House Ethics Cmte Chair Deutch (D-FL) & Ranking Mbr Walorski (R-IN) jointly decided to continue probes of NJ Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski as well as Republicans Jim Hagedorn (MN), Mike Kelly (PA) & Alex Mooney (WV)." Cmte will announce its course of action on or before Oct 21."
North central NJ Rep. Tom Malinowski (D),who joined Pres. Biden yesterday in touring Tropical Storm Ida damage in his #NJ07 district,"continues to participate in this routine process in good faith,& remains committed to complete transparency w/the public."
Southern Minnesota Republican “Congressman Jim Hagedorn "personally self-reported this matter to the Ethics Committee last year and will continue working with it to bring it to an appropriate conclusion."
Central West Virginia Republican Congressman Alex Mooney "adopted multiple new procedures, amended past reports to ensure their accuracy and hired a company to ensure full legal compliance and accurate reporting. He is fully cooperating in this matter."
Simone Biles:"I blame Larry Nasser and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse.USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Cmte knew that I was abused by their official team doctor long before I was ever made aware of their knowledge."
Biles: "How much is a little girl worth? I sit before you today to raise my voice so that no little girl must endure what I, the athletes at this table, and the countless others who needlessly suffered under Nassar's guise of medical treatment which we continue to endure today."
Schumer from Senate flr on budget reconciliation bill: "Later today,our caucus will discuss the latest elements of the reconciliation bill.Working w/our colleagues in the House,we will have met the target date of Sept 15 set in the budget resolution for producing text to review."
Schumer: "I expect our cmte chairs will provide an overview of all the work that each of their cmtes have done over the last 4 weeks in drafting legislative text, and the entire caucus will have the chance to offer feedback so we can continue to move this process forward."
Schumer: "This will continue to be a collaborative process. Everyone, everyone is going to have input into this legislation. But of course, our unity is our strength. And if we're not unified with 50 votes, we can't get anything done, so we all must come together."
House Ways & Means Chair Neal (D-MA): "No one likes raising taxes, but thanks to the strength of our economy, we can afford it. But we cannot afford to skimp on the critical investments throughout this proposal."
Neal (D-MA): "We are taking a significant step toward leveling the playing field. Specifically, we propose to increase the top individual income tax rate to 39.6%, increase the top capital gains rate to 25 %, and add a 3% surtax for individuals making over $5 million."
USCP: “This morning the United States Capitol Police arrested a California man who had multiple knives in his truck near the Democratic National Committee headquarters.”
USCP: "The driver, 44-year-old Donald Craighead of Oceanside, California was arrested for Possession of Prohibited Weapons. Craighead said he was 'on patrol' and began talking about white supremacist ideology and other rhetoric pertaining to white supremacy."
Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell and McCarthy are now meeting on Capitol Hill with new USCP Chief Tom Manger for a pre-scheduled meeting on security arrangements for the Capitol Hill "Justice for J6” rally scheduled for Saturday.
President Biden today on withdrawing David Chipman’s ATF dir nomination:"Republicans in Congress have made clear they intend to use gun crime as a political talking pt instead of taking serious steps to address it.That's why they’ve moved in lockstep to block (his) confirmation."
Biden: "We knew this wouldn’t be easy – there’s only been one Senate-confirmed ATF Director in the Bureau’s history – but I have spent my entire career working to combat the scourge of gun violence, and I remain deeply committed to that work."
Biden:"Since taking office, my Administration has taken numerous steps to combat gun violence, and we’ll continue to use every tool at our disposal to fight gun violence and keep Americans safe. I am grateful for Mr. Chipman’s service and for his work." whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
McCarthy today calls on US Supreme Court to end House proxy voting which began on May 27, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic: "Today, we are asking the Supreme Court to uphold the Constitution by overturning Speaker Pelosi’s perpetual proxy voting power grab."
McCarthy: "Although the Constitution allows Congress to write its own rules, those rules cannot violate the Constitution itself, including the requirement to actually assemble in person."
McCarthy: "The Senate has managed through the whole pandemic without proxy voting because they know, as we do, that it is unconstitutional. To restore the House to its proper legislative role, the Supreme Court must strike down proxy voting.”