Plus: House Democrats Ignore GOP Calls to Investigate Cuomo Nursing Home Scandal
March 18 2021
Good morning from Washington, where the left can’t wait to force the transgender agenda on all Americans. Our Virginia Allen rounds up the arguments at a Senate hearing. In the House, Democrats aren’t keen to look into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s role in nursing home deaths attributed to COVID-19. Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, a freshman congressman from Florida recalls his urban roots. Plus: when “sex” means gender identity and sexual orientation; conservatives push back on earmarks; and, on “Problematic Women,” a powerlifter champions women’s sports. On this date in 1969, President Richard Nixon begins the secret bombing of suspected communist base camps in Cambodia.
Cuomo’s fellow Democrats seem to be trying to “change the narrative” on the governor to avoid talking about New York’s nursing home deaths, says Rep. James Comer, R-Ky.
“Members of Congress bring deep, firsthand understanding of the needs of their communities and know what projects will have the greatest impact,” says Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn.
Beth Stelzer entered her first powerlifting match expecting a room full of fans supporting women. Instead, a biological male who “identified” as a woman distracted from the competition.
