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☆ Liberal U.S. lawmakers withdraw Ukraine letter after blowback
  + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Patricia Zengerle | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
REUTERS/Clodagh KilcoyneWASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congressional Progressive Caucus withdrew a letter to the White House urging a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, the group's chairperson, Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal, said on Tuesday. “The Congressional Progressive Caucus hereby withdraws its recent letter to the White House regarding Ukraine," Jayapal said in a statement. The letter drew immediate pushback, including from some members of the Progressive Caucus. In her statement withdrawing the letter, Jayapal said that, because of the timing, the letter was being conflated as being equivalent to McCarthy's remark. As such, it is a distraction at this time and we withdraw the letter," Jayapal's statement said.
☆ Analysis: U.S. Republicans aim at Ukraine aid but unlikely to block it
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Patricia Zengerle | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
All 57 House votes against a bill providing more than $40 billion for Ukraine in May came from Republicans. Anderson said some Republicans have viewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's administration as corrupt since Trump's first impeachment trial. House Democrats voted to impeach Trump in 2019 on charges he held up military aid for Kyiv to put pressure on Zelenskiy to investigate one of Biden's sons. Several defense industry executives said they viewed the Republican comments on Ukraine aid as political rhetoric ahead of the midterms, not a threat. A Reuters/Ipsos opinion survey this month showed 73% of Americans felt the United States should continue to support Kyiv.
☆ A top House Republican gifted Kevin McCarthy an ornate silver bowl as a nod to a famous scene from HBO's 'The Wire' about leaders having to eat crap: book
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A top ally of Kevin McCarthy loved "The Wire" so much that he gave the Republican a silver bowl. Nonetheless, McHenry continued to email the Republican clips of the scene that incredibly is a parable an actual politician used to tell. "There's a knock at the door in the corner of the room, and Pete comes walking in carrying this gorgeous Sèvres silver bowl, hand chased ... 'It's from the unions,' Tony, played by Sam Coppola, says. You're sitting, eating shit all day long, day after day, year after year." So according to Draper, the North Carolinian bought an ornate silver bowl that was once the property of the British army.
☆ U.S. House Republicans to push energy, crime and immigration agenda in midterms push
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
"I don't think they have an agenda that the American people will ... want," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, the chamber's No. FLASHBACK TO 1994The "Commitment to America" is modeled on the 1994 "Contract with America," which helped give Republicans control of the House and Senate. 2 House Republican, told reporters. A national Reuters/Ipsos poll concluded on Sept. 12 found that 37% of Americans would prefer to vote for a Democratic congressional candidate, with 34% preferring Republicans and 15% still undecided. Nonpartisan forecasters say Democrats have a better chance of holding onto their Senate majority than they do in the House.
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