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Breitbart: Rep. Cori Bush’s Primary Opponent Ahead in Poll.
After Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)’s primary defeat in New York, a second Squad member could be in trouble, according to a new poll that shows Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO)’s opponent, Wesley Bell, pulling ahead.
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[...] pro-Israel advocacy group AIPAC has endorsed Bell.
NY Sun: AIPAC Turns to Cori Bush After Helping To Defeat a Fellow ‘Squad’ Member, Jamaal Bowman.
[AIPAC] says it is prepared to spend millions of dollars ahead of Ms. Bush’s August 6 Missouri primary.
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The group’s outside spending arm, United Democracy Project, has already spent more than $2 million in the Bush-Bell contest, and is expected to spend even more in the coming weeks[.]
The Intercept: Meet the Secret Donors Who Fund AIPAC’s Israel Trips for Congress.
Once an unassailable powerbroker on Capitol Hill, AIPAC and policymakers who work to further its interests have faced increasing criticism in recent years, as some members of Congress and the American public question the U.S.’s blanket support for Israel.
AOC, willing to stand up against AIPAC, an intrusive, influential and authoritative group of Israeli interests placing their goals ahead of U.S. and America's best interests.
AOC stands with Thomas Massie, Rand Paul and Chris Van Hollen and Bernie Sanders. Rashida Tlaib and Illhan Omar also are critical of the influence AIPAC has on our government.
Massie also states that the majority of his colleagues, prior to committing to a position on a bill tell him, "I'll check with my AIPAC guy."
Uh, no - the only check these people need to make is representing what their constituents want, not AIPAC, Israel, CAIR or any other group.
This ISN'T anti-semitism or "Jew Hatred." No single group should wield this much influence in U.S. foreign and domestic policy, no matter who it is; Israel, Sweden, Jews, Buddhists, Italians, Irish, Greeks, the Orthodox Church, Mormons - any of them.
FOX Business News: Five eye-popping spending items in the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill.
Federal lawmakers made public a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill on Tuesday morning.
The release of the bill, which spans 4,155 pages, comes after negotiations between Senate Republicans and House and Senate Democrats.
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Some lawmakers voiced complaints about the turnaround time to read the bill that contains $858 billion in defense spending and $772.5 billion in non-defense discretionary spending. Republican North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop pointed to certain provisions of the bill in a lengthy Twitter thread in the afternoon, calling them "egregious."
The bill contains $858 billion in defense spending and $772.5 billion in non-defense discretionary spending.
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One earmark included in the spending bill asks for $3.6 million for a project called "Michelle Obama Trail – PATH Trail Project" in Georgia. *
No, Big Mike's Trail isn't one of the "eye-popping" spending items. Big Mike has something else that is eye-popping.
When did Libs begin worshiping at the Altar of The MIC?
This omnibus bill isn't funny. DC is spending money that doesn't exist.
Read Rep. Dan Bishop's Twitter Thread on this bill HERE.
[The bill] "allocates $410 million towards border security for Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman."
Oh, nice that our tax dollars will help border security in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman. What - are there a lot of illegals from Mexico, Latin America, Argentina and Haiti trying to cross into those countries?
This bill is supported by RINO Mitch McWorthless, who referred to the bill's $45 billion in military and economic aid for Ukraine, as [a], "'Number One Priority’ for Republicans amid Inflation, Border Crisis."
But damn you if you accrue over $600 in your Venmo, PayPal or Cash App and fail to report it. The IRS will subject you to a fiscal colonoscopy.
* The Michelle Obama Trail is noted in Rep. Bishop's Twitter Thread. (not the FOX Business link.) Scroll down about 10 Tweet's, you can't miss it, it's in BIG LETTERS.
I know what I copy and paste and I know it was included in the FOX story. They must have updated it and removed Obama's Trail sentence. Then, it was re-Archived. That's strange. I know what I copy/paste!
Daily Caller: Rand Paul Just Hit The Brakes On $40 Billion Ukraine-Aid Package.
Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul stymied efforts by the Senate to pass a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine.
Paul blocked the votes Thursday, objecting to an amendment vote on his proposal by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
The Kentucky senator wants the aid bill’s language to be changed to require an inspector general to oversee spending on Ukraine. Schumer and McConnell’s offer would have required Paul’s provision to get 60 votes in order for the amendment to the bill to occur, according to The Hill.
Under the Senate’s rules, it only takes one senator to object, the outlet reported.
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Schumer blasted Paul, saying the senator was acting as if it was “my way or the highway.”
"Schumer blasted Paul, Schumer blasted Paul." Oh - it's different now, eh, from when Schumer blocked John Cornyn and Richard Blumenthal's bi-partisan Prescription drug bill from passing. Oh, but's different now, huh Chucky. Tough shit. Seethe. Cope.
McConnell doing his usual worthless, spineless performance of a politician. Step aside Mitch and let a real Conservative do your job.
Good for Senator Paul.
I hope this bill dies. It shouldn't have gotten this far, it shouldn't have ever been created.
Godspeed, Mittens...Godspeed.Utah Sens. Mike Lee and [JUNIOR SENATOR] Mitt Romney are self-quarantining per doctors’ orders after coming in contact with Sen. Rand Paul, who confirmed he tested positive Sunday for COVID-19.
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Romney, 73, said he sat next to Paul for “extended periods in recent days."
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Told that Romney would have to be in isolation, President Donald Trump said: “Gee that’s too bad.” Asked if he was being sarcastic, the president said he wasn’t.
More recently, McCain has taken aim at the president over his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, a decision he called disappointing. He told foreign officials on Tuesday at a meeting of the Munich Security Conference that if Trump hoped to interrupt the FBI's ongoing Russia investigation it would not work.Ah...McLame criticizes the President of the United States and the U.S. while feet planted firmly on foreign soil. It's right out of the playbook from The Left. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama must be so proud of McCain.
"I regret it, I think it’s unfortunate," McCain said. "The president does have that constitutional authority. But I can’t help but think that this is not a good thing for America."
Committee chairman and Republican Arizona Senator John McCain used strong language during the hearing, including saying that the alleged hack was "an unprecedented attack on our democracy.”Can the voters of Arizona recall McCain's Senatorial election?
When questioned by a Sputnik reporter following the hearing about the debunking of the Joint Annual Report by security experts, including the finding that 43 percent of the IP addresses attributed to ‘Russian hackers’ were generic web-browser Tor exit nodes, the Senator responded by saying that he had “no idea” what she was talking about.