Updates (or lack, thereof) from WV’s senators on gun legislation
Senator Capito: “Can’t we talk about something that makes me look good?”
Pinned to the top of the senator’s Twitter account is this statement on broadband from five months ago:
Since 2015, my #CapitoConnect plan has helped bring reliable broadband to WV.
And now, WV is set to receive funding through the bipartisan infrastructure . . .
Posted in: gunsjoe manchinshelley moore capito
Feeling different: déjà vu all over again as Senator Joe recycles an old quote
From NBC News correspondent, Vaughn Hillyard:
Fwiw, Manchin told me this quote just over a week after Parkland in 2018:
— Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) May 26, . . .
“It feels a little different. I’ve got grandchildren also in the school systems, and I understand the concerns that every parent and grandparent has.” https://t.co/DghnLgs9Rh
Posted in: gun controlgunsjoe manchinwv media
Senate Republicans block domestic terrorism bill
From the Associated Press:
BREAKING: Senate Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on gun measures after the deadly Texas school shooting. https://t.co/hMdW0iNItZ
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 26, 2022
Yesterday and today, The New York Times asked Republican senators "whether they . . .
The Wheeling Intelligencer, Mac Warner, and the Texas shooting
Okay, what did the Wheeling Intelligencer consider to be today’s most important story for Wheeling-area readers?
If you guessed the horrific shooting in Texas yesterday, you would be wrong. The Texas school shooting does appear on the front page, but today’s most important article, taking-up nearly half of the front page, was a story . . .
Mooney ethics
Office of Congressional Ethics releases report
No surprise:
The House Ethics Committee still is considering whether to deepen its investigation into Rep. Alex Mooney. But the Office of Congressional Ethics Report is now available. He may have misused official & campaign funds for personal use (e.g. visit to Aruba!) https://t.co/WQA6MmMK8L pic.twitter.com/TLk4t7y70Z
— Daniel Schuman . . .
Posted in: alex mooneyethics
More Manchin stuff
WV’s senior senator is working on his legacy
The latest on Manchin’s “trail of destruction”:
Manchin's trail of destruction is going to get much worse:
— Greg Sargent . . .
* Failure to renew ACA subsidies will spike premiums for millions
* Inaction on climate could do incalculable long term damage
Window is closing. GOP House means no action on either for years:https://t.co/hmY6e7AeGg
Posted in: climate changejoe manchin
WV Republican baby formula hypocrisy
It's not unlike the Covid crisis
For over two years, Republicans have fought mask and vaccination requirements put in place to slow the virus. The nimble virus has responded by mutating and then infecting more victims. (We are apparently in the early stages of another virus rally.) Republicans then blame President Biden for not solving the Covid crisis. (Rinse, repeat.)
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