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have issued a joint statement condemning yesterday’s attack on Brazil’s congress and presidential palace by supporters of’s alleged election meddling in the state, where he made efforts to overturnFani Willisapparently does not want a repeat of last week’s dysfunction in the chamber, when it took 15 rounds of voting over four days to elect a speaker.
They’re now racing to make sure moderate GOP lawmakers lend their vote on a crucial package of rules for governing the House.will convene at 5pm eastern time to vote on the rules package, typically a customary but crucial step for operating the chamber, with votes due after that.Should the rule package pass, the new Republican House majority will be able to get down to business, and their first priority will be undoing part of one of Joe Biden’s biggest legislative achievements.
They’ve scheduled an initial vote later today on the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, which would rescind almost all of the new funding to the Internal Revenue Service tax authority provided by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. The IRS has been underfunded for years, and the money was intended to help the agency modernize and better crack down on tax cheats.
The GOP opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, and tried to stoke outrage by telling voters the money would be used to hire tens of thousands or armed IRS agents –Whether or not this passes, expect more legislation of this sort aimed at undoing the legacy of Biden’s two years of united government.
It’s unclear if Trump himself could face charges based on what the jurors determine, but they’ve already informed several of his allies they are targets of its investigation. These includeDavid Shafer
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