#Herne and Donald

[kbthebearcat]

“If you love someone, let them go.”

Donald tearfully letting @oathborngt’s boi Herne fly with his newly healed wings. He’s so happy for him! He also thinks he’s gonna end up leaving now. 🥲

#my art #my ocs #original character #others ocs #Herne #Donald #Herne and Donald #gt fluff #g/t #gt community #gt #g/t community #did I tear up while drawing this? #….. maybe….. #I’m not very happy with the background tbh #I’m so rusty with everything… #I need to practice more #Also I was too lazy to put my signature #maybe I’ll add it later ghgnhgng #oathborngt

[72crowe89]

People watching the Speaker of House vote

#house of representatives #speaker of the house #118th congress #democrat #republican #house republicans #house democrats #Kevin McCarthy #matt gaetz #lauren boebert #freedom caucus #maga #byron donalds #kevin hern

[kp777]

By Jessica Corbett

Common Dreams

March 20, 2024

"Trump has tried to walk back his support for Social Security and Medicare cuts," said the head of Social Security Works. "This budget is one of many reasons why no one should believe him."

Defenders of Social Security and Medicare on Wednesday swiftly criticized the biggest caucus of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives for putting out a budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 that takes aim at the crucial programs.

The 180-page "Fiscal Sanity to Save America" plan from the Republican Study Committee (RSC) follows the release of proposals from Democratic President Joe Biden and U.S. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)—who is leading the fight to create a fiscal commission for the programs that critics call a "death panel" designed to force through cuts.

The RSC document features full sections on "Saving Medicare" and "Preventing Biden's Cuts to Social Security," which both push back on the president's recent comments calling out Republican attacks on the programs that serve seniors.

The caucus plan promotes premium support for Medicare Advantage plans administered by private health insurance providers as well as changes to payments made to teaching hospitals. For Social Security, the proposal calls for tying retirement age to rising life expectancy and cutting benefits for younger workers over certain income levels, including phasing out auxiliary benefits.

The document also claims that the caucus budget "would promote trust fund solvency by increasing payroll tax revenues through pro-growth tax reform, pro-growth energy policy that lifts wages, work requirements that move Americans from welfare to work, and regulatory reforms that increase economic growth."

In a lengthy Wednesday statement blasting the RSC budget, Social Security Works president Nancy Altman pointed out that last week, former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee to face Biden in the November election, "toldCNBC that 'there's a lot you can do' to cut Social Security."

"Everyone who cares about the future of these vital earned benefits should vote accordingly in November."

"Now, congressional Republicans are confirming the party's support for cuts—to the tune of $1.5 trillion. They are also laying out some of those cuts," Altman said. "This budget would raise the retirement age, in line with prominent Republican influencer Ben Shapiro's recent comments that 'retirement itself is a stupid idea.' It would make annual cost-of-living increases stingier, so that benefits erode over time. It would slash middle-class benefits."

"Perhaps most insultingly, given the Republicans' claim to be the party of 'family values,' this budget would eliminate Social Security spousal benefits, as well as children's benefits, for middle-class families. That would punish women who take time out of the workforce to care for children and other loved ones," she continued. "This coming from a party that wants to take away women's reproductive rights!"

The caucus, chaired by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), included 285 bills and initiatives from 192 members in its budget plan—among them are various proposals threatening abortion care, birth control, and in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide.

"The RSC budget would also take away Medicare's new power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs, putting more money into the pockets of the GOP's Big Pharma donors," Altman warned. "And it accelerates the privatization of Medicare, handing it over to private insurance companies who have a long history of ripping off the government and delaying and denying care to those who need it."

"In recent days, Trump has tried to walk back his support for Social Security and Medicare cuts," she noted. "This budget is one of many reasons why no one should believe him. The Republican Party is the party of cutting Social Security and Medicare, while giving tax handouts to billionaires."

"The Democratic Party is the party of expanding Social Security and Medicare, paid for by requiring the ultrawealthy to contribute their fair share," Altman added. "Everyone who cares about the future of these vital earned benefits should vote accordingly in November."

Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler also targeted the Republican presidential candidate while slamming the RSC plan, saying that "Donald Trump's MAGA allies in Congress made it clear today: A vote for Trump is a vote to make the MAGA 2025 agenda of cutting Social Security, ripping away access to IVF, and banning abortion nationwide a hellish reality."

"While Trump and his allies push forward their extreme agenda, the American people are watching," Tyler added, suggesting that the RSC proposal will help motivate voters to give Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris four more years in the White House.

#social security #medicare #fiscal year 2025 budget #republicans #2024 elections #donald trump

[antidrumpfs]

Who voted to keep Santos in the House?

REPUBLICONS:

Alford, Missouri

Arrington, Texas

Babin, Texas

Baird, Indiana

Banks, Indiana

Bean, Florida

Biggs, Arizona

Bilirakis, Florida

Bishop, North Carolina

Boebert, Colorado

Bost, Illinois

Brecheen, Oklahoma

Buchanan, Florida

Burchett, Tennessee

Burlison, Missouri

Cammack, Florida

Carl, Alabama

Carter, Texas

Cline, Virginia

Cloud, Texas

Clyde, Georgia

Collins, Georgia

Crane, Arizona

Davidson, Ohio

DesJarlais, Tennessee

Donalds, Florida

Duncan, South Carolina

Emmer, Minnesota

Ezell, Mississippi

Fallon, Texas

Finstad, Minnesota

Fischbach, Minnesota

Fitzgerald, Wisconsin

Fleischmann, Tennessee

Fry, South Carolina

Fulcher, Idaho

Gaetz, Florida

Gallagher, Wisconsin

Good, Virginia

Gooden, Texas

Gosar, Arizona

Graves, Missouri

Greene, Georgia

Griffith, Virginia

Hageman, Wyoming

Harris, Maryland

Harshbarger, Tennessee

Hern, Oklahoma

Higgins, Louisiana

Hill, Arkansas

Huizenga, Michigan

Hunt, Texas

Issa, California

Jackson, Texas

Johnson, Louisiana

Jordan, Ohio

Kelly, Mississippi

Kustoff, Tennessee

LaMalfa, California

Lamborn, Colorado

Lee, Florida

Lesko, Arizona

Loudermilk, Georgia

Luetkemeyer, Missouri

Luna, Florida

Luttrell, Texas

Mace, South Carolina

Massie, Kentucky

Mast, Florida

McCaul, Texas

McClintock, California

McCormick, Georgia

McHenry, North Carolina

Miller, Illinois

Miller, West Virginia

Mills, Florida

Moolenaar, Michigan

Mooney, West Virginia

Moore, Alabama

Nehls, Texas

Norman, South Carolina

Ogles, Tennessee

Palmer, Alabama

Perry, Pennsylvania

Posey, Florida

Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania

Rogers, Alabama

Rosendale, Montana

Roy, Texas

Salazar, Florida

Santos, New York

Scalise, Louisiana

Self, Texas

Sessions, Texas

Smith, Missouri

Smith, Nebraska

Spartz, Indiana

Stefanik, New York

Steube, Florida

Strong, Alabama

Tenney, New York

Tiffany, Wisconsin

Timmons, South Carolina

Turner, Ohio

Van Duyne, Texas

Van Orden, Wisconsin

Walberg, Michigan

Waltz, Florida

Weber, Texas

Williams, Texas

Wilson, South Carolina

Wittman, Virginia

DEMOCRATS:

Scott, Virginia

Williams, Georgia

Who voted "present"?

DEMOCRATS:

Al Green, Texas

Jackson, Illinois

Who didn't vote?

DEMOCRATS:

Jackson Lee, Texas

Ocasio-Cortez, New York

Phillips, Minnesota

REPUBLICONS:

Crawford, Arkansas

Johnson, Ohio

Kelly, Pennsylvania

McCarthy, California

Rodgers, Washington

[the-eternal-quest-for-balance]

" At some point something is going to have to break.

In a recent Rasmussen poll, Kevin McCarthy holds only a 40% approval rating with conservatives. "

HOW ABOUT LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE WHO EMPLOYED YOU ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Washington is broken alright, because of this type of attitude that Washington knows best !!!!!

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Matt Gaetz has switched his vote for speaker 5 times in 11 ballots. Once for Biggs, twice for Jordan, thrice for Donalds, twice for Trump, once for Hern, and once for Trump again.

At this rate, on the 619th ballot he will have voted for every Republican in the House except Kevin McCarthy. By the 1217th ballot, he will have voted for every member of the House, Democrat and Republican alike, except McCarthy (hopefully they'll have held a special election to fill Donald McEachin's seat by the 1220th ballot, or else Gaetz will have to bite the bullet and settle for McCarthy). If we assume an average of 4 votes a day, he'll run through all the Republicans the first week of June, and Democrats by early November.

Hakeem Jeffries will still be sitting at 212 (briefly up to 213 when Gaetz gets around to him, then back down to 212)

#shit show #house of representatives #speaker of the house #speaker #speaker election #the house #kevin mccarthy #kevin mccucky #matt gaetz #rapey mcforehead #fuck matt gatez #fuck kevin mccarthy #fuck republicans in general #hakeem #hakeem jeffries #jeffries #212

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

A new budget by a large and influential group of House Republicans calls for raising the Social Security retirement age for future retirees and restructuring Medicare.

The proposals, which are unlikely to become law this year, reflect how many Republicans will seek to govern if they win the 2024 elections. And they play into a fight President Joe Biden is seeking to have with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as he runs for re-election.

The budget was released Wednesday by the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 170 House GOP lawmakers, including many allies of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Apart from fiscal policy, the budget endorses a series of bills “designed to advance the cause of life,” including the Life at Conception Act, which would aggressively restrict abortion and potentially threaten in vitro fertilization, or IVF, by establishing legal protections for human beings at “the moment of fertilization.” It has recently caused consternation within the GOP following backlash to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that threatened IVF.

The RSC, which is chaired by Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., counts among its members Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his top three deputies in leadership. Johnson chaired the RSC from 2019 to 2021; his office did not immediately respond when asked about the new budget.

For Social Security, the budget endorses "modest adjustments to the retirement age for future retirees to account for increases in life expectancy." It calls for lowering benefits for the highest-earning beneficiaries. And it emphasizes that those ideas are not designed to take effect immediately: "The RSC Budget does not cut or delay retirement benefits for any senior in or near retirement."

The new budget also calls for converting Medicare to a "premium support model," echoing a proposal that Republican former Speaker Paul Ryan had rallied support for. Under the new RSC plan, traditional Medicare would compete with private plans and beneficiaries would be given subsidies to shop for the policies of their choice. The size of the subsidies could be pegged to the "average premium" or "second lowest price" in a particular market, the budget says.

The plan became a flashpoint in the 2012 election, when Ryan was GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's running mate, and President Barack Obama charged that it would "end Medicare as we know it." Ryan defended it as a way to put Medicare on better financial footing, and most of his party stood by him.

Medicare is projected to become insolvent in 2028, and Social Security will follow in 2033. After that, benefits will be forcibly cut unless more revenues are added.

Biden has blasted Republican proposals for the retirement programs, promising that he will not cut benefits and instead proposing in his recent White House budget to cover the future shortfall by raising taxes on upper earners.

The RSC budget also presents a conundrum for Trump, who has offered shifting rhetoric on Social Security and Medicare without proposing a clear vision for the future of the programs.

Notably, the RSC budget presents three possible options to address the projected insolvency of the retirement programs: raise taxes, transfer money from the general fund or reduce spending to cover the shortfall.

It rejects the first two options.

"Raising taxes on people will further punish them and burden the broader economy–something that the spend and print regime has proven to be disastrous and regressive," the budget says, adding that the committee also opposes "a multi-trillion-dollar general fund transfer that worsens our fiscal situation."

That leaves spending cuts.

The RSC budget launches blistering criticism at "Obamacare," or the Affordable Care Act, and calls for rolling back its subsidies and regulations that were aimed at extending insurance coverage.

#us politics #news #nbc news #republicans #conservatives #biden administration #2024 #us house of representatives #republican study committee #Social Security #raising the retirement age #Medicare #Obamacare #affordable care act #Life at Conception Act #in vitro fertilization #ivf treatment #Rep. Kevin Hern #rep. mike johnson #Paul Ryan

[pedaalridder]

Op een dag in 2001, welke dag het precies was weet ik niet meer, maar wellicht zo'n maandag waar het in die tijd op straat opvallend vaak naar aangebrande karbonades met bonen rook, fietste ik naar mijn fietsenmaker en daar werd het onheil geveld over 'Mister Comanche', zoals ik mijn fiets noemde. Kort en bondig zei de fietsenmaker "hij is op.“ Ik moest afstand doen van mister Comanche. Mijn fietsenmaker deed of als het om een levend persoon ging.

Nou had ik ook best het één en ander met deze fiets meegemaakt. Na eerst drie jaar met een 'gewone‘ fiets op vakantie geweest te zijn kon ik in 1992 na lang sparen eindelijk een fiets aanschaffen waarmee ik comfortabeler op reis kon… een groene Batavus Comanche.

In augustus ’93 ging ik met hem naar Denemarken. Een voor mij nieuw land waar bleek alleen chocolademelk in blik werd gekocht en de overige dranken in teveel wegende glazen flesjes. Opmerkelijk genoeg begreep ik meestal de Deense opschriften goed. Zo hing in een jeugdherberg een bordje waarop stond: ’din mor arbedjer ikke her‘, oftewel 'je moeder werkt hier niet, ruim je eigen pröttel op.' Helemaal geweldig vond en vind ik het woord: 'tak!‘ In variaties met mange en tusind (uitspraak: toesen) waar bedankt en hartelijk dank mee bedoeld wordt. Ook bleek als je het Deens niet machtig was dit net zoals overal in Scandinavië geen probleem te zijn omdat toen al het Engels daar algemeen in zwang was.

Voor het eerst ging ik ook naar Kopenhagen. Hoewel ik meteen erg onder de indruk was van de stad, was ik echter ook bedrukt. Ik was er vanuit de stad Herning dat in het midden van Jutland ligt met de tog (= trein) naar afgereisd. In die tijd best nog een avontuur. Midden tijdens de reis stapte opeens iedereen uit en ik begreep niet waarom. Wat bleek? We zaten op een ferry zonder dat ik dat door had. Tegenwoordig is Jutland met Sjaelland waarop Kopenhagen ligt verbonden met een brug, maar toen dus nog niet. De reden dat ik bedrukt was, was dat even daarvoor mijn fiets gestolen was, gelukkig bracht de politie hem terug, maar toch had het geen goed uitwerking op mijn gemoed en ben ik eerder dan gepland was naar huis gegaan. Uiteindelijk werd het een grote bron van inspiratie voor het volgende jaar waarop ik besloot meer van Kopenhagen te gaan genieten.

En daar ging ik op zondag 24 juli 1994 op pad vanuit Enschede naar Kopenhagen, om er op 4 augustus aan te komen. Nog altijd kijk ik graag terug naar dit avontuur, waarbij ik uiteindelijk 4 weken op de fiets onderweg was. Rond de Deense hoofdstad ligt het kasteel 'Sorgenfri', en dat was zeker op deze reis van toepassing.

Vele omzwervingen volgden, mooie reizen zoals ook deze vakantie door Noorwegen, Zweden en Denemarken. En zo belandde ik afgelopen zondag, de tiende september die heet begonnen was maar geleidelijk afkoelde bij Amalienborg, het 'optrekje' van de dronning…koningin Margrethe. Een opmerkelijk personage die het niet kan schelen hoe ze is uitgedost is, haar oudejaarstoespraak nog gewoon van papier voorleest en zelf poppen en wandbekleding maakt. Zoals ik tijdens de voorgaande keer dat ik in Kopenhagen, in de herfst van 2013, ervaren heb. Daar hing in het koninklijk paleis een wandkleed met gebeurtenissen uit de geschiedenis van Denemarken. Ook Anders And was er afgebeeld. Niemand minder dan Donald Duck! De maakster van dit kunstwerk…de dronning.

Of de dronning zondag ook thuis was weet ik niet, misschien was ze ergens in Kopenhagen onderweg net als ik. Op de fiets werd het een feestje want er is zo ontzettend veel te zien. Veel mooie muurschilderijen, pracht behuizingen, water, bruggen, havens. Zo rond de binnenstad leek het wel even op Amsterdam met al die toeristen die niet fietsen konden, een uitzondering was een klein meisje met een helmpje op, hoe zij kon trappen naast haar moeder! Eenmaal in andere stadsgedeelten kon je prima terecht. Heel mooi om te aanschouwen was de Grundvingtskerk en de aanpalende huizen rondom een hof. Om op het hof te komen moest je enkele treden op, toen ik een foto wou maken bemerkte ik dat een klein wit hondje achter mij had plaatsgenomen. Het was nogal koddig omdat het beestje moest uitrusten, de bazin begon een gesprek met mij, en ik raadde waar het over ging. In de wijk Nørrenbro was één straat totaal bevolkt met motorrijders, zoveel had ik er nog nooit gezien. Zo fietste ik langs een demonstratie tegen dierenmishandeling en nu dit. Je mening verkondigen is in Scandinavië een groot goed. Alweer snel was het avond geworden, een machtig klokkengeluid dwarrelde over de straten. Het einde van de rit was in zicht. Ik smeerde mij nog maar eens in met zonnemelk. Een regenjas en zonnemelk was ik vergeten mee te nemen vanuit huis. Eerstgenoemde bleek niet nodig, laatstgenoemde had ik gelukkig bijtijds in Zweden gekocht. Zo ging ik als een niet uitziende Comanche de avond in, over straten waar het gelukkig niet naar aangebrande karbonades met bonen rook.

[conniejoworld]

This is the full list of all Republican House representatives who voted against the sick leave measure:

Robert Aderholt, Alabama 4th district

Rick Allen, Georgia 12th district

Mark Amodei, Nevada 2nd district

Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota

Jodey Arrington, Texas 19th district

Brian Babin, Texas 36th district

Jim Baird, Indiana 4th district

Troy Balderson, Ohio 12th district

Jim Banks, Indiana 3rd district

Andy Barr, Kentucky 6th district

Cliff Bentz, Oregon 2nd district

Jack Bergman, Michigan 1st district

Stephanie Bice (OK), Oklahoma 5th district

Andy Biggs, Arizona 5th district

Gus Bilirakis, Florida 12th district

Dan Bishop, North Carolina 9th district

Mike Bost, Illinois 12th district

Kevin Brady, Texas 8th district

Mo Brooks, Alabama 5th district

Vern Buchanan, Florida 16th district

Ken Buck, Colorado 4th district

Larry Bucshon, Indiana 8th district

Ted Budd, North Carolina 13th district

Tim Burchett, Tennessee 2nd district

Michael Burgess, Texas 26th district

Ken Calvert, California 42nd district

Kat Cammack, Florida 3rd district

Mike Carey, Ohio 15th district

Jerry Carl, Alabama 1st district

John Carter, Texas 31st district

Buddy Carter, Georgia 1st district

Madison Cawthorn, North Carolina 11th district

Steve Chabot, Ohio 1st district

Liz Cheney, Wyoming

Ben Cline, Virginia 6th district

Michael Cloud, Texas 27th district

Andrew Clyde, Georgia 9th district

Tom Cole, Oklahoma 4th district

James Comer, Kentucky 1st district

Connie Conway, California 22nd district

Rick Crawford, Arkansas 1st district

Dan Crenshaw, Texas 2nd district

John Curtis, Utah 3rd district

Warren Davidson, Ohio 8th district

Rodney Davis, Illinois 13th district

Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee 4th district

Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida 25th district

Byron Donalds, Florida 19th district

Jeff Duncan, South Carolina 3rd district

Neal Dunn, Florida 2nd district

Jake Ellzey, Texas 6th district

Tom Emmer, Minnesota 6th district

Ron Estes, Kansas 4th district

Pat Fallon, Texas 4th district

Randy Feenstra, Iowa 4th district

Drew Ferguson, Georgia 3rd district

Brad Finstad, Minnesota 1st district

Michelle Fischbach, Minnesota 7th district

Scott Fitzgerald, Wisconsin 5th district

Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee 3rd district

Mike Flood, Nebraska 1st district

Mayra Flores, Texas 34th district

Virginia Foxx, North Carolina 5th district

Scott Franklin, Florida 15th district

Russ Fulcher, Idaho 1st district

Matt Gaetz, Florida 1st district

Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin 8th district

Andrew Garbarino, New York 2nd district

Mike Garcia, California 25th district

Bob Gibbs, Ohio 7th district

Carlos Gimenez, Florida 26th district

Louie Gohmert, Texas 1st district

Tony Gonzales, Texas 23rd district

Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio 16th district

Bob Good, Virginia 5th district

Lance Gooden, Texas 5th district

Paul Gosar, Arizona 4th district

Kay Granger, Texas 12th district

Garret Graves, Louisiana 6th district

Sam Graves, Missouri 6th district

Mark Green, Tennessee 7th district

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia 14th district

Morgan Griffith, Virginia 9th district

Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin 6th district

Michael Guest, Mississippi 3rd district

Brett Guthrie, Kentucky 2nd district

Andy Harris, Maryland 1st district

Diana Harshbarger, Tennessee 1st district

Vicky Hartzler, Missouri 4th district

Kevin Hern, Oklahoma 1st district

Yvette Herrell, New Mexico 2nd district

Jaime Herrera Beutler, Washington 3rd district

Jody Hice, Georgia 10th district

Clay Higgins, Louisiana 3rd district

French Hill, Arkansas 2nd district

Ashley Hinson, Iowa 1st district

Trey Hollingsworth, Indiana 9th district

Richard Hudson, North Carolina 8th district

Bill Huizenga, Michigan 2nd district

Darrell Issa, California 50th district

Ronny Jackson, Texas 13th district

Chris Jacobs, New York 27th district

Mike Johnson, Louisiana 4th district

Bill Johnson, Ohio 6th district

Dusty Johnson, South Dakota

Jim Jordan, Ohio 4th district

David Joyce, Ohio 14th district

John Joyce, Pennsylvania 13th district

Fred Keller, Pennsylvania 12th district

Trent Kelly, Mississippi 1st district

Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania 16th district

Young Kim, California 39th district

David Kustoff, Tennessee 8th district

Darin LaHood, Illinois 18th district

Doug LaMalfa, California 1st district

Doug Lamborn, Colorado 5th district

Bob Latta, Ohio 5th district

Jake LaTurner, Kansas 2nd district

Debbie Lesko, Arizona 8th district

Julia Letlow, Louisiana 5th district

Billy Long, Missouri 7th district

Barry Loudermilk, Georgia 11th district

Frank Lucas, Oklahoma 3rd district

Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri 3rd district

Nancy Mace, South Carolina 1st district

Nicole Malliotakis, New York 11th district

Tracey Mann, Kansas 1st district

Thomas Massie, Kentucky 4th district

Brian Mast, Florida 18th district

Kevin McCarthy, California 23rd district

Michael McCaul, Texas 10th district

Lisa McClain, Michigan 10th district

Tom McClintock, California 4th district

Patrick McHenry, North Carolina 10th district

Peter Meijer, Michigan 3rd district

Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania 9th district

Mary Miller, Illinois 15th district

Carol Miller, West Virginia 3rd district

Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa 2nd district

John Moolenaar, Michigan 4th district

Alex Mooney, West Virginia 2nd district

Barry Moore, Alabama 2nd district

Blake Moore, Utah 1st district

Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma 2nd district

Greg Murphy, North Carolina 3rd district

Troy Nehls, Texas 22nd district

Dan Newhouse, Washington 4th district

Ralph Norman, South Carolina 5th district

Jay Obernolte, California 8th district

Burgess Owens, Utah 4th district

Steven Palazzo, Mississippi 4th district

Gary Palmer, Alabama 6th district

Greg Pence, Indiana 6th district

Scott Perry, Pennsylvania 10th district

August Pfluger, Texas 11th district

Bill Posey, Florida 8th district

Guy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania 14th district

Tom Rice, South Carolina 7th district

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington 5th district

Mike Rogers, Alabama 3rd district

Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th district

John Rose, Tennessee 6th district

Matt Rosendale, Montana

David Rouzer, North Carolina 7th district

Chip Roy, Texas 21st district

John Rutherford, Florida 4th district

Maria Elvira Salazar, Florida 27th district

Steve Scalise, Louisiana 1st district

David Schweikert, Arizona 6th district

Austin Scott, Georgia 8th district

Joe Sempolinski, New York 23rd district

[mariacallous]

SORRY i meant biden district Republican mods!!!

OH!

That makes more sense. And there's 14 of them or so?

Maybe? Although there's nothing saying the 20 NevKevs will continue to nominate Hern or Donalds or Trump and end up with Jeffries getting it by getting a majority of the House members-elect present and voting.

And the NevKevs may be fine with that, since they'd all end up back in this situation before long anyway.

[kbthebearcat]

Donald and Herne (@oathborngt’s character) traveling on the train! 

Older art from 2022 that I haven’t shared on here yet!

#my ocs #my art #original character #Donald #Herne #gt fluff #gt community #g/t community #g/t #gt #Herne and Donald

[partisan-by-default]

The proposals, which are unlikely to become law this year, reflect how many Republicans will seek to govern if they win the 2024 elections. And they play into a fight President Joe Biden is seeking to have with former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party as he runs for re-election.

The budget was released Wednesday by the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 170 House GOP lawmakers, including many allies of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Apart from fiscal policy, the budget endorses a series of bills “designed to advance the cause of life,” including the Life at Conception Act, which would aggressively restrict abortion and potentially threaten in vitro fertilization, or IVF, by establishing legal protections for human beings at “the moment of fertilization.” It has recently caused consternation within the GOP following backlash to an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that threatened IVF.

The RSC, which is chaired by Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., counts among its members Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his top three deputies in leadership. Johnson chaired the RSC from 2019 to 2021; his office did not immediately respond when asked about the new budget.

[kp777]

By Jessica Corbett

Common Dreams

April 3, 2024

"This Republican budget is an attack on seniors, veterans, and the middle class," said the House Budget Committee's top Democrat.

U.S. House Budget Committee Democrats on Wednesday released a tool to help Americans understand how a newly unveiled Republican plan to cut Social Security "would hurt families across America."

The panel's Democrats targeted the Republican Study Committee (RSC), which includes around 80% of the chamber's GOP members and last month released a budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 that, according to Social Security Works president Nancy Altman, shows "the Republican Party is the party of cutting Social Security and Medicare, while giving tax handouts to billionaires."

Congressman Brendan Boyle, (D-Pa.), the House Budget Committee's ranking member, said at the time that Republicans had "now gone further than ever with their attacks" on the key programs, noting that their "extreme budget explicitly calls for cutting Social Security benefits for millions of Americans, ending Medicare as we know it, and making trillions in devastating cuts that would raise the cost of living for working families."

"Instead of saving Social Security and Medicare by making billionaires pay their fair share, House Republicans would rather break the sacred promise that every American should be able to retire with dignity. This Republican budget is an attack on seniors, veterans, and the middle class," he added.

Boyle also pledged that President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats "will fight to ensure it never becomes reality."

Nationally, the committee's Democrats warn on the webpage that hosts their new tool, the RSC plan would force "Americans to work longer for less" and "cut Social Security benefits for 257 million people, or 3 in 4 Americans."

The tool enables Americans to see how Republicans' proposal would impact each congressional district. For example, raising the retirement age for Americans 59 and younger would cut Social Security benefits for 620,000, or 80% of people in Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District, which Boyle represents. Statewide, it would affect 9.6 million—or 74% of residents.

RSC Chair Kevin Hern represents Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District. The plan would impact 630,000, or 79% of people there, according to the tool. Across the state, 3.1 million—77%—would face cuts.

The tool says that in Louisiana's 4th Congressional District, represented by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, 590,000, or 76% of people, would see cuts. The state total would be 3.6 million—also 77%.

The RSC plan for the next fiscal year—which begins in October—followed the release of budget proposals from Biden and House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), who is leading the fight for a fiscal commission that critics call a "death panel" designed to force through Social Security and Medicare cuts.

Biden, who is seeking reelection this year and expected to face former Republican President Donald Trump, has vowed to "protect and strengthen" the programs. Social Security Works' Altman has praised the president's proposal and warned that "Social Security is on the ballot this November."

#medicare #social security #house republicans #2024 elections

[msclaritea]

Start a war, profit from the war and make sure beforehand that there are plenty of brainwashed college students and disruptors to help push your agenda.

"There are increasing reports suggesting that intelligence agencies, including those of Israel and the United States, had intercepted information about the Hamas attack. Concurrently, the recent stock transactions by certain members of Congress, where they significantly invested in defense stocks just two weeks ago, have sparked questions regarding whether they had advanced knowledge of the unfolding events.

U.S. Congress members have been investing in stocks related to war and defense. Several of them purchased shares of General Dynamics ($GD), a major defense company. Additionally, many Republicans have heavily invested in oil and energy companies, with purchases in ExxonMobil ($XOM), Devon Energy ($DVN), and Chevron ($CVX).

The public is curious about how they had this information when others did not.

Here is the list of U.S. Congress members who currently hold stocks that could be influenced by developments in the Middle East, including Tommy Tuberville and MTG."

1.Alan Lowenthal

2.Andrew Garbarino

3.Bill Hagerty

4.Blake Moore

5.Bob Gibbs

6.Carol Miller

7.Christopher Jacobs

8.Daniel Goldman

9.David McKinley

10.Dean Phillips

11.Debbie Schultz

12.Deborah Ross

13.Diana Harshbarger

14.Donald McEachin

15.Dwight Evans

16.Earl Blumenauer

17.Fred Upton

18.Garret Graves

19.AlJerry Moran

20.Jerry Moran

21.John Curtis

22.John Yarmuth

23.Josh Gottheimer

24.Katherine Clark

25.Kathy Manning

26.Kevin Hern

27.Kurt Schrader

28.Lois Frankel

29.Maria Salazar

30.Marjorie Greene

31.Mark Green

32.Michael Guest

33.Michael McCaul

34.Mike Kelly

35.Mike Simpson

36. Mo Brooks

37. Patrick Fallon

38.Rick Allen

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40.Robert Wittman

41. Roger Marshall

42.Scott Franklin

43.Shelley Capito

44.Steve Cohen

45.Susie Lee

46.Thomas Carper

47.Thomas Suozzi

48.Tommy Tuberville

49.Trey Hollingsworth

50.Virginia Foxx

51.William Keating

52.Zoe Lofgren

#Israel #Hamas #Netanyahu #Putin #Itan #Trump #Tommy Tuberville bought war stock twi weeks beforehand

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Live Vote Count: Tracking the House Speaker Votes

On Thursday Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California offered new concessions to an section of ultraconservative Republicans however, he was unable to garner any new votes in his campaign to become House speaker.     The House is scheduled to hold its twelfth vote to choose the speaker. In the past, 12 supporters have voted against the nomination for Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California.       Table that displays the current count for last week's vote to be House Speaker. House. LIVE12th Speaker Vote Tally Total Dem. Rep.   McCarthy 188 0 188   Jordan 4 0 4   Hern 3 0 3   Jeffries 186 186 0   Note: In order to win an election, a person must get more than 50% of the votes that are cast by an individual, without counting "present" votes. The Constitution stipulates that House members select the speaker, however the speaker does not need necessarily be current, or former member. The Mr. McCarthy needs 218 votes for each member of Congress has a vote and he can be able to afford losing the loss of four Republican votes. The seventh and eleventh rounds of voting that took place on Thursday night 20 Republicans were able to vote for candidates other than Mr. McCarthy and one of them was "present." Mr. McCarthy was unable to win an additional Republican vote during the ninth and eleventh round, when Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado did not even vote. The entire 212 Democrats were in favor of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, the minority leader. The speaker, Mr. McCarthy could win the speakership by a mere 218 votes, if he can convince lawmakers who aren't willing to back him to choose to vote "present" or to not vote in any way. (He must get higher numbers of votes than. Jeffries in this scenario.)     A table that displays summary totals for each round of House speaker's votes. Ballot Round McCarthy Jeffries Other Present 1st 203 212 19 0 2nd 203 212 19 0 3rd 202 212 20 0 4th 201 212 20 1 5th 201 212 20 1 6th 201 212 20 1 7th 201 212 20 1 8th 201 212 20 1 9th 200 212 20 1 10th 200 212 20 1 11th 200 212 20 1 12th 188 186 7 0   Note: To be a winner an election, a voter must get more than 50% of the votes cast by an individual, excluding "present" votes. The first time a vote was held which was held on a Tuesday 19 House Republicans were in favor of an independent Republican different from the incumbent Mr. McCarthy. On the second ballot, the same 19 voted against the incumbent, but they were united to support Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, an early part of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. The Rep. Jordan pleaded with his colleagues to backing to. McCarthy, but all 19 members, including an additional Republican were in favor of his. Jordan on the third vote.   For the fifth, fourth, and sixth rounds of voting which took place on Wednesday, the same 20 Republicans were able to vote for the House Representative Byron Donalds of Florida, and one also voted "present." How Every Representative Voted     Members who vote differently from most of the group are identified. A list of all representatives's votes during the rounds of House speaker's votes. Read the full article

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House Adjourns After Third Day, 11 Speaker Votes#House #Adjourns #Day #Speaker #Votes

House Adjourns After Third Day, 11 Speaker Votes#House #Adjourns #Day #Speaker #Votes

The House of Representatives adjourned on Thursday evening for the third night after failing to elect a speaker. Republican California Rep. Kevin McCarthy received 200 votes for the second straight ballot, leaving him 17 votes short of ascending to the gavel. Florida Rep. Byron Donalds received 12 votes, and Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern garnered seven. Incoming House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries…

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