat, Republican, Arizona Rep, Colorado Rep, Tennessee Rep, Florida Rep, Rep, South Carolina Rep, House Republicans, Democratic, Getty, —, Florida Republican, Texas Locations: Florida, Montana, Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, California's, Angie Craig of Minnesota, Ukraine, Virginia, Jared Golden of Maine, Minnesota, Tennessee

The Democrat told CNN there’s been internal discussions about a wide range of potential asks – from power-sharing agreements to policy ideas. I’m talking about like, the furthest left most progressive Democrats to moderates,” the House Democrat told CNN. But McCarthy’s critics aren’t the only ones privately courting House Democrats to play for their team in the ongoing speaker drama. On Friday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries remained non-committal about how he would handle a potential vote to oust McCarthy. So timing is important,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told CNN.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy’s speakership, ” Gaetz, Tom Cole of, Tom Emmer, McCarthy, CNN there’s, “, he’s, I’m, ”, Gaetz, it’s, Brian Fitzpatrick, McCarthy’s, Hakeem Jeffries, Matt, Pramila Jayapal, I’ve, – Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Democrat, GOP, House Democrat, Democrats, – House Democrats, ”, Congressional Progressive Caucus, White Locations: Minnesota

CNN —House Republican leaders are sending members home for the week amid deep divisions over funding the government ahead of the rapidly-approaching September 30 deadline, according to multiple GOP sources. The move came after House Republicans dramatically bucked Speaker Kevin McCarthy and GOP leadership on a procedural vote over a Pentagon funding bill, with the members now not set to return to session until next week. With government funding set to expire at the end of next week, persistent opposition from a bloc of far-right conservatives has continued to thwart the House GOP leadership agenda, threatening to paralyze the House floor in the process. The House on Thursday voted down a procedural measure that would have advanced the Defense Department bill. Opposition from hardliners has plagued efforts by Republican leadership to unify behind a plan to fund the government.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Thursday’s, McCarthy, tanked, ”, ” McCarthy, –, Dan Bishop of, Andy Biggs of, Matt Rosendale, Eli Crane of, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tom Cole of Organizations: CNN — House Republican, House Republicans, GOP, Defense Department, House Republican, GOP House, Republican, White, Republicans Locations: Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Matt Rosendale of Montana, Eli Crane of Arizona, Georgia, Tom Cole of Oklahoma

CNN —House Republicans are still struggling to reach consensus on a plan to fund the government, with lawmakers going back-and-forth over the issue and leadership forced to delay a planned procedural vote as they work to find agreement within their ranks. House GOP leaders canceled a procedural rule vote on the proposal originally slated for Tuesday morning amid that opposition from hardliners. Amid the impasse in the House GOP conference, there are discussions underway among some Republicans and Democrats about teaming up on a so-called discharge petition to fund the government if the House Republican-brokered plan fails on the floor this week. Five Republicans – most of them from the right flank House Freedom Caucus – voted against the rule, denying House GOP leadership of the 218 votes it needed for passage. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesRep. Ralph Norman, a South Carolina Republican, said he thinks they should work through the weekend until they are able to find agreement among House Republicans on how to keep the government open.

Persons: ”, Nancy Mace, Tom Emmer –, Kevin Hern, Hern, Hakeem Jeffries, Republicans –, Caucus –, McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Scott Perry, Bob Good, Virginia, Byron Donalds, Chip Somodevilla, Ralph Norman, Chip Roy, ” Roy, “, haven’t, Roy, ” Donalds, Perry, ” Perry, Matt Gaetz, Norman, Andy Ogles, Dan Bishop of, Andy Biggs of, Tim Burchett, Anna Paulina Luna of, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Rosendale, Victoria Spartz, Eli Crane of, Cory Mills, Wesley Hunt, Wesley Hunt of Texas, Paul Gosar, Burchett, Bishop, Norman –, Ken Buck, Tom Cole of, Cole, ” Cole, “ That’s Organizations: CNN — House Republicans, GOP, Democratic, South Carolina Republican, Republican, “, CNN, Democrats, Politico, House Republicans, Department of Defense, Republicans, Caucus, Freedom Caucus, House Republican, Capitol, Getty, Texas Republican, Florida GOP Rep, Senate, ’, Defense, Ken Buck of Colorado . Locations: Pennsylvania, Florida, Washington ,, Texas, Tennessee, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Matt Rosendale of Montana, Victoria, Victoria Spartz of Indiana, Eli Crane of Arizona, Cory Mills of Florida, Wesley Hunt of, Paul Gosar of Arizona, “, Biggs, Rosendale, Ken Buck of Colorado

House Republicans, trying to win support from the far-right wing of the party, have loaded up their government funding packages with spending cuts and conservative policy priorities. Political Cartoons View All 1163 ImagesThe Senate strategy is being led by the first female duo to hold the top leadership spots on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sens. But as the Senate grinds toward votes on their funding bills, they have won plaudits from leadership in both parties. A few GOP senators allied with conservatives in the House are working to slow the Senate’s work on appropriations bills. They have also loaded the House's appropriations bills with conservative policy wins, ensuring Democratic opposition.

Persons: Patty Murray, Susan Collins, “, ” Murray, Murray, Collins, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Collins “, ” Collins, Kevin McCarthy, you’ve, ” McCarthy, Kay Granger, Rosa DeLauro, Conn, McCarthy, gavel, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Hakeem Jeffries, Republican appropriators, Tom Cole of, ” “ We’re, Don Bacon Organizations: WASHINGTON, Capitol, House Republicans, GOP, Democrats, Associated Press, Republicans, Republican, Caucus, American, Democratic, “, Department of, Social Security Locations: United States, Ukraine, Maine, Washington, Kentucky, Kay Granger of Texas, Texas, New York, Tom Cole of Oklahoma

☆ Inside a debt ceiling standoff ‘far more dangerous than people will recognize’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Jeremy Diamond Lauren Fox Melanie Zanona Phil Mattingly Arlette Saenz Kevin Liptak | Jeremy Diamond | Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

“She’s well respected by both sides,” McCarthy said of the former longtime House Appropriations Committee staffer, according to White House officials. “Asking me about the communication (with the White House) implies there was communication,” one House Democrat said. For the White House negotiators, that meant late nights and early mornings. The White House negotiators left Capitol Hill abruptly and for hours, it was unclear when the conversations would resume. Quietly, White House negotiators had never actually stopped talking to their Republican counterparts.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, “, “ You’ve, ” Rep, Patrick McHenry, Biden, Steve Ricchetti, Shalanda Young, Louisa Terrell, ” McCarthy, James S, Alex Wong, Young, Garret Graves, ” Graves, Graves, Tom Cole of, ” Cole, White, Jeff Zients, McHenry, ‘, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Ricchetti, ”, ” Terrell, Dan Meyer, –, apprised, decamping, ’, Anna Moneymaker, nonstarters, ” McHenry, McHenry –, —, Susan Walsh, businesslike, Biden’s, Eisenhower, Zients, Jose Luis Magana, Young –, Louisianans –, Jim Clyburn, Clyburn, Annie Kuster, ” Kuster, wasn’t, ” Young Organizations: CNN, White, ”, Republican, Legislative, Young, Management, Brady, Capitol, White House, GOP, McCarthy’s, Pennsylvania, Capitol Hill, U.S, Biden, Democrat, Democratic, Republicans, Building, Air Force, West Executive, LSU Tigers, South Carolina Democrat, New Democrat Coalition, Democrats Locations: Irish, Washington , DC, Louisiana, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, McHenry, Hiroshima, Japan, Washington

☆ How almost $427 million in taxpayer money is locked away in a forgotten government fund — and lawmakers won't spend it or return it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The intended beneficiaries of the taxpayer-fueled Presidential Election Campaign Fund — presidential candidates — don't want it, as they're soured by its restrictions on their election fundraising and spending. An accounting of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, as of October 31, 2022. Several nonprofit leaders told Insider that Congress could use the Presidential Election Campaign Fund money to immediately ease suffering, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2019-20 congressional session, two Republican lawmakers sponsored similar bills that attempted to kill the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Until that or any other repurposing decision comes down, the FEC continues to spend taxpayer resources keeping the Presidential Election Campaign Fund alive.

☆ DOJ says it needs more money for the Jan. 6 probe. The next spending bill may be its last chance.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it is in critical need of more money to bring the Jan. 6 rioters to justice. The Justice Department has told Congress that more than $34 million in funding is "critically needed" to fund the investigation. “The cases are unprecedented in scale and is expected to be among the most complex investigations prosecuted by the Department of Justice,” the Justice Department wrote to the legislative branch. Before they broke for recess, lawmakers involved in the talks told NBC News that the fate of the Justice request was still unsettled. I don’t have any problem giving the Justice Department the resources it needs to do that,” he said.

☆ How more than $424 million in taxpayer money is locked away in a forgotten government fund — and lawmakers won't spend it or return it
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The intended beneficiaries of the taxpayer-fueled Presidential Election Campaign Fund — presidential candidates — don't want it, as they're soured by its restrictions on their election fundraising and spending. A US Treasury document detailing the finances of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Several nonprofit leaders told Insider that Congress could use the Presidential Election Campaign Fund money to immediately ease suffering, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2019-20 congressional session, two Republican lawmakers sponsored similar bills that attempted to kill the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Until that or any other repurposing decision comes down, the FEC continues to spend taxpayer resources keeping the Presidential Election Campaign Fund alive.

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