Author: EMILY BROOKS Washington Examiner
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Lauren Boebert to protesters at Western Conservative Summit: ‘Get a job’
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Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert has a message for the people aggressively protesting her and a conservative conference: “Get a job.” “Maybe this is their job. Maybe they’re paid to do it,” Boebert said in an interview with the Washington Examiner on Saturday. “You see this from extreme leftist progressives because either this is their job,…
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Earmarks are back. Republicans have a dilemma
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A decade after Congress eliminated earmarks after years of bipartisan opposition to the practice and outrage over the excess and influence it fostered, House Democrats are bringing a version of earmarks back. Republicans have a decision to make: Do they reverse course in order to take advantage of the new way to fund projects? House…
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Democrats defend proposed Capitol breach panel’s partisan edge over Republicans
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House Democrats are defending a 7-to-4 advantage for an initial proposal from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a 9/11-style commission to investigate and respond to the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building, in part by accusing some members of the House Republican leadership of being untrustworthy. “I’m not prepared to say that a seven-four…
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Schumer says impeachment will not ‘dither, dilute, or delay’ coronavirus bill
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer kicked off the day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump by brushing off calls to move on from the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion and promising that he can balance the Senate trial with confirming President Biden’s nominees and working on another coronavirus relief package. “Those who…
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House Democrats strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments
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The House, in an overwhelmingly party-line vote, stripped Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments over her past incendiary statements and social media interactions. “I could never live with myself if we did nothing here,” said Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern, chairman of the House Rules Committee, on the House floor on Thursday. “If this…
