David Rowell

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Struggling To Hold His Seat, Devin Nunes Blames ‘Radical Leftists’

In a blistering editorial, Nunes’ hometown newspaper slammed his performance as a congressman, calling it “nothing short of embarrassing.” “He certainly isn’t representing his Central Valley constituents or Californians, who care much more about health care, jobs and, yes, protecting Dreamers than about the latest conspiracy theory,” the editorial stated. “Instead, he’’s doing dirty work for House Republican leaders trying …

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Paul Ryan celebrates tax cut with tweet about a secretary saving $1.50 a week – The Washington Post

CEOs are lining their pockets with tens of billions of dollars in corporate share buybacks. Major corps like AT&T, Wells Fargo & Walmart are laying off American workers. But Speaker Ryan wants to brag about a $1.50 per week increase for workers. Source: Paul Ryan celebrated the tax cut with a tweet about a secretary …

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Nunes Could Be Making Himself Vulnerable Back Home

The House Intelligence Committee chairman is from a pretty safe red district. But he’s going out of his way to paint a bull’s-eye on his own back. More each day, House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, is making himself the tip of the spear of White House efforts to discredit the Mueller investigation …

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Senator Kamala Harris Statement Opposing Stopgap Spending Bill

Senator Kamala Harris Statement Opposing Stopgap Spending Bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2018 CONTACT: Tyrone Gayle, 202-897-6212 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris, a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today on her vote against the motion to invoke cloture on the …

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California Democratic Party Statement on the Vote to End the Shutdown

When Congressional Republicans shut down the government, their goal was clear: use the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as leverage to destroy any compromise on protecting Dreamers. Despite widespread, bipartisan support among everyday Americans for preserving both the DACA and CHIP programs, the GOP showed the world that its priority is pandering to its xenophobic …

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