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Weekly Wrap

 

October 1, 2021

 

This Week: At A Glance



Over the weekend, Rep. Young Kim (CA-39) recognized Gold Star Mother's and
Family's day. This Day honors the mothers, fathers, and families of fallen
military service members and serves as a reminder of the losses suffered by
military families. 
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Monday, Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) responded to news from the Biden
Administration that 12,000 Haitian migrants have been officially released into
the U.S. Rep. Bice continues to hold the Biden administration responsible for
the crisis at our Southern border.Click below to read more. 
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Tuesday, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) called out New York's leadership on
their decision to award undocumented immigrants $27M in disaster aid. Rep.
Malliotakis stated,"It's a slap in the face to working-class residents who have
suffered tens of thousands of dollars in damages from Ida."
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Wednesday, Sen. Joni Ernst (IA) joined Fox News to discuss the current crisis
at our southern border. The need is apparent, immediate relief is needed.Click
below to watch the full interview. 
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Thursday, Leader Kevin McCarthy showed his support for a new bill sponsored by
Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), the REACT Act, which would require all
individuals crossing the border to produce a negative COVID test.Since March,
Dr. Miller-Meeks has pushed for this requirement
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.Click below to hear her full speech. 
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In The News





Axios:
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Consumers expected to pay up for holiday shopping.
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Price increases, and consumers’ willingness to pay them, may help save
manufacturers’ and retailers’ bottom lines in a season riddled with shipping
and logistics logjams.

 

The New York Times: Republicans at Odds Over Infrastructure Bill as Vote
Approaches.
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 Although the measure is the product of a compromise among moderates in both
parties, House Republican leaders are leaning on their members to reject the $1
trillion infrastructure bill by disparaging its contents and arguing that it
will only pave the way for Democrats to push through their far larger climate
change and social policy bill.

 

The Hill: Republican candidates tack toward right on abortion.
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 Republicans across the country are working to appeal to the party’s
anti-abortion voter base ahead of next year’s midterms elections by lurching
further to the right on the deeply controversial issue than their primary
competitors.

 

Roll Call: It was a good night for Republicans at the Congressional Baseball
Game.
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  Republicans and Democrats squared off at the game Wednesday night, as they
have nearly every year since 1909 (last year being the rare, pandemic-caused
exception). The ticket sales, concessions and sponsors raised $1.2 million for
a handful of local charities, including the Washington Literacy Center and the
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington. 

 

KWWL: Hinson, Rubio introduce bill to redirect money for former Afghan
government to American industries.
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 The collapse of the Afghan government in August brings questions about U.S.
aid that Congress has already appropriated for the now-defunct government. On
Thursday, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and former presidential candidate Senator
Marco Rubio introduced a bill called the Prioritizing Readiness and
Competitiveness Act
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