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House Progressives Will Demand Boebert To Be Stripped Of Committee Assignments Over Attacks At Omar

December 2, 2021 attacks, Committee, demand, Assignments, stripped, Progressives, Omar, Boebert, Over, House0 comment

<p>House progressives are reportedly preparing a statement urging for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to be stripped of her committee assignments, following her refusal to publicly apologize to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) after insinuating that the Minnesota Democrat is a terrorist, according to <a href=”https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/12-1-2021/got-omars-back/”>Politico</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

Joe Biden nominates Shalanda Young as White House budget director

November 29, 2021 Biden, House, director, White, Young, Nominates, Shalanda, budget0 comment

President Biden on Wednesday said he will nominate Shalanda Young to serve as White House budget director, a move that will elevate her from an acting role to the permanent post if she is confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Biden said Ms. Young has “continued to impress me and congressional … The Washington Times stories: White House

Biden doesn’t support ‘Squad’ bill to abolish federal incarceration, White House says

November 24, 2021 House, White, federal, support, Bill, Doesn't, squad, abolish, incarceration, Biden, says0 comment

The White House on Tuesday said President Biden enjoyed visiting the Michigan district of Rep. Rashida Tlaib earlier this month but he does not support a proposal that she and other members of the progressive “Squad” are championing to release federal prisoners within 10 years. “Let me be absolutely clear. … The Washington Times stories: White House

‘It’s Cheap’: Rittenhouse Attorney Disses House GOPers’ Internship Offers To Acquitted Teen

November 23, 2021 attorney, Teen, Cheap, acquitted, Rittenhouse, Disses, GOPers’, Internship, House, offers, It's0 comment

<p>Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense attorney Mark Richards on Monday took aim at the multiple House Republicans who have offered an internship to his client, days after Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges related to his shooting of three people (two fatally) during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year.</p> Talking Points Memo

Listen To This: The House Gets It Done

November 20, 2021 House, This, gets, listen, Done0 comment

<p>Breaking News Pod Alert: Josh and Kate discuss the House finally passing the reconciliation bill and what comes next in the Senate on a new mini-pod out today.</p> <iframe loading=”lazy” width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/P4Y0odVIZl8″ title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen=””></iframe> <p>You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/the-house-gets-it-done” data-type=”URL” data-id=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/the-house-gets-it-done”>here</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

CBO finds Biden’s IRS tax enforcement plan falls far short of White House estimates

November 19, 2021 falls, House, Short, White, plan, Finds, Biden's, Enforcement, estimates0 comment

The Congressional Budget Office has found that Democrats’ plan to beef up IRS enforcement, a key revenue source for funding President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social welfare bill, falls far below White House expectations. A CBO report released Thursday estimates that Mr. Biden’s plan to hire more than 87,000 IRS agents will … The Washington Times stories: White House