MA Democratic Senator @EdMarkey on his #MASen primary win over Rep. Joe Kennedy: "I extended my respect & congratulations for a campaign that has been fierce at times,but always fueled by a shared commitment to the people of this great commonwealth."c-span.org/video/?475351-…@cspan
Markey (D-MA): "In this race, justice was on the ballot, health care justice. That's Medicare For All and universal health care."
Markey (D-MA): "Racial justice, so we can confront our history, make reparations, and rout out the systemic racism that keeps us from achieving the promise of liberty and justice for everyone. Today and every day, we say Black Lives Matter. Black voices matter."
Markey:"Environmental justice,that's the Green New Deal. The one issue combating the climate crisis which defines our future. Every other problem is linked to it..This is a matter of life & death.The very future of our civilization depends upon it..We must pass a Green New Deal."
Markey (D-MA) on campaign issues: "We took unapologetically progressive stances on all of them. We never blinked. We didn't bend. We made it clear that we'd rather lose fighting as hard as we could for what we believe in than in finding the middle ground."
Markey (D-MA): "The progressive movement knows how to fight. We will not surrender."
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Justice Alito responds to Senate Judiciary Chair Durbin: "There is no valid reason for my recusal in this case. Sen. Durbin’s letter expressed the view recusal is necessary because I participated in 2 interviews that resulted in 2 articles about my work that appeared in the WSJ."
Alito: "There was nothing out of the ordinary about the interviews in question. Over the years, many Justices have participated in interviews with representatives of media entities that have frequently been parties in cases before the Court."
Altio: "We are required to put favorable or unfavorable comments and any personal connections with an attorney out of our minds and judge the cases based solely on the law and the facts. And that is what we do."
220-213: House on a near party line votes approved the rules for 118th Congress under a Republican majority. Rules package allows 1 mbr to force a vote on removing the House Speaker by offering a motion to vacate the chair. TX Rep Tony Gonzales was the only Republican to vote No.
McCarthy: House-approved rules package for the 118th includes “Rules that empower Members to debate & legislate are replacing rules that silenced their voice & centralized power. Rules that increase transparency are replacing rules that kept lawmaking hidden behind closed doors.”
McCarthy: “And rules that reopen Congress to We the People are replacing rules like proxy voting that kept this floor empty.”
Diaz-Balart:"I am a long-standing advocate against discrimination of all types. I, however, cannot support any effort that undermines religious liberties by failing to provide legitimate safeguards for Faith-Based orgs. that object based on their deeply-held religious beliefs."
Diaz-Balart (R-FL) on his Yes to No vote on final marriage equality bill: "It is unfortunate the Senate missed an opportunity to protect marriage equality while also guaranteeing religious freedom."
Salazar (R-FL): “I am disappointed to see the final House version of the Respect for Marriage Act did not include full protections for churches and Americans with sincerely held religious beliefs."
Senate unanimously passed legislation tonight to honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall with a bust in the U.S. Capitol, replacing the bust of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, author of the Dred Scott decision, located near the old Supreme Court Chamber.
The bill specifically “directs the Joint Committee on Congress on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds.”
Senate Rules Chair Klobuchar; “The Capitol is our most recognizable symbol of democracy, a place where all Americans have their voices represented and heard. We must ensure that its art reflects the values on which our country stands.”
258-169-1: House passed marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex & interracial marriage under federal law.39 Republicans voted Yes.Owens (R-UT) voted Present.Passed Senate 61-36 w/12 Republicans voting Yes last month.Respect for Marriage Act now heads to President Biden.
47 Republicans voted in July voted for the House version of the Respect for Marriage Act. The Senate changed the bill to include the bipartisan Baldwin-Collins compromise, which 39 House Republicans voted for today.
39 House Republicans voted Yes in support of the final version of the Respect for Marriage Act including House GOP Conference Chair Stefanik, former chair Cheney and Outgoing NRCC Chair/Incoming Majority Whip Emmer. clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll5…