House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled vote on ending the conflict in Iran after it became clear Republicans likely did not have the votes to block it, per NYT.
There aren’t adequate words to properly express the depth and scale of trump’s corruption, it’s completely on a scale of its own with no historical equivalent to point to.
Don’t forget, Congress also gets $258 per day for lodging (housing) and $79 per day for food/incidentals when Congress is in session (or for committee meetings). That brings their salary up to about $234K a year. Plus they get 75% off health insurance subsidized by taxpayers.
But @SpeakerJohnson is RIGHT. Prices are through the roof. The People need a raise.
Restore the ACA tax credits.
Raise the minimum wage.
End the war in Iran.
These will make life more affordable for all Americans, not just Members of Congress getting a raise because the Republicans and Trump have made life unaffordable.
Instead of paying yourself more, get back to work and earn a raise.
If he doesn’t like a question, you’re a “stupid person.” If he can’t answer a question, you’re a “stupid person.” If you challenge him even in the slightest, you’re a “stupid person.” He is, quite simply, the biggest fucking crybaby in all of human history.
Just now, Trump:
—Admitted he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation
—Threatened to send ICE and the National Guard to polling locations
—Called a reporter a "dumb person" for asking why the cost of his ballroom has doubled
—Said disenfranchising Black voters has been "a wonderful process"
Neguse: Where is this company headquartered?
Noem: I don’t know.
Neguse: I don’t know either. We can’t find it. We did find an address that’s registered to a political operative. This company that received 143 million dollars was incorporated 8 days before this contract went out.
You want the American people to believe that this is all above board, that $143 million of taxpayer money just happened to go to this one company that doesn't have a headquarters, doesn't have a website, has never done work for the federal government before and is registered apparently or attached to a residence from a political operative, and of course one of the subcontractors of that contract, as you know, is a political firm that's tied to, to you back when you were governor of South Dakota?