#Lawmakers applaud after Democrat apologizes for GOP colleague’s outburst

#Lawmakers applaud after Democrat apologizes for GOP colleague’s outburst

Lawmakers applauded Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) after he apologized on behalf of all congress members following GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s (Wisc.) latest outburst at a group of federal workers. Crow apologized to the Biden administration briefers, prompting a bipartisan round of applause, during the Wisconsin lawmaker’s questioning, which some described as “rude” and “obnoxious”,…

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#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

#GOP moderates strike back after conservative revolt paralyzes House

Frustrations among moderate House Republicans are bubbling over.  A week after a group of mutinous conservatives shut down the chamber floor, GOP moderates struck back, accusing the rebels of fracturing the conference and threatening to tank the party’s legislative agenda heading into the summer’s tough policy fights with President Biden.   Frustrations reached a boiling point…

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#‘Jackasses,’ ‘little s—-‘: GOP congressman curses out teenage Senate pages

#GOP lawmaker drops f-bomb as moderates bash conservatives over revolt: ‘A little spicy in there’

Moderate House Republicans lashed out Tuesday against the conservative lawmakers who shut down the chamber floor last week, using a closed-door GOP meeting to accuse the rebels — in apparently profane terms — of undermining the party’s agenda. Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) castigated the hard-liners, according to a number of…

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#Seven incoming House members to watch

#Seven incoming House members to watch

Seven incoming House members to watch More than 70 incoming lawmakers will be sworn into the House this January after winning their races earlier this month. Republicans are poised to control the House next year, with 220 seats having been called in their favor compared to Democrats’ 213. Two races remain uncalled.  Next year’s crop…

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