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** AUG 03
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the HYR newsletter, !

Welcome to this week’s newsletter, and welcome home to Astros living legend Carlos Correa (he’ll definitely see this).

In Washington, the Trump Administration fleeced Europe in a formal trade deal. The fight to confirm White House appointees reached a breaking point. Lee Zeldin’s EPA erased pillars of President Obama’s radical environmental policy agenda. Prominent Democrats continued screaming into the void of dying legacy media.

In Texas, the debate over Congressional districts garnered national attention. Prolific child and human trafficking rings were terminated in Houston.

We break it down below.


** Matt Murphy
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** Political Director
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** EU Have a Deal
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President Trump brokered a high priority trade agreement with the European Union. The deal formally authorizes a 15% tariff rate on our EU trade partners, and spurs ~$1.35 trillion dollars of direct foreign investment in the American economy. The move constitutes one of–if not the single largest–bilateral commerce agreements in history.

EU sympathizers were critical of the trade accord, characterizing it as one-sided and advantageous to America; when even French Members of Parliament are roasting EU leadership for “surrendering” and “submitting” ([link removed]) (for context, there’s a joke that France’s true flag is the white flag of surrender), it’s yet another a great day to be an American.

A friendly reminder that theacademic credentials of White House trade representatives ([link removed]) are irrelevant when they continue to get results like this. More deals are in flux/pending. We’ll keep you posted.


** Confirmation Condunrum
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Say what you will about Senate Democrats, they’re quite gifted at obstruction. Traditionally, presidential administrations have been afforded an expedited process by the Senate when it comes to confirming their civilian or non-controversial picks to fill their Executive Branch ranks. That has not been the case for the second iteration of President Trump; for the first time in American history ([link removed]) , not a single Presidential appointee has been greenlit by voice vote or unanimous consent (the “let’s get this over with quickly” protocols for Senate procedural motions). Democrats have forced roll call votes to delay and drag out standard procedure.

GOP leadership in the Senate is mulling ways to hasten the process; we’ll see what they cook up over August recess. Here’s hoping they come up with something that doesn’t entail a “nuclear option,”--every time a nuclear option has been invoked, it’s come back to bite the party that broke precedent in the ass.


** Green Agenda Gutted
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin issued a rollback slashing federal regulations on industrial and commercial emissions. The regulations on the chopping block have been described as “The Holy Grail” ([link removed]) of climate change mandates by establishment media outlets.

The de-regulation is sweeping. More info here ([link removed]) for our curious readers. Zeldin believes the rules he’s targeted have inflicted at least a trillion dollars ([link removed]) in economic damage to American industry. Here’s hoping he’s right.


** A Deathknell For Establishment Media and Their Mouthpieces
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By now our readers are aware Stephen Colbert’s late night “comedy” show is on borrowed time. That didn’t stop Kamala Harris from using the dying medium to announce (perhaps drunkenly? ([link removed]) ) she won’t be running for Governor of California, and she’s releasing a new tell-all book to monetize her electoral failure. She probably used ([link removed]) Hillary Clinton’s publishing house of choice. Here’s hoping she and Gavin Newsom have fun on the 2028 primary trail.

Democrat Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin also took to the Colbert show (and missed important floor votes to do so ([link removed]) ) to bolster her political future. Apparently, the former CIA agent thinks “corn fed ([link removed]) ” is relatable, complimentary language to use in describing her constituents.


Colbert’s imminent shutdown was funny enough, but it appears the Democrats’ propaganda golden goose, Media Matters, is on the precipice of meeting a similar fate. More on that here ([link removed]) .


** In Other News
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* Is Tim Walz compromised by the Chinese Communist Party ([link removed]) ?
* The Atlantic published what was intended to be a puff piece for TX Democrat Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. Instead, it turned out to be one of the funniest unintentional smear jobs ([link removed]) in recent memory.
* Two of the worst people you know of ([link removed]) are now dating. Please don’t have kids.
* Here’s what’s happened to the dollar ([link removed]) since the Biden Administration took over.
* This is not seriously political, but this kind of surgery ([link removed]) should be outlawed. And doctors playing both sides of the equation ([link removed]) should be sent to Gitmo.
* Elizabeth Warren took a tumble on the Senate floor. Texas’ own Ted Cruz was there for the assist ([link removed]) at least.
* Police Departments in Maine clearly aren’t doing enough, or don’t care about background checks ([link removed]) .
* Chili’s partnered with Tecovas to release a new line of boots made from the leather of Chili’s booth seating. They sold out in less than two hours. If you want a pair, get on the waiting list; they only cost ~$300 ([link removed]) .



** This Week in Texas
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The State Legislature released their proposals to redraw the lines of Congressional Districts; the yet to be ratified map constitutes an effort to gain five more GOP seats in the House.

More on that here ([link removed]) and here ([link removed]) for those inclined.

Houston Democrats predictably protested the measure, without detecting a hint of irony ([link removed]) . Texas’ efforts may have well started a snowball effect; SCOTUS is set to examine districting practices from the ground up, and Democrats might not like the end result ([link removed]) .

In our own back yard, law enforcement conducted an operation which resulted in the removal of 214(!!!) pedophiles ([link removed]) from polite society. Glad the death penalty is still a thing in Texas. The amount of child predators arrested by ICE in Houston alone has already surpassed the number of total arrests for that unforgivable crime for the entirety of 2024. We voted for this.

Update: Texas Democrats have fled the state ([link removed]) in order to deny a voting quorum, in a shameless attempt to delay and derail redistricting efforts. Please don’t come back.


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Author: Matt Murphy, Political Director, Houston Young Republicans

Editor: Courtney Trevino, President, Houston Young Republicans

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