Katherine Sears

Political comms aficionado | Hollywood to DC trading one swamp for another | proud moderate | sassy tweets are my own | RTs/likes ≠ endorsement

[Katherine Sears @K__Sears]

What people think speechwriting looks like vs what it actually is

[Rep. Vince Fong @RepVinceFong]

“The artificial-intelligence revolution shows that America’s technological progress and skilled workforce are still inseparable.”

The future will be built by people, not algorithms.

America must ensure we have a trained, talented, and prepared workforce to lead the way.

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

🚨BREAKING NEWS: HAYDEN HAYNES, @SpeakerJohnson's chief of staff, is leaving his post next month.

HAYNES has been Johnson's only chief during his tenure as speaker. He rose with him from the rank and file to the speakership during one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the modern House.

HAYNES has been with Johnson for the Louisiana Republican's entire time in Congress. A wild ride, to say the least.....

GARRETT FULTZ will take over as chief. BILL DUHNKE, CHRIS BIEN and COURTNEY BUTCHER will be deputy chiefs.

[Don Burnette @don_burnette]

Bipartisan support for the BUILD America 250 Act, unveiled this past weekend, reflects its critical importance for the nation.

By creating a unified federal framework for autonomous trucks, this bill unlocks economic benefits of Physical AI, assures supply-chain resilience and scales safety on America’s roadways.

[Katherine Sears @K__Sears]

NOTEWORTHY:

Thanks to @RepVinceFong, the bill includes the first-ever federal autonomous vehicle framework 🚗🚙🚕

[Chris Marquette @ChrisMarquette_]

Scoop: House Transportation Chair Sam Graves and ranking member Rick Larsen have reached a deal on a $580 billion surface transportation bill, four people familiar with the agreement told POLITICO. https://t.co/s9Yp3C86pb

[Katherine Sears @K__Sears]

This is the spirit of bipartisanship that Congress needs 👇

[Jared Moskowitz @JaredEMoskowitz]

Wishing @BabydogJustice a speedy recovery

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio stresses the critical need for America to strategically navigate its complex relationship with China:

@seanhannity : “You view China as our top geopolitical foe.”

RUBIO: “Yeah, it’s both our top political challenge geopolitically and it’s also the most important relationship for us to manage.”

“We're going to have interests of ours that are going to be in conflict with interests of theirs; to avoid wars and maintain peace and stability in the world, we're gonna have to manage those.”

[Rep. Vince Fong @RepVinceFong]

30 states have now opted in to expand educational opportunity through the Education Freedom Tax Credit.

But not CA. Not @CAgovernor.

I called on Newsom to opt in back in January, but he’s remained silent. Meanwhile, funding for CA students and CA families flows to other states.

It's time to put students and parents above politics. Give our next generation the tools to succeed and opt in!

[House Press Gallery @HouseDailyPress]

The House passed H.R. 227 by a vote of 350-5.

[Eytan Wallace @EytanWallace]

NEW: Congressmember @RepVinceFong @vfong (R-Bakersfield) of California's Central Valley describes the chaos at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner — saying he huddled over his wife as gunshots rang out and confusion spread.

Fong's message: "There is clearly a role for debate and a role for disagreement, but there is no justification for political violence," Fong Said.

[Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_]

Reminder: Secret Service has been unfunded for more than 70 days now.

[Rep. Vince Fong @RepVinceFong]

Amanda and I are at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner tonight.

We are safe and thank God for the safety of President Trump and everyone else in attendance.

We don’t have all the facts but are incredibly grateful for all the brave Secret Service agents and law enforcement officers who ran towards danger to protect others.

[Erik Telford @ErikTelford]

NoVA Zillow update:

4 bed, 3 bath, spans 7 congressional districts.

Seller highly motivated.

[The Daily Independent @TheDIRidgecrest]

Fong roundtable at Cerro Coso has government, businesses talk cybersecurity
#TheDailyIndependent #Ridgecrest #news #California #KernCounty

https://t.co/dAiM81WNQI

[Heather Swift @hswift]

If @TMZ was serious about covering Capitol Hill they would be at Mike Simpson’s bird hearing.

[New York Post @nypost]

California Congressman Fong introduces bill to cut red tape for US space dominance https://t.co/nOgwXCPHSk

[Bonchie @bonchieredstate]

What a community note.

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

If you're not tracking these 10 technologies, you're already behind. Semiconductors. Robotics. Energy. Quantum. Space. One free 2026 report breaks them all down—with the policy implications nobody's talking about. Grab it here:

[Katherine Sears @K__Sears]

Spotted in Bakersfield, CA 👀

[Emily Kennard @emilyykennard]

DC’s hottest club among young politicos might not be where, or when, you’d expect

They go to Scarlet Oak on Wednesday nights. And it’s not just the half-off wine that brings them there

https://t.co/sWgZ5r3KMn

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“I think that the California high-speed rail nightmare is the probably quintessential example of government waste and mismanagement,” says Rep. Vince Fong, a Republican whose district sits in California’s Central Valley, through which the project is supposed to run. https://t.co/UaSgU7ubDj

[Steve Guest @SteveGuest]

California Rep. Vince Fong calls out the failed high speed rail system:

"The California High-Speed Rail nightmare is the quintessential example of government waste and mismanagement."