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 (DIR) Post #Ad7ChhdR4MjvUsXM9Y by tanyatussing@mastodon.social
       2023-12-14T18:06:07Z
       
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       When is Congress going to do their job for American citizens? From #HeatherCoxRichardson :“In a day that was chock full of political stories in which Republicans were launching attacks on Democrats, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) made a key point. “We have not passed an emergency supplemental, a Farm Bill, or regular Appropriations,” he said. “The story is not what they are doing. The story is what they are not doing.””https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-13-2023#USCongress2023 #MagaMikeAWOL #HCR
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad7ChietGRUufgE23k by tanyatussing@mastodon.social
       2023-12-14T18:07:31Z
       
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       "Schatz was referring to specific, vital measures that are not getting through Congress: * the outstanding funding bill for aid to Ukraine and Israel, border security, and humanitarian aid for Gaza; * the Farm Bill, which governs the nation’s agricultural and food assistance programs and needs to be renewed every five years; and ..."
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad7Chl0wVQKFyeYfi4 by tanyatussing@mastodon.social
       2023-12-14T18:08:09Z
       
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       ..." * the regular appropriations bills that Congress must pass and that House extremists tossed out former speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) over because they wanted deep cuts that he had agreed with President Joe Biden not to make."
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad7ChllNilTMIgHl5s by tanyatussing@mastodon.social
       2023-12-14T18:25:06Z
       
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       “Now, though, the Republicans are in charge of the House of Representatives, and they actually need to get work done. But extremist Republicans’ skill set involves pushing talking points to create a false reality that demands gutting the government, not legislating, which requires compromise and deep understanding of issues.”#MagaMikeAWOL
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad7Chmb8cKsAtCV5lY by tanyatussing@mastodon.social
       2023-12-14T18:43:20Z
       
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       Check out #HeatherCoxRichardson 's new book: Democracy Awakeninghttps://mastodon.social/@tanyatussing/111382126181821658photo source: https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.frank.itlab.us/photo-essays/small/mar_04_6636_sunrise_bird.jpg