Reminder:
A half-dozen Ohio State wrestlers and a former referee have reported Jim Jordan knew young men were being subjected to sexual abuse by a team doctor. He took no action.
Another testified Jordan asked him to help discredit his own brother when he blew the whistle.
Biden's EPA is purging more than 40 outside experts appointed by Trump from two key advisory panels, a move administrator Michael Regan says will help restore the role of science at the agency. https://t.co/jDItY4NSfo
@RepCawthorn You voted against the American Rescue Plan which means you voted against these grants. I'm happy for your constituents, though. I hope they remember that it was democrats who got them these benefits, not you.
Democrat Randy Friese, the trauma surgeon who a decade ago treated Gabby Giffords after she was shot in the head, has launched a run for Congress in Arizona's 2nd District. https://t.co/lQ7l2G7Xzl
Leader Schumer: "We cannot seem to finish grieving one tragedy before another takes place. It's a reminder that we must confront a devastating truth in the United States ... The Senate is going to debate and address the epidemic of gun violence in this country today."
Colorado Rep. Jason. Crow: "The community will always have my thoughts and prayers. But I'm a lawmaker, and my job is to help make laws and policies that will stop this crisis. That's what my community deserves, and that's what I will do. It's long past time for gun safety laws."
@justinbaragona as a gen-x former repub, i totally remember the religious right coming for "my" MTV, D&D, use of the title "Ms.", Ellen, Rosie, Will & Grace, Murphy Brown, Designing Women, HILLARY, "gay days" at Disney which Disney didn't even organize.. the list goes on and on! Hard pass, Fox!
VP Harris in the Rose Garden: "Joe Biden, Mr. President, you had a vision, you had a purpose, and you had faith that the American people, regardless of who they voted for, would support this plan simply because it would help."
Pelosi: "I guess their Dr. Seuss approach didn't work for them, so now they've had to change the subject. But we do not prioritize our values and how we can make a difference in the lives of the American people to be attuned to the bankruptcy of ideas that the Republicans have."
The American Rescue Plan includes:
$1,400 per-person checks to struggling Americans
$30 billion in rental and critical utilities assistance
Expansion of ACA tax credits
$20 billion for a national vaccination program
$50 billion for an expansion of testing
President Biden: "There's real reason for hope, I promise you. May God bless you all, may God protect our troops, and may God ease the pain in the heart of so many who have lost so many people in this pandemic. Thank you. We're going to do this. We're going to get it done."
Pres. Biden: "Elevating the status of women and girls globally is the right thing to do ... On International Women's Day, let us recommit to the principle that our nation, and the world, is at its best when the possibilities for all of our women and girls are limitless."