Letter from Sauber and Bauer to Hur: "We do not believe that the report's treatment of President Biden's memory is accurate or appropriate. The report uses highly prejudicial language to describe a commonplace occurrence among witnesses: a lack ofrecall of years-old events."
"Such comments have no place in a Department of Justice report, particularly one that in the first paragraph announces that no criminal charges are 'warranted' and that 'the evidence does not establish Mr. Biden's guilt.'" justice.gov/storage/report…
"In fact there is ample evidence from your intervievv· that the President did well in answering your questions about years-old events over the course offive hours. This is especially true under the circumstances, which you do not mention in your report..."
"...that his interview began the day after the October 7 attacks on Israel."
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"The Advocate, seeking to understand Tenney’s rationale behind her proposal, reached out to her spokesperson for comment but did not receive a response. This silence comes amidst scrutiny of Tenney’s record."
"The Washington Postreported her false claim in 2018 that former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts had already paid for themselves, and PolitiFact rated her statement that year regarding the political affiliations of mass shooters as 'Pants on Fire.'"
"She claimed that most mass murderers turn out to be Democrats.
Tenney’s record includes her unsubstantiated claim that 'Dead people also voted' in the New York 22nd Congressional District race in 2020."
.@WHCommsDir: @SpeakerMcCarthy "cut a deal with the most extreme MAGA elements of his party to accelerate taking food assistance from hundreds of thousands of older Americans and to carve out one industry from his draconian cuts without making a single change to provisions..."
"...that will strip away health care services for veterans, cut access to Meals on Wheels, eliminate health care coverage for millions of Americans, and ship manufacturing jobs overseas."
"House Republicans are selling out hard-working Americans in order to defend their top priority: restoring the Trump tax cuts for the wealthiest and corporations at a cost of over $3 trillion."
.@PressSec (from overnight, before any letters, but responsive): "Two weeks ago, Republican-led regulation rollbacks contributed to the largest banking collapse since the Great Recession. The Biden Administration and regulators stepped in to stabilize the financial sector."
"But business leaders and economists have warned that the threat of a default risks the livelihoods of American small businesses, retirees, and working families and would hand a massive win to China—and recent events underscore the need for Congress to address the debt limit..."
"...as soon as possible. It’s time for Republicans to stop playing games, agree to a pass a clean debt ceiling bill, and quit threatening to wreak havoc on our economy. And if they want to have a conversation about our nation’s economic and fiscal future..."
Trump "withdrew an Obama-era proposal to require faster brakes on trains carrying highly flammable materials, ended regular rail safety audits of railroads, and mothballed a pending rule requiring freight trains to have at least two crew members." politico.com/news/2023/02/2…
@AP, 2018: The Trump Administration repeated "a 2015 rule opposed by freight railroads requiring trains that haul highly flammable crude oil be fitted with advanced braking systems that stop all rail cars simultaneously" apnews.com/article/wv-sta…
Since 1/6, countless nonpartisan reporters, credible voices across the political spectrum, and @POTUS have highlighted the unprecedented threats to democracy posed by the actions of a segment of extreme GOP officeholders.
These accurate warnings are the opposite of "political."
Cecil Roberts, @MineWorkers: "I have heard a lot of whoppers come out of the mouths of politicians. But few of them top the absolute bull some are peddling about impact of the Inflation Adjustment Act (IRA), introduced last week by Senator Joe Manchin." umwa.org/news-media/pre…
"It was shocking to read a member of Congress from West Virginia, Rep. Alex Mooney, attack the restoration of full funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which is included in the IRA."
"The Fund provides small benefits to some, but not nearly enough, victims of this insidious disease and their widows, thousands of whom are West Virginians."