Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ed Markey, endorsed by Senate Minority Leader Schumer and NY Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, defeats his #MASen primary challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III, who was backed by House Speaker Pelosi.
Markey will face #MASen GOP primary winner Kevin O'Connor in the fall election. The Massachusetts Democrat was first sworn into the US Senate in July 2013 and last won reelection in 2014 with 61.9% of the vote.
AOC who endorsed Markey on his #MASen Democratic primary win tonight.
.@joekennedy on his #MASen Democratic primary loss to Markey:"The Senator is a good man. You have never heard me say otherwise. It was difficult at times between us.Good elections often get heated..These results were not the ones we were hoping for."c-span.org/video/?475352-…@cspan
Kennedy (D-MA): "We may have lost the final vote count tonight, but we built a coalition that will endure because this coalition, our coalition, is the future of a Democratic Party."
Kennedy:"To my family,the Kennedy family whose name was invoked far more often than I anticipated in this race..you all are my heroes,my role models,my example of what public service should be & can be when it is done w/courage & grit.Thank you for teaching me everything I know."
Massachusetts headlines this morning on Markey's #MASen Democratic primary win over Kennedy last night.
Speaker Pelosi on the MA Democratic primary loss by Rep. Kennedy who she endorsed: "The candidacy of Congressman Joe Kennedy energized and electrified this important election...I salute him for his tremendous race, and thank him for his years of service."
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."