1st term #FL15 Republican Rep. Ross Spano, backed by House GOP leadership and NRCC, loses his primary election tonight to Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin per AP.
Spano becomes 8th Congressman to lose his party's nomination this year.
Spano joins fellow House Republican incumbents King-IA, Riggleman-VA, Tipton-CO and Watkins-KS ,and Democrats Clay-MO, Lipinski- IL and Engel-NY in losing their party's nomination this year.
#FL15 Republican primary winner Scott Franklin will face Democratic primary winner Alan Cohn for the now open , west central Florida House seat race in November.
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz endorsed Scott Franklin in #FL15 GOP primary race. Franklin tonight defeated 1st term Rep. Ross Spano, who was supported by House GOP leadership.
NRCC Chair Emmer:"Congratulations to Scott Franklin on his primary win tonight.Scott has fought for freedom as a mbr of US Navy & will continue that fight in halls of Congress.Alan Cohn will support Democrats’ extreme socialist agenda & will be soundly rejected by voters in Nov."
DCCC Chair Bustos: “A former investigative journalist who spent his career holding the corrupt accountable for their actions, Alan Cohn is exactly the right person to take on Scott Franklin and flip this seat this November.”
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House Office Buildings Superintendent Joe Yates begins the new member office lottery: "This is the main event...I would like to congratulate you on your win and welcome you to the 119th Congressional suite selection. It's awesome."
Rep.-Elect Sarah McBride (D-DE) picks 13. "Lucky number 13" House Office Buildings Superintendent Joe Yates says.
Memorial Service for Ethel Kennedy is being held today at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in DC.Eulogies will be delivered by President Biden, fmr Presidents Obama & Clinton,fmr Speaker Pelosi,MLK III & her children.@cspan,online & cspan now app c-span.org/video/?539264-…
46, 44 and 42 with Nancy and Paul Pelosi at the memorial service for Ethel Kennedy today.
Surprise performance by Sting at the memorial service for Ethel Kennedy.
House passed legislation reauthorizing state grants for traumatic brain injury projects for 5yrs by voice vote. It's one of the last bills by the late Rep Bill Pascrell Jr (D-NJ) before he died last month.Bill names National Program for TBI Surveillance & Registries in his honor.
Pallone on Pascrell: “Before I talk about the importance of the bill, I want to take a moment to talk about our dear friend and colleague, Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr., who served here in this House for 27 years.”
Pallone on Pascrell: “He truly was the first son of Paterson and left an indelible mark on north Jersey throughout his public service career as a mayor, a public
schoolteacher, an assemblyman, and a Congressman.”
204-210:House defeated FL GOP Rep. Luna's inherent contempt resolution to fine Attorney General Garland $10,000 a day for failing to comply with a subpoena to provide Special Counsel Hur’s audiotapes of President Biden's interview.4Rs voted No: Duarte, Joyce, McClintock & Turner.
12 House Republicans and 7 Democrats missed the full House vote on Florida GOP Rep. Luna's inherent contempt resolution against AG Garland.
Rep. Luna (R-FL) on today's House vote defeating her inherent contempt resolution and 2025 legislative branch spending bill.
Education Sec. Cardona on whether what's happening to Jewish students at Columbia & other colleges & universities is okay:"Absolutely not. I think what's happening on our campuses is abhorrent. Hate has no place on our campuses & I'm very concerned w/the reports of antisemitism."
Cardona:"I've spoken to Jewish students who have feared going to class as a result of some of the harassment that they're facing on campuses. It's unacceptable and we're committed as a Department of Education to adhering to Titile VI enforcement. We have 137 open cases."
Cardona: "We take this very seriously. We've increased the number of communications to college campuses to make sure that they have what they need in terms of the law and best practices on how they make sure they're protecting students."