I can't see into the future, but I see Republicans losing the House if Americans are continuing to go paycheck-to-paycheck, the Georgia congresswoman told the outlet. Pointing to record-high credit card debt among voters as evidence of economic strain, she added: They'll definitely be going into the midterms looking through the lens of their bank account. During the interview, Greene also condemned House Republicans' repeated failure to pass appropriation bills and refusal to negotiate health care reforms without tying them to government funding battles.
Last week, I caught wind that House Speaker Mike Johnson, along with several top House Republican leaders, had held an exclusive press briefing about the government shutdown that was restricted to "new media." The contents of the meeting were published as a "scoop" by the Washington Reporter - a Congress-focused publication founded by several GOP operatives that'd been established as a Punchbowl for conservatives - which described the call as "set[ting] the record straight" and
There was no problem until Donald Trump decided to fire thousands of qualified, capable service members simply because of their gender identity. They wore the uniform. They kept their promises to us. It's time we keep our promises to them. It's one thing for some of my colleagues to disrespect me, but it's another thing entirely to disrespect the people who lay down their lives for this country.
The three Cuban American lawmakers finally agreed late Wednesday to go along with the package after Trump agreed not to extend a Treasury Department license allowing energy giant Chevron to continue to produce and export Venezuelan oil.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has been hoping to push the megabill through the House by Memorial Day before the lower chamber breaks for a one-week recess next week, but is still grappling with multiple holdouts and a razor-thin margin.
