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October 15, 2024

In this edition


[1] Interview: CLF President Dan Conston on fight for the House
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[2] Heard on the Hill
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[3] Exclusive: Stolen Valor accusations roil top House race
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[4] Exclusive: Congress probes Naval Academy inviting anti-Trump, “partisan
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[5] Exclusive: Ad campaign thanks Republicans for opposing Democrats’ tax hike
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[6] Senate Dem candidate breaks with Maryland Dems
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[7] Scoop: Harvard accidentally mails GOP offices
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[8] Op-Ed: Reps. Brett Guthrie and Morgan Griffith on the Biden-Harris EPA
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[9] Op-Ed: Rep. Tim Walberg: Undoing the Biden-Harris administration’s arsenal
of bureaucracy
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[10] Op-Ed: Brad Todd: What Kamala Harris’s actions admit she cannot do
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[11] Op-Ed: Tom Barrett: I will be law enforcement’s champion in Congress
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[12] What we’re reading
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A strong national defense is essential to protecting our American way of life.

Veterans On Duty continues the fight back at home, advocating for military and
national security policies that will keep America safe, strong, and free.

We have an interview with Dan Conston, an exclusive on a Democrat inflating
his military records, a scoop on a Congressional probe into the Naval Academy,
op-eds from Reps. Brett Guthrie, Morgan Griffith, and Tim Walberg, and more!






[1] Interview: CLF President Dan Conston's take on the dogfight for the House
majority
By: Matthew Foldi

Despite a “tumultuous” 2024 cycle, the president of the Congressional
Leadership Fund (CLF) Dan Conston is aiming for a triple crown in November —
his third consecutive cycle of growing the ranks of House Republicans, which
he’s done cycle after cycle, despite at-times lackluster Republican results
elsewhere.

As the longtime head of the House GOP leadership super PAC, Conston hopes to
leverage his historically-successful fundraising efforts, alongside those of
well-funded House candidates, to win as large a majority as possible for
Republicans, even though he predicts that November will yield a “small majority
or minority either way.”

“We did just have our biggest quarter ever, which I don't think many people
thought we would do, and we are still at an advantage over House Majority PAC
with our 9/30 filings, so we feel like we've got the resources necessary to be
really impactful,” Conston told theWashington Reporter. “I think the best asset
we had all cycle was that the people in the toughest districts, in these Biden
districts, are impressive, meritorious, rising stars in the Republican Party.
That is plainly evident to voters and donors alike. People want to invest in
them.”

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[2]
Heard on the Hill

What we're hearing from people we trust on and around the Hill – please send
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* “It’s not that hard, Tim”: Republicans are mocking Gov. Tim Walz (D.,
Minn.) after his pheasant hunting expedition showcased his inexperience around
a shotgun. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R., Mich.) posted a video of him quickly loading
his gun, using custom-made Huizenga for Congress shells, alongside some birds
he killed, letting the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee know that loading a
gun isn’t hard if you have actually done it before.”
* Plagiarism problems grow: President Joe Biden abandoned his 1988
presidential campaign amid a plagiarism scandal. Newreporting
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Rufo suggests that Vice President Kamala Harris “appears to have airlifted
sections of her book,Smart on Crime.”
* Raking it in: Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) raised a record-breaking $27
million in the most recent fundraising quarter.
* Empire State of mind: President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio)
will be making one of their final fundraising stops of the cycle in New York
City on October 27, where supporters can give up to $924,600 for the “Ultra
MAGA experience.”
* House Democrat’s “send [him] back” moment backfires: Rep. Jahana Hayes (D.,
Conn.), is facing a rematch from Republican George Logan this go around. During
a debate she told Logan, a first-generation American who would be Connecticut’s
first Hispanic-American representative in Congress, to go “back to wherever he
came from.” Logan, who “came from” New Haven, Connecticut, turned Hayes’s
remarks around into avideo <[link removed]>
featuring Democrats condemning anti-immigrant rhetoric. Throughout this
campaign, Hayes has beenhammered
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for her ties to a group so anti-Semitic that its leader wasuninvited
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[3] Exclusive: Stolen Valor accusations roil top House race
By: Matthew Foldi

A vulnerable Democratic House incumbent miscategorized his military
distinction in a political advertisement, a fib Republicans are criticizing him
for.

Rep. Don Davis (D., N.C.) claims in ads to be a “retired” member of the U.S.
Air Force — a term that is “bestowed upon service members who have served a
minimum time period, usually 20 years or more,”according
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Davis, however, served
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the political arena “immediately after his discharge from the Air Force,”
according to local reporting. Davis’s 2022 ads correctly describe him as a
“former” member of the Air Force.

In response to the Reporter’s questions about the discrepancy, Davis’s
campaign asked for clarification about where Davis’s ads use the term
“retired.” Upon being sent the information, it stopped responding.

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[4]
Exclusive: Congress probes Naval Academy inviting anti-Trump, “partisan
historian” to deliver prestigious address
By: Matthew Foldi

Lawmakers are probing the U.S. Naval Academy’s decision to invite historian
Ruth Ben-Ghiat to deliver a now-postponed lecture, which they said in a letter
first obtained by theWashington Reporter could go against a Department of
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that “bans active members of the military, including administrators and
teachers at the academy, from engaging in ‘partisan political activities.’”

“Prior to the cancellation of her appearance, Dr. Ben-Ghiat stated that she
was planning to ‘speak about what happens to militaries under authoritarian
rule,’” the lawmakers wrote. “While on the surface this lecture would seem to
be academically significant for our naval midshipmen, Dr. Ben-Ghiat’s own
statements provided clear concern that she would have used this
highly-respected platform to make unsubstantiated politicized claims against
one of the presidential nominees just 25 days before the 2024 election.”

Ben-Ghiat planned to touch on “Fascist Italy, Pinochet's Chile and the
Russian military during the war on Ukraine,” shewrote
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blog. In the same blog post, she said that President Donald Trump has an
“authoritarian character, desire to destroy democratic values and ideals, and
loyalty to autocrats who see the powerful U.S. military as an obstacle to their
geopolitical aims.”

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to read more about the effort led by Rep. Jen Kiggans, first obtained by the
Washington Reporter, to learn about the Naval Academy inviting an anti-Trump
historian to deliver a prestigious lecture.

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[5] Exclusive: Ad campaign thanks Republicans for opposing Democrats’ efforts
to raise corporate tax rate to “higher than [that of] communist China”
By: Matthew Foldi

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is running district-based and national
advertisements, first obtained by theWashington Reporter, highlighting
Republicans’ opposition to corporate tax rate hikes proposed by Democrats.

The campaign, first shared with the Reporter, spotlights many
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ads specifically thanking Reps.Mariannette Miller-Meeks
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Democrats’ push to “raise the corporate tax rate higher than [that of]
communist China.”

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to read more about Americans for Tax Reform’s ad campaign thanking Republicans
for opposing the Democrats’ efforts to jack up our corporate tax rate to
uncompetitive levels.

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A strong national defense is essential to protecting our American way of life.

Veterans On Duty continues the fight back at home, advocating for military and
national security policies that will keep America safe, strong, and free.


[6] Senate Dem candidate breaks with Maryland Dems
By: Matthew Foldi

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who is competing in a closely-watched Maryland
Senate race, raised eyebrows for aligning more with hardline Republicans than
with her fellow Maryland Democrats, signaling that one of her tax policies is
more in line with the tax cuts of President Donald Trump than with most of
Maryland’s congressional delegation.

In a survey
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a series of changes she’d like to see to the U.S. tax code. She did not check
“repealing the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions,” putting her at
odds with her Republican opponent, the popular former governor Larry Hogan, as
well as at odds with most Maryland Democrats.



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to read the unusual way that a Democratic Senate candidate is aligning herself
with one of Donald Trump’s signature policies.

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[7] Scoop: “I don’t think that they meant to send this to a Congressional
office”: Harvard accidentally mails GOP offices
By: Matthew Foldi

Harvard University had a rough year on the Hill. In 2024, the school was
subject to a high-profile hearing in which its president Claudine Gayfailed
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to condemn calls for the genocide of Jews, for example, and subsequent
revelations
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of her plagiarism forced her toresign
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disgrace.

Recently, one GOP office flagged for the Washington Reporter that the
university sent a mailer advertising its “Crisis Leadership in Higher
Education” program, which a staffer said “essentially credentializes university
protest response.”



According to Harvard’s materials
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, Hill staffers aren’t among the targeted audience for this program, which
focuses on “campus protests[,] natural disasters, public health crises, and
faculty misconduct.”

“Given the verbiage of the letter and the accompanying pamphlet, which
advertises the recommended applicants as university personnel, I don’t think
that they meant to send this to a Congressional office,” a staffer told the
Reporter.

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[8]
Op-Ed: Reps. Brett Guthrie and Morgan Griffith: The Biden-Harris
administration’s EPA is from the government, but is not here to help
By: Rep. Brett Guthrie and Rep. Morgan Griffith

President Ronald Reagan once said: “The nine most terrifying words in the
English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” Nowhere
is this truer than with the Biden-Harris administration’s Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).

From the time you wake up to the time you go to bed, the Biden-Harris
administration’s EPA has been “here to help” by providing solutions in search
of a problem. The EPA’s command and control regime in the name of “climate
justice” is being used to tax American households and fulfill a far-left Green
New Deal agenda.

When you drive to work in the morning and drop your kids off at school, the
EPA wants to make sure it can choose which vehicle you’re using. Its electric
vehicle (EV) mandates, which are attempting to make two thirds of all American
car sales by 2032 electric vehicles, are completely unrealistic and ignore the
factors that make EVs untenable for many families across the country.

EV use is limited in mountainous regions where traversing the mountains
drains batteries at a faster rate. EVs cost on average $17,000 more than their
gas-powered counterparts, and some EVs are susceptible to severe weather, with
battery range cut by up to 40 percent in cold conditions. This is further
evidenced by the high percentage of auto-dealers’ lots filled with unsold EVs
because of the continued popularity of gas-powered cars.

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to read more from Reps. Brett Guthrie and Morgan Griffith about their efforts
to push back on radical regulations from the Biden-Harris EPA which have been
stifling American innovation.

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[9] Op-Ed: Rep. Tim Walberg: Undoing the Biden-Harris administration’s
arsenal of bureaucracy
By: Rep. Tim Walberg

In my home state of Michigan, the average household has spent nearly $28,000
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due to inflation since January 2021.

Inflation is crushing families nationwide, and the Biden-Harris
administration is the number one culprit. When we look at the bad policies that
have brought up costs, most initially point their fingers at the American
Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act, which Vice President Kamala Harris
cast the tie-breaking vote to pass. However, a network of regulatory burdens
has also put a stranglehold on American job creators, targeted workers’
benefits, and driven up prices.

The Department of Labor has pushed its Independent Contractor Rule, which
seeks to strip many workers of their autonomy and force them into an often
outdated, inflexible employment relationship. In the modern economy, millions
of workers enjoy the ability to earn how they want and when they want. 77
percent of app-based workers across the countrysupport
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maintaining their current classification as independent contractors.

These arrangements bolster economic growth and allow personal freedom not
typically available through traditional work relationships. If these workers
overwhelmingly enjoy the flexible arrangements that allow them to pursue other
commitments and interests life has to offer, they should have that freedom.

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Biden-Harris administration’s “arsenal of bureaucracy.”

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[10] Op-Ed: Brad Todd: What Kamala Harris’s actions admit she cannot do
By: Brad Todd

Kamala Harris gave away the election on September 29 — you can write it down.

Since her palace coup ousted Joe Biden following his addled debate debacle,
Harris has brazenly positioned herself as a change agent in a change election.
But what’s holding her back is a sense that she has neither the strength nor
the political quick-twitch muscle to be a dexterous Commander in Chief — traits
even President Donald Trump’s detractors, at least the sane ones, readily
attribute to the Orange One.

The inundation of the Appalachian Mountains by Hurricane Helene in the last
week of September provided Harris with a golden opportunity to disprove both
those deficiencies, and shift the key question of the race fully onto
friendlier territory. Had she demonstrated strength and dexterity in a
real-time crisis, the voters’ attention would have more likely slid to focus on
Trump’s shortcomings.

This would have been simple for a sitting Vice President to do, and the
template is well-established by hurricane-state governors in both parties. As
soon as the storm passes, smart governors set up command posts and do daily
briefings with reporters, taking questions until there are none. They are fully
transparent about minute daily remediation activities and pound the media with
statistics. They provide detailed accounts of both rescue outcomes and ongoing
challenges, and project future recovery objectives. They’re candid about what
they know and don’t, what they can do, and can’t. They instill confidence in
the competence of government’s ability to meet challenges of crises that are
insurmountable for individuals.

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aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

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[11] Op-Ed: Tom Barrett: I will be law enforcement’s champion in Congress
By: Tom Barrett

As I travel across mid-Michigan, I constantly hear from voters about how
important crime is in the 2024 election. However, Democrats in Washington and
Lansing are trying to convince us that things are much better than they
actually are.

People are shocked to learn that Lansing, Michigan — the center of the 7th
District — ranks as one of the top twenty most violent cities in America. It
was alsoreported
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this past June that Michigan was the second most violent state in the nation.
So why are Democratic Party politicians like liberal Lansing Mayor Andy Schor
and many others in D.C. singing a different tune? Maybe because the real
numbers tell a much different story.

The FBI says murder rates have dropped. But, if you look at reports from the
Center for Disease Control (CDC), violent crime is actuallyup. While the FBI
relies on self-reporting from police departments, often excluding some of the
largest, most violent cities in the country (Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los
Angeles), the CDC relies on the cause of death as reported by coroners from
across the nation, a far more accurate accounting.

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Congress.

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[12] What we're reading

Bloomberg
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: Boeing Needs Some Help to Stem Its Cash Burn and Losses, by Thomas Black.

National Review
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: Kamala Harris Should Have to Answer for Equity, by Rich Lowry.

Jewish News Syndicate
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: Secret documents reveal Iran, Hezbollah knew of Oct. 7 plan, by Jewish News
Syndicate.

The Spectator
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Hezbollah’s drone strike won’t deter Israel, by Limor Simhony Philpott.

Washington Free Beacon
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: Tim Walz Called To Eliminate Spending on National Missile Defense, by Collin
Anderson.

Reason <[link removed]>:
Anthony Fauci, the Man Who Thought He Was Science, by Jay Bhattacharya.

Jewish Insider
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: In company video, Amazon exec wears necklace with a map of Israel with a
Palestinian flag across it, by Lahav Harkov.

Washington Examiner
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: House Republicans subpoena NIH public records officer accused of key role in
COVID-19 cover-up, by Gabrielle Etzel.

Washington Free Beacon
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: New York Congressional Candidate, Running on a Plan To Combat Campus
Anti-Semitism, Took Max Donation From Nonprofit Leader Bankrolling Pro-Hamas
Protests, by Meghan Blonder.

Axios
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: Scoop: GOP doubling down in toss-up Michigan Senate race, by Stef Kight.





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