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President-elect Donald Trump has loomed large over House Republicans this year. Though the GOP has blamed any intraparty friction on the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House, Trump is already giving a preview as to how he will dominate Congress in 2025.
Over the last year, House Republican leadership under Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has needed to balance not only the wishes of their own members but also the commands from the president-elect. Combined with a razor-thin majority, this has made passing GOP-approved legislation along party lines difficult and at times impossible.
Earlier this month, House GOP lawmakers got a taste of what 2025 will look like after Trump shot down a bipartisan spending deal just days before a government shutdown. This sent leaders back to the drawing board, leaving members unsure when they would leave town and government employees worried they would not get paid before the holiday season.
Several other pieces of legislation had to be reshaped or scrapped completely due to Trump’s disapproval, all while setting Johnson up for a difficult next year if he can hold onto the speaker’s gavel — and Trump’s approval.
THE FRESH FACES OF THE HOUSE WHO ARE READY TO ‘ROLL UP’ THEIR SLEEVES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS
A thousand-page spending bill hit a dead end Dec. 18 after both Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance came out against the deal. Businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have inserted themselves into House politics since becoming the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also called for the bill to be killed.
The original continuing resolution was constructed in a bipartisan manner, with Johnson and other House Republican leaders pitching the spending deal as a win for the GOP. It originally extended current government funding levels until March 14, 2025, and included an extra $110.4 billion supplemental package for disaster relief and farmers’ economic assistance.
However, a large number of Republicans revolted after noting a significant amount of additional spending and unrelated provisions shoved into the package. The final nail in the coffin came from Vance and Trump, who called for a clean continuing resolution and told Johnson to drop all provisions that were negotiated with Democrats.
“Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried,” Trump said in a Truth Social post of any GOP lawmaker who voted for the bill. “Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025.”
A second spending deal was unveiled, specifically crafted to get GOP members on board, as well as win the approval of Trump. It still extended funding to March 14 and kept the $110 billion for disaster aid and farmers, but it included language to push the debt limit fight off for another two years — relieving Trump of having to address it at the start of his second term. However, it failed on the House floor on Dec. 19, 174-235, and put Johnson in a tight spot with support for his speakership come next year.
A third and final CR was dropped the afternoon of Dec. 20, with the only difference to Thursday’s being the debt limit language. It passed on Friday night with a majority of the GOP conference and all but one Democrat, who voted present.
Last week’s spending deal is not the first in which Trump got involved. In September, Trump pushed for a six-month government funding plan that included the SAVE Act, a bill targeting noncitizen funding. He ramped up pressure for Republicans to reject any bill that did not include the SAVE Act.
“If Republicans in the House, and Senate, don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security, THEY SHOULD, IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, GO FORWARD WITH A CONTINUING RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET. THE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO “STUFF” VOTER REGISTRATIONS WITH ILLEGAL ALIENS. DON’T LET IT HAPPEN – CLOSE IT DOWN!!!” Trump said on Truth Social ahead of the September vote.
That bill ultimately passed and extended funding until the Dec. 20 deadline — but without the SAVE Act, after it failed to pass on the House floor.
House Republicans could continue to face additional struggles when it comes to funding despite gaining a trifecta in January. Republicans were unable to pass all 12 appropriations bills, even with a majority, the last two years. With a virtually nonexistent one coming up in 2025, Johnson will likely face even more hurdles when it comes to passing continuing resolutions in the future.
In April, Trump urged Republicans to vote against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and used a personal anecdote to do so.
“KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” Trump wrote in a post, suggesting that the government misused FISA to surveil one of his 2016 campaign aides. This has been a contested claim, as the accusations occurred through a separate provision of the surveillance bill unaffected by Section 702.
The original FISA deal faced several failed attempts on the House floor after Trump’s post, when 19 Republicans defected and sunk a procedural rule to advance the legislation.
While many of those 19 had already decided to oppose the legislation before Trump’s outburst, it signaled Trump’s enormous sway with the party and his supporters as some of Johnson’s allies began to reconsider their stance.
The measure eventually passed, but Trump joined many other Republicans who were displeased the legislation did not include warrant requirements for federal agencies to search U.S. citizens’ data. Johnson’s vote against the requirements preempted the speaker’s visit to Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago.
The visit was as much a campaign promotion for Trump as it was a Hail Mary for Johnson, who was facing a motion to vacate over yet another spending deal and the renewal of the key federal surveillance tool.
Trump’s influence hit the hardest in February after he demanded congressional Republicans reject anything other than a “perfect deal” on the border so he could use immigration reform as the centerpiece of his reelection campaign.
The $118 billion bipartisan Senate border deal — led for months by top GOP negotiator Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), top Democratic negotiator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and others — included additional funding for Ukraine and Israel, as well as humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza who were affected by the Hamas-Israel war.
However, House Republicans called the deal “dead on arrival” in the House, especially after Trump called for an “all or nothing” approach to the bill.
“I do not think we should do a Border Deal, at all, unless we get EVERYTHING needed to shut down the INVASION of Millions & Millions of people, many from parts unknown, into our once great, but soon to be great again, Country!” Trump wrote in February.
Lankford had pushed back on the president-elect and his fellow Republican senators, arguing it was the best-case scenario with a Democratic president and Senate.
“This is a moment to solve as many things as we can and then keep working on the next thing,” Lankford said at the time.
However, Senate Republicans effectively sunk the border bill in February and officially killed the bill in a vote in May. The border bill’s foreign aid components eventualy went on to pass as its own package.
In a rare moment of solidarity, Trump took Johnson’s side during one of the various attempts to vacate the speakership this year from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
One of Trump’s staunchest supporters, Greene threatened to remove Johnson as speaker over foreign aid deals and the FISA vote. However, Trump spoke up in defense of Johnson, arguing he held up well under pressure given the razor-thin majority he operated under.
“Well, look, we have a majority of one, OK?” Trump said in a radio interview in April. “It’s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do. I think he’s a very good person. You know, he stood very strongly with me on NATO when I said NATO has to pay up. … I think he’s trying very hard.”
Trump had backed Johnson and leadership’s foreign aid deal to send money to Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel that turned a portion of the aid into a loan. After the foreign aid package passed, eyes turned to Greene to see whether she would move forward with the motion to vacate.
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The president-elect continued to offer words of encouragement to Johnson in front of the whole conference, particularly when he met with House Republicans shortly after winning the 2024 election. Trump officially endorsed Johnson as speaker, putting him at odds with some of his main loyalists like Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
However, whether Trump gets involved in Johnson’s future remains to be seen. Despite avoiding the Dec. 20 shutdown, many House Republicans have indicated privately or publicly that they wouldn’t support Johnson to hold the speaker’s gavel again, or that they are “now undecided” as to who should remain in leadership.
2024-12-27 11:00:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fhouse%2F3267916%2Ftrump-complicated-house-gop-2024%2F?w=600&h=450, President-elect Donald Trump has loomed large over House Republicans this year. Though the GOP has blamed any intraparty friction on the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House, Trump is already giving a preview as to how he will dominate Congress in 2025. Over the last year, House Republican leadership under Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has needed,
President-elect Donald Trump has loomed large over House Republicans this year. Though the GOP has blamed any intraparty friction on the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House, Trump is already giving a preview as to how he will dominate Congress in 2025.
Over the last year, House Republican leadership under Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has needed to balance not only the wishes of their own members but also the commands from the president-elect. Combined with a razor-thin majority, this has made passing GOP-approved legislation along party lines difficult and at times impossible.
Earlier this month, House GOP lawmakers got a taste of what 2025 will look like after Trump shot down a bipartisan spending deal just days before a government shutdown. This sent leaders back to the drawing board, leaving members unsure when they would leave town and government employees worried they would not get paid before the holiday season.
Several other pieces of legislation had to be reshaped or scrapped completely due to Trump’s disapproval, all while setting Johnson up for a difficult next year if he can hold onto the speaker’s gavel — and Trump’s approval.
THE FRESH FACES OF THE HOUSE WHO ARE READY TO ‘ROLL UP’ THEIR SLEEVES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS
A thousand-page spending bill hit a dead end Dec. 18 after both Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance came out against the deal. Businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have inserted themselves into House politics since becoming the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also called for the bill to be killed.
The original continuing resolution was constructed in a bipartisan manner, with Johnson and other House Republican leaders pitching the spending deal as a win for the GOP. It originally extended current government funding levels until March 14, 2025, and included an extra $110.4 billion supplemental package for disaster relief and farmers’ economic assistance.
However, a large number of Republicans revolted after noting a significant amount of additional spending and unrelated provisions shoved into the package. The final nail in the coffin came from Vance and Trump, who called for a clean continuing resolution and told Johnson to drop all provisions that were negotiated with Democrats.
“Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried,” Trump said in a Truth Social post of any GOP lawmaker who voted for the bill. “Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025.”
A second spending deal was unveiled, specifically crafted to get GOP members on board, as well as win the approval of Trump. It still extended funding to March 14 and kept the $110 billion for disaster aid and farmers, but it included language to push the debt limit fight off for another two years — relieving Trump of having to address it at the start of his second term. However, it failed on the House floor on Dec. 19, 174-235, and put Johnson in a tight spot with support for his speakership come next year.
A third and final CR was dropped the afternoon of Dec. 20, with the only difference to Thursday’s being the debt limit language. It passed on Friday night with a majority of the GOP conference and all but one Democrat, who voted present.
Last week’s spending deal is not the first in which Trump got involved. In September, Trump pushed for a six-month government funding plan that included the SAVE Act, a bill targeting noncitizen funding. He ramped up pressure for Republicans to reject any bill that did not include the SAVE Act.
“If Republicans in the House, and Senate, don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security, THEY SHOULD, IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, GO FORWARD WITH A CONTINUING RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET. THE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO “STUFF” VOTER REGISTRATIONS WITH ILLEGAL ALIENS. DON’T LET IT HAPPEN – CLOSE IT DOWN!!!” Trump said on Truth Social ahead of the September vote.
That bill ultimately passed and extended funding until the Dec. 20 deadline — but without the SAVE Act, after it failed to pass on the House floor.
House Republicans could continue to face additional struggles when it comes to funding despite gaining a trifecta in January. Republicans were unable to pass all 12 appropriations bills, even with a majority, the last two years. With a virtually nonexistent one coming up in 2025, Johnson will likely face even more hurdles when it comes to passing continuing resolutions in the future.
In April, Trump urged Republicans to vote against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and used a personal anecdote to do so.
“KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” Trump wrote in a post, suggesting that the government misused FISA to surveil one of his 2016 campaign aides. This has been a contested claim, as the accusations occurred through a separate provision of the surveillance bill unaffected by Section 702.
The original FISA deal faced several failed attempts on the House floor after Trump’s post, when 19 Republicans defected and sunk a procedural rule to advance the legislation.
While many of those 19 had already decided to oppose the legislation before Trump’s outburst, it signaled Trump’s enormous sway with the party and his supporters as some of Johnson’s allies began to reconsider their stance.
The measure eventually passed, but Trump joined many other Republicans who were displeased the legislation did not include warrant requirements for federal agencies to search U.S. citizens’ data. Johnson’s vote against the requirements preempted the speaker’s visit to Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago.
The visit was as much a campaign promotion for Trump as it was a Hail Mary for Johnson, who was facing a motion to vacate over yet another spending deal and the renewal of the key federal surveillance tool.
Trump’s influence hit the hardest in February after he demanded congressional Republicans reject anything other than a “perfect deal” on the border so he could use immigration reform as the centerpiece of his reelection campaign.
The $118 billion bipartisan Senate border deal — led for months by top GOP negotiator Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), top Democratic negotiator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and others — included additional funding for Ukraine and Israel, as well as humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza who were affected by the Hamas-Israel war.
However, House Republicans called the deal “dead on arrival” in the House, especially after Trump called for an “all or nothing” approach to the bill.
“I do not think we should do a Border Deal, at all, unless we get EVERYTHING needed to shut down the INVASION of Millions & Millions of people, many from parts unknown, into our once great, but soon to be great again, Country!” Trump wrote in February.
Lankford had pushed back on the president-elect and his fellow Republican senators, arguing it was the best-case scenario with a Democratic president and Senate.
“This is a moment to solve as many things as we can and then keep working on the next thing,” Lankford said at the time.
However, Senate Republicans effectively sunk the border bill in February and officially killed the bill in a vote in May. The border bill’s foreign aid components eventualy went on to pass as its own package.
In a rare moment of solidarity, Trump took Johnson’s side during one of the various attempts to vacate the speakership this year from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
One of Trump’s staunchest supporters, Greene threatened to remove Johnson as speaker over foreign aid deals and the FISA vote. However, Trump spoke up in defense of Johnson, arguing he held up well under pressure given the razor-thin majority he operated under.
“Well, look, we have a majority of one, OK?” Trump said in a radio interview in April. “It’s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do. I think he’s a very good person. You know, he stood very strongly with me on NATO when I said NATO has to pay up. … I think he’s trying very hard.”
Trump had backed Johnson and leadership’s foreign aid deal to send money to Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel that turned a portion of the aid into a loan. After the foreign aid package passed, eyes turned to Greene to see whether she would move forward with the motion to vacate.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
The president-elect continued to offer words of encouragement to Johnson in front of the whole conference, particularly when he met with House Republicans shortly after winning the 2024 election. Trump officially endorsed Johnson as speaker, putting him at odds with some of his main loyalists like Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY).
However, whether Trump gets involved in Johnson’s future remains to be seen. Despite avoiding the Dec. 20 shutdown, many House Republicans have indicated privately or publicly that they wouldn’t support Johnson to hold the speaker’s gavel again, or that they are “now undecided” as to who should remain in leadership.
, President-elect Donald Trump has loomed large over House Republicans this year. Though the GOP has blamed any intraparty friction on the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House, Trump is already giving a preview as to how he will dominate Congress in 2025. Over the last year, House Republican leadership under Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has needed to balance not only the wishes of their own members but also the commands from the president-elect. Combined with a razor-thin majority, this has made passing GOP-approved legislation along party lines difficult and at times impossible. Earlier this month, House GOP lawmakers got a taste of what 2025 will look like after Trump shot down a bipartisan spending deal just days before a government shutdown. This sent leaders back to the drawing board, leaving members unsure when they would leave town and government employees worried they would not get paid before the holiday season. Several other pieces of legislation had to be reshaped or scrapped completely due to Trump’s disapproval, all while setting Johnson up for a difficult next year if he can hold onto the speaker’s gavel — and Trump’s approval. THE FRESH FACES OF THE HOUSE WHO ARE READY TO ‘ROLL UP’ THEIR SLEEVES IN THE 119TH CONGRESS 1. Trump deals winning and losing hands for continuing resolutions A thousand-page spending bill hit a dead end Dec. 18 after both Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance came out against the deal. Businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have inserted themselves into House politics since becoming the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also called for the bill to be killed. The original continuing resolution was constructed in a bipartisan manner, with Johnson and other House Republican leaders pitching the spending deal as a win for the GOP. It originally extended current government funding levels until March 14, 2025, and included an extra $110.4 billion supplemental package for disaster relief and farmers’ economic assistance. However, a large number of Republicans revolted after noting a significant amount of additional spending and unrelated provisions shoved into the package. The final nail in the coffin came from Vance and Trump, who called for a clean continuing resolution and told Johnson to drop all provisions that were negotiated with Democrats. “Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried,” Trump said in a Truth Social post of any GOP lawmaker who voted for the bill. “Everything should be done, and fully negotiated, prior to my taking Office on January 20th, 2025.” A second spending deal was unveiled, specifically crafted to get GOP members on board, as well as win the approval of Trump. It still extended funding to March 14 and kept the $110 billion for disaster aid and farmers, but it included language to push the debt limit fight off for another two years — relieving Trump of having to address it at the start of his second term. However, it failed on the House floor on Dec. 19, 174-235, and put Johnson in a tight spot with support for his speakership come next year. A third and final CR was dropped the afternoon of Dec. 20, with the only difference to Thursday’s being the debt limit language. It passed on Friday night with a majority of the GOP conference and all but one Democrat, who voted present. Last week’s spending deal is not the first in which Trump got involved. In September, Trump pushed for a six-month government funding plan that included the SAVE Act, a bill targeting noncitizen funding. He ramped up pressure for Republicans to reject any bill that did not include the SAVE Act. “If Republicans in the House, and Senate, don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security, THEY SHOULD, IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, GO FORWARD WITH A CONTINUING RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET. THE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO “STUFF” VOTER REGISTRATIONS WITH ILLEGAL ALIENS. DON’T LET IT HAPPEN – CLOSE IT DOWN!!!” Trump said on Truth Social ahead of the September vote. That bill ultimately passed and extended funding until the Dec. 20 deadline — but without the SAVE Act, after it failed to pass on the House floor. House Republicans could continue to face additional struggles when it comes to funding despite gaining a trifecta in January. Republicans were unable to pass all 12 appropriations bills, even with a majority, the last two years. With a virtually nonexistent one coming up in 2025, Johnson will likely face even more hurdles when it comes to passing continuing resolutions in the future. 2. Key provision in foreign surveillance bill faced Trump opposition In April, Trump urged Republicans to vote against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and used a personal anecdote to do so. “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN!!!” Trump wrote in a post, suggesting that the government misused FISA to surveil one of his 2016 campaign aides. This has been a contested claim, as the accusations occurred through a separate provision of the surveillance bill unaffected by Section 702. The original FISA deal faced several failed attempts on the House floor after Trump’s post, when 19 Republicans defected and sunk a procedural rule to advance the legislation. While many of those 19 had already decided to oppose the legislation before Trump’s outburst, it signaled Trump’s enormous sway with the party and his supporters as some of Johnson’s allies began to reconsider their stance. The measure eventually passed, but Trump joined many other Republicans who were displeased the legislation did not include warrant requirements for federal agencies to search U.S. citizens’ data. Johnson’s vote against the requirements preempted the speaker’s visit to Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago. The visit was as much a campaign promotion for Trump as it was a Hail Mary for Johnson, who was facing a motion to vacate over yet another spending deal and the renewal of the key federal surveillance tool. 3. Trump sinks Senate border deal due to foreign aid provisions Trump’s influence hit the hardest in February after he demanded congressional Republicans reject anything other than a “perfect deal” on the border so he could use immigration reform as the centerpiece of his reelection campaign. The $118 billion bipartisan Senate border deal — led for months by top GOP negotiator Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), top Democratic negotiator Chris Murphy (D-CT), and others — included additional funding for Ukraine and Israel, as well as humanitarian assistance for civilians in Gaza who were affected by the Hamas-Israel war. However, House Republicans called the deal “dead on arrival” in the House, especially after Trump called for an “all or nothing” approach to the bill. “I do not think we should do a Border Deal, at all, unless we get EVERYTHING needed to shut down the INVASION of Millions & Millions of people, many from parts unknown, into our once great, but soon to be great again, Country!” Trump wrote in February. Lankford had pushed back on the president-elect and his fellow Republican senators, arguing it was the best-case scenario with a Democratic president and Senate. “This is a moment to solve as many things as we can and then keep working on the next thing,” Lankford said at the time. However, Senate Republicans effectively sunk the border bill in February and officially killed the bill in a vote in May. The border bill’s foreign aid components eventualy went on to pass as its own package. 4. Trump goes against supporters and vocalizes support for Johnson In a rare moment of solidarity, Trump took Johnson’s side during one of the various attempts to vacate the speakership this year from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). One of Trump’s staunchest supporters, Greene threatened to remove Johnson as speaker over foreign aid deals and the FISA vote. However, Trump spoke up in defense of Johnson, arguing he held up well under pressure given the razor-thin majority he operated under. “Well, look, we have a majority of one, OK?” Trump said in a radio interview in April. “It’s not like he can go and do whatever he wants to do. I think he’s a very good person. You know, he stood very strongly with me on NATO when I said NATO has to pay up. … I think he’s trying very hard.” Trump had backed Johnson and leadership’s foreign aid deal to send money to Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel that turned a portion of the aid into a loan. After the foreign aid package passed, eyes turned to Greene to see whether she would move forward with the motion to vacate. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The president-elect continued to offer words of encouragement to Johnson in front of the whole conference, particularly when he met with House Republicans shortly after winning the 2024 election. Trump officially endorsed Johnson as speaker, putting him at odds with some of his main loyalists like Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). However, whether Trump gets involved in Johnson’s future remains to be seen. 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Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) suffered a mild stroke over the weekend but will continue with his regular schedule next week.
Margaret Mulkerrin, Hoyer’s deputy chief of staff and spokeswoman, said in a statement that the former House majority leader sought medical treatment after experiencing a “mild ischemic stroke.”
“Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment and has no lingering symptoms,” Mulkerrin said Tuesday. “He expects to resume his normal schedule next week. Mr. Hoyer’s wife and family extend their deepest thanks to his medical team.”
Hoyer, 85, served as majority leader of the House from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A powerful Maryland voice and supporter of President Joe Biden, Hoyer has represented the state’s 5th Congressional District since 1981.
The former majority leader won the Democratic primary on May 14, defeating three competitors with 72.3% of the vote. He will face Republican Michelle Talkington, who ran in the GOP primary uncontested.
Hoyer’s stroke comes as his fellow House Democrat, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), returned to the hospital after being discharged from a 24-day stay for a respiratory infection. Pascrell left the hospital on Aug. 8 to go to a rehabilitation facility but returned a few days later. The New Jersey Democrat is the second oldest member of the House at 87 years old.
Several House members have faced health setbacks or died during this session of Congress.
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Most recently, longtime Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) died on July 19, just one month after announcing that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) died in late April after suffering a “cardiac episode” on April 6 that kept him on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
Other members have been diagnosed with cancer or tumors. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) announced he was diagnosed with blood cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) had a successful surgery for a skull tumor in May.
2024-08-13 21:48:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fhouse%2F3120435%2Fsteny-hoyer-suffered-mild-stroke-maryland-democrat%2F?w=600&h=450, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) suffered a mild stroke over the weekend but will continue with his regular schedule next week. Margaret Mulkerrin, Hoyer’s deputy chief of staff and spokeswoman, said in a statement that the former House majority leader sought medical treatment after experiencing a “mild ischemic stroke.” “Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment,
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) suffered a mild stroke over the weekend but will continue with his regular schedule next week.
Margaret Mulkerrin, Hoyer’s deputy chief of staff and spokeswoman, said in a statement that the former House majority leader sought medical treatment after experiencing a “mild ischemic stroke.”
“Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment and has no lingering symptoms,” Mulkerrin said Tuesday. “He expects to resume his normal schedule next week. Mr. Hoyer’s wife and family extend their deepest thanks to his medical team.”
Hoyer, 85, served as majority leader of the House from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A powerful Maryland voice and supporter of President Joe Biden, Hoyer has represented the state’s 5th Congressional District since 1981.
The former majority leader won the Democratic primary on May 14, defeating three competitors with 72.3% of the vote. He will face Republican Michelle Talkington, who ran in the GOP primary uncontested.
Hoyer’s stroke comes as his fellow House Democrat, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), returned to the hospital after being discharged from a 24-day stay for a respiratory infection. Pascrell left the hospital on Aug. 8 to go to a rehabilitation facility but returned a few days later. The New Jersey Democrat is the second oldest member of the House at 87 years old.
Several House members have faced health setbacks or died during this session of Congress.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Most recently, longtime Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) died on July 19, just one month after announcing that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) died in late April after suffering a “cardiac episode” on April 6 that kept him on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
Other members have been diagnosed with cancer or tumors. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) announced he was diagnosed with blood cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) had a successful surgery for a skull tumor in May.
, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) suffered a mild stroke over the weekend but will continue with his regular schedule next week. Margaret Mulkerrin, Hoyer’s deputy chief of staff and spokeswoman, said in a statement that the former House majority leader sought medical treatment after experiencing a “mild ischemic stroke.” “Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment and has no lingering symptoms,” Mulkerrin said Tuesday. “He expects to resume his normal schedule next week. Mr. Hoyer’s wife and family extend their deepest thanks to his medical team.” Hoyer, 85, served as majority leader of the House from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A powerful Maryland voice and supporter of President Joe Biden, Hoyer has represented the state’s 5th Congressional District since 1981. The former majority leader won the Democratic primary on May 14, defeating three competitors with 72.3% of the vote. He will face Republican Michelle Talkington, who ran in the GOP primary uncontested. Hoyer’s stroke comes as his fellow House Democrat, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), returned to the hospital after being discharged from a 24-day stay for a respiratory infection. Pascrell left the hospital on Aug. 8 to go to a rehabilitation facility but returned a few days later. The New Jersey Democrat is the second oldest member of the House at 87 years old. Several House members have faced health setbacks or died during this session of Congress. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Most recently, longtime Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX) died on July 19, just one month after announcing that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ) died in late April after suffering a “cardiac episode” on April 6 that kept him on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Other members have been diagnosed with cancer or tumors. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) announced he was diagnosed with blood cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) had a successful surgery for a skull tumor in May. , , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AP24156829041971.jpg.optimal.jpg, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Rachel Schilke,
A bill introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) would expand the Secret Service‘s perimeter at public events to at least 500 yards, the latest piece of legislation in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The legislation, unveiled Tuesday, would also allow the agency to extend that perimeter if needed in certain environments. Current law does not require the Secret Service to do that. It would also require the director of the Secret Service to secure all elevated positions within firing distance.
This is Torres’s most recent sponsored legislation in the wake of the shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left one attendee dead and three, including the former president, injured. The New York Democrat also introduced legislation that would strip the responsibility to investigate financial crimes from the Secret Service, which is part of the agency’s original mission when it was established in 1865.
Torres also introduced a bill with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) that would strengthen Secret Service protections for Trump, President Joe Biden, and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The assassination attempt briefly brought both Democrats and Republicans together in a rare moment of solidarity to denounce political violence and spurned legislation action on both sides of the aisle.
The shooting also brought several House committees together in a bipartisan manner to scrutinize the Secret Service’s security failures that allowed Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, to climb on top of a building about 160 yards away from Trump with an AR-15-style rifle.
At a House Oversight Committee hearing, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was blasted by both Democrats and Republicans who denounced her inability to share virtually any details with the public. She resigned the next day. A Senate hearing the following week with acting Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate produced more information, but some senators were angry that agents had not been fired or relieved of duty as a result of the security breach.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced a bipartisan task force that will investigate the assassination attempt, concurrent with the federal investigation led by the FBI.
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), whose hometown is Butler, will lead the 13-member bipartisan task force. Other Republicans on the force are Reps. Mark Green (R-TN), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), and Pat Fallon (R-TX). The Democrats on the body are Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) as ranking member and Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL).
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The bipartisan task force opened its investigation on Monday, sending letters to Rowe, Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting documents and briefings from the agencies on the shooting.
The letters seek to establish the task force as the primary investigative body even as a handful of House committees have opened their own inquiries into the matter. A formal report is expected by Dec. 13, with interim reports released along the way.
2024-08-13 17:34:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fhouse%2F3119849%2Fbill-expand-secret-service-perimeter%2F?w=600&h=450, A bill introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) would expand the Secret Service‘s perimeter at public events to at least 500 yards, the latest piece of legislation in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The legislation, unveiled Tuesday, would also allow the agency to extend that perimeter if needed in,
A bill introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) would expand the Secret Service‘s perimeter at public events to at least 500 yards, the latest piece of legislation in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
The legislation, unveiled Tuesday, would also allow the agency to extend that perimeter if needed in certain environments. Current law does not require the Secret Service to do that. It would also require the director of the Secret Service to secure all elevated positions within firing distance.
This is Torres’s most recent sponsored legislation in the wake of the shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left one attendee dead and three, including the former president, injured. The New York Democrat also introduced legislation that would strip the responsibility to investigate financial crimes from the Secret Service, which is part of the agency’s original mission when it was established in 1865.
Torres also introduced a bill with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) that would strengthen Secret Service protections for Trump, President Joe Biden, and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The assassination attempt briefly brought both Democrats and Republicans together in a rare moment of solidarity to denounce political violence and spurned legislation action on both sides of the aisle.
The shooting also brought several House committees together in a bipartisan manner to scrutinize the Secret Service’s security failures that allowed Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, to climb on top of a building about 160 yards away from Trump with an AR-15-style rifle.
At a House Oversight Committee hearing, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was blasted by both Democrats and Republicans who denounced her inability to share virtually any details with the public. She resigned the next day. A Senate hearing the following week with acting Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate produced more information, but some senators were angry that agents had not been fired or relieved of duty as a result of the security breach.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced a bipartisan task force that will investigate the assassination attempt, concurrent with the federal investigation led by the FBI.
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), whose hometown is Butler, will lead the 13-member bipartisan task force. Other Republicans on the force are Reps. Mark Green (R-TN), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), and Pat Fallon (R-TX). The Democrats on the body are Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) as ranking member and Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL).
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
The bipartisan task force opened its investigation on Monday, sending letters to Rowe, Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting documents and briefings from the agencies on the shooting.
The letters seek to establish the task force as the primary investigative body even as a handful of House committees have opened their own inquiries into the matter. A formal report is expected by Dec. 13, with interim reports released along the way.
, A bill introduced by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) would expand the Secret Service‘s perimeter at public events to at least 500 yards, the latest piece of legislation in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The legislation, unveiled Tuesday, would also allow the agency to extend that perimeter if needed in certain environments. Current law does not require the Secret Service to do that. It would also require the director of the Secret Service to secure all elevated positions within firing distance. This is Torres’s most recent sponsored legislation in the wake of the shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left one attendee dead and three, including the former president, injured. The New York Democrat also introduced legislation that would strip the responsibility to investigate financial crimes from the Secret Service, which is part of the agency’s original mission when it was established in 1865. Torres also introduced a bill with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) that would strengthen Secret Service protections for Trump, President Joe Biden, and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The assassination attempt briefly brought both Democrats and Republicans together in a rare moment of solidarity to denounce political violence and spurned legislation action on both sides of the aisle. The shooting also brought several House committees together in a bipartisan manner to scrutinize the Secret Service’s security failures that allowed Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, to climb on top of a building about 160 yards away from Trump with an AR-15-style rifle. At a House Oversight Committee hearing, then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was blasted by both Democrats and Republicans who denounced her inability to share virtually any details with the public. She resigned the next day. A Senate hearing the following week with acting Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate produced more information, but some senators were angry that agents had not been fired or relieved of duty as a result of the security breach. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced a bipartisan task force that will investigate the assassination attempt, concurrent with the federal investigation led by the FBI. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), whose hometown is Butler, will lead the 13-member bipartisan task force. Other Republicans on the force are Reps. Mark Green (R-TN), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Clay Higgins (R-LA), and Pat Fallon (R-TX). The Democrats on the body are Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) as ranking member and Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The bipartisan task force opened its investigation on Monday, sending letters to Rowe, Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting documents and briefings from the agencies on the shooting. The letters seek to establish the task force as the primary investigative body even as a handful of House committees have opened their own inquiries into the matter. A formal report is expected by Dec. 13, with interim reports released along the way., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ritchie-Torres-Biden.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Rachel Schilke,
