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Congressional repeal of Social Security’s ‘evil twins’ nears finish line

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The possibility of repealing Social Security’s so-called ‘evil twins” is closer than ever to the finish line. There are now 303 House cosponsors on the Social Security Fairness Act. It is the second highest number of cosponsors on any pending bill in all of Congress. If enacted, the legislation would repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The two provisions reduce, and in some cases eliminate, Social Security benefits for certain federal retirees. The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) is urging the…

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Congressional Republicans Have Found Their Red Line

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It was fair, last week, to question whether Republicans in Congress would condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, because the party’s de facto leader was praising Vladimir Putin’s aggression as “genius” and “wonderful.” Yet instead of falling in line behind Donald Trump, most congressional Republicans have denounced Putin just as loudly as Democrats have. This fact would not have been surprising just a few years ago. But it’s one of the more meaningful distinctions that rank-and-file members of the party have drawn recently between themselves and the former president, a man…

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Where Things Stand: Greene Tiptoes Up To The Line Of Arguing That Guns Should Be Used Against Dems

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<p>It may be the 21st century, but the QAnon congresswoman is urging folks to take up arms against their sea of troubles.</p> <p>During a <a href=”https://www.sebgorka.com/video/marc-elias-is-the-architect-of-the-fake-insurrection-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-with-sebastian-gorka-on-america-first/”>podcast interview</a> with none other than the bombastic former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) loudly nodded at the &#8220;Second Amendment&#8221; as a solution to the far-right&#8217;s problems &#8212; in this case the &#8220;tyrannical government,&#8221; aka (for her) Democrats. Greene suggested Democratic lawmakers are currently doing exactly what the founders feared when James Madison proposed the inclusion of Second Amendment rights in…

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