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28 May, 5 tweets, 1 min read
SCOOP: Friday AM, two significant bipartisan bills are being introduced in the House addressing Covid. The first establishes a bipartisan commission modeled after the 9/11 commission, focused on Covid origin and Covid response. It is being introduced by 5 Dems and 5 Republicans
The second bill is modeled after Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JATSA) - stripping China of sovereign immunity, allowing covid victim families to directly sue the Chinese government for damages. It would also review the actions of the WHO.
Bill #1 - the “Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act” is from the co-chairs of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Bill #2, “Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act” - from Rep Brian Fitzpatrick & Rep Conor Lamb - allows stripping sovereign immunity from countries misleading int'l community on health concern leading to pandemic. US citizens can bring suits against foreign nations
"We must also hold organizations such as the WHO accountable for their inactions with regards to the spread of COVID-19. The response to the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic must be global," Rep. Fitzpatrick says

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26 May
🚨NEW: possible impasse ahead on WH/GOP infrastructure talks, with the White House appearing likely to reject Senate R's plan to use unspent covid money to pay for it.
A source familiar with the admin’s thinking challenges GOP claim that there's $700B in leftover covid relief funds – saying as of end of March, 95% of the $3T in pre-Rescue Plan Covid relief has been spent or allocated – including for PPP, unemployment, or nutrition assistance.
Also, source says most of the remaining 5% sits in the Health Care Provider Relief fund – dedicated for rural hospital and health care provider funding, and disaster loans for small businesses.
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11 Jan
THREAD: Nevada GOP local party chair spreads conspiracy that President Trump is taking over the country starting January 20th - saying "It's 1776 all over again!"
The Nye County, NV, GOP Chairman has released a letter declaring that President Trump will be president for another four years, and President-elect Joe Biden will not be president.
The letter is not signed, with the message explaining that the “intended audience was our rural membership and they all know me” – however the local party website where the letter is published states that the party chair is Chris Zimmerman.
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9 Jan
As calls for President Trump's impeachment ramp up, timing constraints indicate it's unlikely to succeed before the end of his term. Although the Senate will hold two pro forma sessions 1/12 and 1/15, it is barred from doing any business on those days without ...
...unanimous consent of all 100 senators. And as some GOP senators have pushed back against impeachment, saying it would further divide the country, such an effort would likely be pushed to the first days of Biden's presidency, even if the House moves soon.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell outlined the procedure to his GOP colleagues in a memo obtained by Fox - assuming that unanimous consent is not given. He says the following would take place when the Senate resumes regular session 1/19.
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8 Jan
Explanation below: "...we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence." blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/c…
"This determination is based on a number of factors, including:

President Trump’s statement that he will not be attending the Inauguration is being received by a number of his supporters as further confirmation that the election was not legitimate and is seen as him disavowing .
..his previous claim made via two Tweets (1, 2) by his Deputy Chief of Staff, Dan Scavino, that there would be an “orderly transition” on January 20th.
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29 Dec 20
NEW: source familiar tells me Biden transition couldn’t get a meeting with Dept of Defense since 12/18. It follows Biden’s warning the transition is encountering obstruction from political leadership at DOD & OMB, denying incoming admin info in key national security areas
On background to a source familiar: “Despite many outstanding requests, the Department of Defense had, as of early this week, not granted a meeting with the transition team since December 18...
...There are three meetings on the books for this week; one was added today, and two others were approved on the evening of December 23. The Department continues to delay and deny critical meetings and dozens of requests for information.”
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10 Dec 20
The Mac Shop, the Delaware computer repair store where a laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden surfaced in 2019 before being seized by federal authorities, is now closed.
Callers to the store get a voicemail with a female voice: “Hi and thank you for calling. Unfortunately The Mac Shop will be closed for the foreseeable future. Um, we wish you well...
...Thank you for your support over the years and hopefully we will be back in the store at a later date. Um, Sorry for the inconvenience and good luck in the future.”
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