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Washington mdash; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said an exchange during a White House meeting with President Biden over approving more aid for Ukraine was one of the most intense scenes he had ever witnessed in the Oval Office, with Speaker Mike Johnson facing bipartisan pressure to pass another round of military assistance.The White House has urged Congress to pass a supplemental funding bill that would provide tens of billions of dollars in aid to U.S. allies and partners, including about $60 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel and around $9.2 billion for humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The Senate passed the legislation earlier this month on a bipartisan basis, but Johnson has so far blocked its path forward in the House.Schumer, the president, vice p stanley cup resident, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made it clear how vital the aid is to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, Schumer said aft botella stanley er emerging from the meeting. He added that the issue is so, so important and that the group of leaders told Johnson to get it done. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak outside the White House on Feb. 27, 2024. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images stanley cup We would, in all likelihood, lose the war if Ukraine doesn t get more ammunition and supplies soon, Schumer said. NATO would b Mwxi YouTube pulls 4 videos from right-wing Infowars
In what may be the first of many fiscal fights, two Republicancongressmen lashed out at the notion that the nation should buy more butter and fewer guns.Rep. Barney Frank D-Mass. , the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, was discussing the economic crisis and a second economic stimulus bill with a home-state newspaper when he dropped a bomb ndash; calling for a 25 percent cut to the Pentagon s budget.Just the suggestion brought a prompt response from two Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, which is focused on equipping troops who are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. John McHugh of New York and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland are the two lawmakers in line to replace the retiring Rep. Duncan Hunter of California as the committee s Republican. Talking about a 25 percent spending reduction in the defense budget with troops o stanley kubek n the ground is reckless and, if enacted, could have immediate and long-term consequences for America and those individuals who risk their lives daily to defend our nation, McHugh said. Rather than talking about dramatic spending reductions, we instead need to ensure that our baseline defense spending provides the necessary equipment, materiel, and force protection for our armed forces. Ba stanley borraccia rtlett called Frankrsquo stat stanley cups uk ement grossly irresponsible. A 25 percent cut in defense spending will endanger our troopsdeployed in harm s way and America s national security for yea
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Washington mdash; Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who also led the Democratic National Committee, announced Wednesday he is running for governor of Maryland.In a five-minute video launching his guber stanley puodelis natorial campaign, Perez charted his history as the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republican who lost his father at the age of 12 stanley uk to going on to raise a family in Montgomery County, Maryland, and then serving as a federal prosecutor and working in the Obama administration. Time is the most precious asset we have, and I want to make sure I use every day of my life to give back, he said. stanley france He pitched himself to voters as the candidate who has dedicated his life to making government work and helping people, and vowed to do the same if elected to lead the state.In the course of his career, Perez has held positions in Maryland at the local and state level, as the first Latino to serve on the Montgomery County Council and as the state s secretary of labor. At the federal level, Perez led the Justice Department s Civil Rights Division under former President Barack Obama and went on to serve as his labor secretary in Mr. Obama s second term. Perez was elected as chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2017 and held that role until January. Perez s video launching his campaign featured footage of Mr. Obama calling him one of the best secretaries of labor in our history and praising him as wicked smart and tireless. I w Snrx Edwards: Lawyers Are Different Than Lobbyists
GUNS ON THE JOB....A delivery guy who shot an armed robber has been suspended by Pizza Hut because company policy doesn t allow employees to carry guns on the job. Glenn Reynolds is outraged:Good thing he didn t listen or he might be being carried by six instead of subjected to mealy-mouthed HR flackery from one.I guess this is the aspect of the gun rights crowd that perplexes me the most. It s easy to understand their view of the Second Amendment a view that I partly share , and it s easy to understand, in general, their view that citizens should be free to own guns if they want to. But this Wild West mentality is much harder to fathom. Do they really think that, for example, pizza delivery guys should routinel stanley cup y wear sidearms and engage in gun battles with crooks, and that employers should apparently have no right to prevent it Fr stanley botella ankly, given the average age and disposition of pizza delivery guys, I d just as soon not have a city full of sidearmed pizza deliverers, and Pizza Hut would probabl stanley thermosflasche y just as soon not get sued when one of these guys ends up shooting someone who stiffed him on the bill or got into an argument over whether he ordered anchovies on his pie. What s more, Pizza Hut is in the business of making money, and I imagine that most of their customers would prefer not to deal with a company that sends armed young men to their door. Being responsive to all these issues is just sensible corporate and public policy.My employer can restrict my speech on the
Washington mdash; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said an exchange during a White House meeting with President Biden over approving more aid for Ukraine was one of the most intense scenes he had ever witnessed in the Oval Office, with Speaker Mike Johnson facing bipartisan pressure to pass another round of military assistance.The White House has urged Congress to pass a supplemental funding bill that would provide tens of billions of dollars in aid to U.S. allies and partners, including about $60 billion for Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel and around $9.2 billion for humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The Senate passed the legislation earlier this month on a bipartisan basis, but Johnson has so far blocked its path forward in the House.Schumer, the president, vice p stanley cup resident, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries made it clear how vital the aid is to help Ukraine in its war with Russia, Schumer said aft botella stanley er emerging from the meeting. He added that the issue is so, so important and that the group of leaders told Johnson to get it done. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak outside the White House on Feb. 27, 2024. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images stanley cup We would, in all likelihood, lose the war if Ukraine doesn t get more ammunition and supplies soon, Schumer said. NATO would b Mwxi YouTube pulls 4 videos from right-wing Infowars
In what may be the first of many fiscal fights, two Republicancongressmen lashed out at the notion that the nation should buy more butter and fewer guns.Rep. Barney Frank D-Mass. , the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, was discussing the economic crisis and a second economic stimulus bill with a home-state newspaper when he dropped a bomb ndash; calling for a 25 percent cut to the Pentagon s budget.Just the suggestion brought a prompt response from two Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, which is focused on equipping troops who are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rep. John McHugh of New York and Rep. Roscoe Bartlett of Maryland are the two lawmakers in line to replace the retiring Rep. Duncan Hunter of California as the committee s Republican. Talking about a 25 percent spending reduction in the defense budget with troops o stanley kubek n the ground is reckless and, if enacted, could have immediate and long-term consequences for America and those individuals who risk their lives daily to defend our nation, McHugh said. Rather than talking about dramatic spending reductions, we instead need to ensure that our baseline defense spending provides the necessary equipment, materiel, and force protection for our armed forces. Ba stanley borraccia rtlett called Frankrsquo stat stanley cups uk ement grossly irresponsible. A 25 percent cut in defense spending will endanger our troopsdeployed in harm s way and America s national security for yea
Tywk 8203;Malaysia Air Flight 17: What if Russia is directly involved
Washington mdash; Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who also led the Democratic National Committee, announced Wednesday he is running for governor of Maryland.In a five-minute video launching his guber stanley puodelis natorial campaign, Perez charted his history as the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republican who lost his father at the age of 12 stanley uk to going on to raise a family in Montgomery County, Maryland, and then serving as a federal prosecutor and working in the Obama administration. Time is the most precious asset we have, and I want to make sure I use every day of my life to give back, he said. stanley france He pitched himself to voters as the candidate who has dedicated his life to making government work and helping people, and vowed to do the same if elected to lead the state.In the course of his career, Perez has held positions in Maryland at the local and state level, as the first Latino to serve on the Montgomery County Council and as the state s secretary of labor. At the federal level, Perez led the Justice Department s Civil Rights Division under former President Barack Obama and went on to serve as his labor secretary in Mr. Obama s second term. Perez was elected as chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2017 and held that role until January. Perez s video launching his campaign featured footage of Mr. Obama calling him one of the best secretaries of labor in our history and praising him as wicked smart and tireless. I w Snrx Edwards: Lawyers Are Different Than Lobbyists
GUNS ON THE JOB....A delivery guy who shot an armed robber has been suspended by Pizza Hut because company policy doesn t allow employees to carry guns on the job. Glenn Reynolds is outraged:Good thing he didn t listen or he might be being carried by six instead of subjected to mealy-mouthed HR flackery from one.I guess this is the aspect of the gun rights crowd that perplexes me the most. It s easy to understand their view of the Second Amendment a view that I partly share , and it s easy to understand, in general, their view that citizens should be free to own guns if they want to. But this Wild West mentality is much harder to fathom. Do they really think that, for example, pizza delivery guys should routinel stanley cup y wear sidearms and engage in gun battles with crooks, and that employers should apparently have no right to prevent it Fr stanley botella ankly, given the average age and disposition of pizza delivery guys, I d just as soon not have a city full of sidearmed pizza deliverers, and Pizza Hut would probabl stanley thermosflasche y just as soon not get sued when one of these guys ends up shooting someone who stiffed him on the bill or got into an argument over whether he ordered anchovies on his pie. What s more, Pizza Hut is in the business of making money, and I imagine that most of their customers would prefer not to deal with a company that sends armed young men to their door. Being responsive to all these issues is just sensible corporate and public policy.My employer can restrict my speech on the
