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26 May, 6 tweets, 2 min read
Coming up today: @RepRaskin hosts a committee hearing on confronting white supremacy and the rise of militias in the US. I will have coverage for @CourthouseNews.
I've got back-to-back stories scheduled today folks, so I cannot live-tweet! Dang! But do watch out for my story on this later and check out the live stream here:
Chairman Raskin's opening statement here.
Peter Simi Chapman Univ: We shouldn't see 1/6 as either new or an aberration. When ppl say we don't do this, I appreciate the sentiment but that sentiment is wrong. As Americans we do this & have a long history of doing this. Pretending otherwise doesn't help us solve the problem
Long day, story submitted and hope to see it published soon!
WASHINGTON (CN) — Militias in America are infested with white supremacists and pose a danger to national security while infringing on the everyday person’s constitutional rights, extremism experts told members of Congress on Wednesday. courthousenews.com/experts-warn-c…
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26 May
Inbox: The bicameral Keeping All Students Safe Act, which would make it illegal for schools to receive taxpayer money to seclude kids & use prone or supine restraints has been reintroduced in the House.
murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…
Sponsored by Sens. Chris Murphy & Patty Murray & Reps Don Beyer, Bobby Scott & Donald McEachin, Beyer notes: “The practice of subjecting students to abusive discipline techniques happens far too often, and disproportionately affects Black children and students with disabilities."
"Many states have previously recognized the harm of seclusion & inappropriate restraint in the classroom & banned these practices. This is a nat'l civil rights issue that needs a federal solution," @RepDonBeyer said.
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26 May
In the congressional record as a witness today for a hearing on building trust in Covid-19 vaccines, Nick Offerman aka Ron Swanson, has himself titled as such: "Actor and woodworker"
Besides Offerman, today's witnesses include Saad Omer, dir. @ the Yale Institute for Global Health; J. Nadine Gracia, EVP for Trust for America's Health, Amy Pisani, exec dir for Vaccinate Your Family & Karen Shelton, dir of the Mount Rogers Health District, Va. Dept of Health
If you want to watch today's congressional hearing on building trust in the Covid-19 vaccine, you can catch a stream here:
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21 May
At today's White House press briefing @PressSec Psaki on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act: "It is exactly the right forum to help rebuild trust in communities."
The White House feels lawmakers are "making progress" on the bill.
Qualified immunity is the wedge issue.
But in back to the reality of gridlock in Washington.
Psaki then acknowledges it is "unlikely" lawmakers will pass something before the anniversary of George Floyd's death. However, there will be a ceremony at the White House next week marking the anniversary.
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Background on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act when it passed the House.
via myself and @JackRodgersCNS
courthousenews.com/house-passes-b…
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20 May
BREAKING: An attempt initiated by Republicans to send the $1.9B Capitol security emergency spending bill back to committee has failed, 209-208 after an hour long procedural vote. Now, lawmakers begin voting on final passage of the bill.
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There was also hesitancy today to pass the final bill by progressive members in the House who questioned whether certain officers might have been complicit in 1/6 attack. It now looks, however, that the bill will pass after some negotiating. More soon.
Reps Jamal Bowman and Rashida Tlaib voted present for today's vote approving $1.9B in Capitol Security funding. Ilhan Omar voting no.
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20 May
Here's a copy of the legislation vesting $1.9B for Cap security that is being voted on today. But of course, if you don't want to read it through, I'll break it down for you later today for @CourthouseNews.
govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BI…
And how did lawmakers get to $1.9B? On recommendations issued by Russel Honore in the 1/6 Task Force review that was published in March.
Copy of that available here: documentcloud.org/documents/2078…
The House of Representatives is now in session. After today's vote on the $1.9B Capitol Security bill (expected after 10:30AM ET), it will be the end of votes in this body until June 14.
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20 May
Coming up today: The House votes on a $1.9B bill for Capitol complex security in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection and President Biden signs the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act into law. Stay tuned for coverage.
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President Biden and Vice President Harris will deliver remarks at today's signing of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act around 2PM ET.
Stream here: c-span.org/video/?511944-…
"Hate can be given no safe harbor in America. I mean it, no safe harbor." President @JoeBiden says moments before he signs the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act.
Story to come for @CourthouseNews.
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