Arguing against a bill that would offer free school meals to all students in Minnesota, Republican state Senator Steve Drazkowski said Tuesday that he had “yet to meet a person in Minnesota that is hungry” or doesn’t have access to enough food. Drazkowski argued that “hunger is a relative term,” saying that he was “hungry”Continue reading “Republican Says Hunger Is ‘Relative’ in Argument Against Free School Meals”
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Air Force wrongly released GOP candidates’ personnel files before midterms after Dem-funded firm’s effort
WASHINGTON — At least three personnel files improperly released by the Air Force in the lead-up to last year’s midterm elections belonged to Republican House candidates, the result of an Democrat-funded investigative firm’s effort that the targeted lawmakers say went beyond dirty politics — and was criminal. The chairs of the Republican-led House Oversight and Armed Services committeesContinue reading “Air Force wrongly released GOP candidates’ personnel files before midterms after Dem-funded firm’s effort”
Florida legislator, who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, resigns amid federal fraud charges
TALLAHASSEE — A Republican Florida lawmaker, who authored the controversial law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay,” resigned Thursday, the day after he was indicted for defrauding the federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses. In a lengthy post on Facebook on Thursday, state Rep. Joe Harding, R-Williston, said he was immediately resigning from his House seatContinue reading “Florida legislator, who sponsored ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, resigns amid federal fraud charges”
SMH!! House Republican Rep. DesJarlais to introduce new bill to block Biden student loan relief
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., is set to introduce a bill that will aim to block President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Student loan debt cancellation ‘very regressive’: Dartmouth college student “There’s a lot of people out there that took out loans and, you know, maybe didn’t get their dream job, but don’t pay them back,”Continue reading “SMH!! House Republican Rep. DesJarlais to introduce new bill to block Biden student loan relief”
SAY WHAT!!! Tennessee Republican Suggests Books Deemed Inappropriate Should Be Burned
(AP) — Tennessee Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would place more scrutiny over what books are placed in public schools libraries, moments after the bill’s House sponsor said any inappropriate book should be burned. The measure is just one of several proposals introduced in Tennessee this year designed to impose more scrutiny and transparency in public schoolContinue reading “SAY WHAT!!! Tennessee Republican Suggests Books Deemed Inappropriate Should Be Burned”
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PRAYERS!! Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88
(AP) — Orrin G. Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator in history who was a fixture in Utah politics for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88. His death was announced in a statement from his foundation, which did not specify a cause. A staunch conservative on most economic and social issues, he alsoContinue reading “PRAYERS!! Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88”
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