Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri accused Democrats of playing politics with border security and said they should stop worrying about 2020 so Congress can do its job. “You know, I mean, look, this is what this is all about. This is all about pure politics,” Hawley said Friday on “Fox & Friends.” (RELATED: Marsha Blackburn Says Voters Sent Her To DC To Secure The Border) “The people of this country sent a message in 2016, 2018. They want results,” he said. “They want the border secure. They want folks to actually get something done in Washington.” WATCH : Hawley claimed President Donald Trump is willing to make a deal with Democrats on immigration, but said they’ve refused to come to the table in good faith. “And now you have the Democrats saying we won’t even come to the table. You can see it in [New York Democratic] Sen. [Chuck] Schumer’s response. I mean it’s the ever shifting goal post,” he said, adding: The president said let’s make a deal. Let’s meet together. We’ve got to get border security. Let’s make a deal. And you have the Democrats saying ‘no.’ We don’t want to. The people of this country elected us to work. It is time the Democrats got to work. Stop with the partisanship. Stop focusing on 2020. You listen, Brian [Kilmeade], it’s like, you know, everybody around here is focused on 2020 and the Democrats running for president. They need to do their jobs right now. You can Follow Nick on Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected] . ...
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The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by ExxonMobil – Increased security on Capitol Hill amid QAnon’s March 4 date
Presented by ExxonMobil To view past editions of The Hill's 12:30 Report, click here: http://bit.ly/1M1mIfw To receive The Hill's 12:30 Report in your inbox, please sign up here: http://bit.ly/1Tt4hqN --> A midday take on what's happening in politics and how to have a sense of humor about it.* *Ha. Haha. Hahah. Sniff. Haha. Sniff. Ha--breaks down crying hysterically. The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Increased security on Capitol Hill amid QAnon’s March 4 date | House leaves early | Sights and sounds | House passes election reform bill | Summer could be ‘normal,’ but experts warn that US risks delaying that | Urge remaining vigilant in the homestretch | Biden’s COVID-19 bet | Dolly Parton gets vaccine | Leslie Jones on Steve Kornacki’s election coverage HAPPENING TODAY 00 Days Since The Last Big Threat Of Violence To The US Capitol ... ^ we had been doing SO well: Via The Hill’s Cristina Marcos and Rebecca Beitsch , “Alarming revelations of threats to the Capitol and members of Congress prompted House Democratic leaders to wrap up their legislative work for the week on Wednesday night, underscoring the security concerns that remain nearly two months after the Jan. 6 insurrection.” https://bit.ly/3e64nqT Why today : March 4 was the date of presidential inaugurations until 1933. QAnon conspiracy theorists believe that former President Trump Donald Trump Trump State Department appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot Intelligence community investigating links between lawmakers, Capitol rioters Michelle Obama slams 'partisan actions' to 'curtail access to ballot box' MORE will return to office today. YESTERDAY’S HEARING ON JAN. 6 — FIVE TAKEAWAYS: Timeline delays come into focus National Guard was hamstrung ahead of the attack Summer protests loomed large Pressure is on for DOD testimony The FBI’s top brass was unaware of warnings Context and details for each : ...
Democratic centrists flex power on Biden legislation
Sens. Joe Manchin Joseph (Joe) Manchin Overnight Defense: Capitol Police may ask National Guard to stay | Biden's Pentagon policy nominee faces criticism | Naval Academy midshipmen moved to hotels Progressives won't oppose bill over limits on stimulus checks Senate votes to take up COVID-19 relief bill MORE (D-W.Va.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and other centrist Democrats increasingly are in control of the fate of President Biden Joe Biden Trump State Department appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot FireEye finds evidence Chinese hackers exploited Microsoft email app flaw since January Biden officials to travel to border amid influx of young migrants MORE ’s COVID-19 relief package — and perhaps broader pieces of his agenda. In a Senate where both parties hold 50 seats, a single defection by a Democrat can sink legislation, giving the centrists significant influence. Just this week, several Democratic moderates worked behind the scenes to limit eligibility requirements for individuals and couples who would receive $1,400 direct stimulus checks, lowering the threshold for the checks from $100,000 in individual income to $80,000. ADVERTISEMENT The House-passed COVID-19 relief bill allowed individuals earning up to $100,000 and couples earning up to $200,000 to receive some money from the stimulus checks. Under the changes demanded by the centrists, the Senate now cuts off payments for individuals earning more than $80,000 and couples earning more than $160,000. Now there’s a push being led by Sen. Tom Carper Thomas (Tom) Richard Carper Biden to meet with bipartisan lawmakers on infrastructure Five takeaways from dramatic Capitol security hearing Democrats worry Senate will be graveyard for Biden agenda MORE (D-Del.) to keep weekly federal unemployment benefits at $300 a week, instead of the $400 a week favored by Biden and most Democrats. “We’re thinking about offering” ...
Senate includes nearly $2 billion in cyber, tech funds to COVID-19 bill
The Senate included close to $2 billion for federal cybersecurity and technology modernization programs in its version of President Biden ’s proposed COVID-19 relief package. The funds fall short of the more than $10 billion originally proposed by Biden in his American Rescue Plan, but far more than the House included in the version it approved along party lines earlier this week. The House stripped out Biden’s proposed funds for these areas. The Senate included $1 billion for the General Service Administration’s Technology Modernization Fund, a fraction of Biden’s originally proposed $9 billion for the fund, which is intended to help the federal government launch new cyber and information technology programs. ADVERTISEMENT The Senate also included $650 million to help the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) increase its risk mitigation services. While this was less than the $690 million Biden has proposed for CISA, the Senate did include the $200 million Biden proposed for the U.S. Digital Service. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer Ron Johnson forces reading of 628-page Senate coronavirus relief bill on floor Senate panel splits along party lines on Becerra House Democrats' ambitious agenda set to run into Senate blockade MORE (D-N.Y.), who unveiled the proposed legislation on Thursday, did not respond to The Hill’s request for comment on further details on the cyber and technology funding. Biden included the funds in his proposal following the discovery late last year of what has become known as the SolarWinds hack. U.S. intelligence officials have concluded the cyber espionage incident, one of the largest in U.S. history, was “likely” carried out by Russian hackers, and a White House official said last month that at least nine federal agencies and 100 private sector companies were compromised as a result. The breach was cited in the Biden ...
‘Open Borders & Grabbing Guns’ — Ted Cruz Goes After Chelsea Handler And Hollywood Liberals
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz slammed Chelsea Handler in a tweet Monday after she expressed support for his Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke. Handler tweeted: I got to hear @BetoORourke speak last night and it was great to hear a candidate who cares about working families, women, immigrantion, and all while not taking money from corporate behemoths. We need elected officials who are not for sale. Go, Texas. Go, @BetoORourke — Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) March 18, 2018 Cruz responded with a savage tweet of his own. Hollywood liberals have made their choice, putting their $$ to work trying to turn Texas blue. They love open borders & grabbing guns. If Rosie and Chelsea and Al Franken decided TX elections, our State would be in deep trouble. But, thankfully, Texans know better. https://t.co/qIKBhEUV2j — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 19, 2018 Handler is known for having a colorful Twitter presence, often tweeting hate directed at President Trump (RELATED: Chelsea Handler Tweets Bizarre Photo Of Ivanka Sitting On Donald Trump’s Lap) She even tweeted last month that Trump should be arrested. (RELATED: Chelsea Handler: ‘It’s Pretty Clear’ That Trump ‘Should Just Be Arrested’) Follow Justin on Twitter ...
