Kyle Griffin

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

From Speaker Pelosi's office: Ask McCarthy: Why Won't He Shake Officer Fanone's Hand? "As his Members model his disrespect for police officers who protected the Capitol on January 6th, it's time for McCarthy to explain why he won't shake hands with Officer Fanone." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

North Carolina's decades-old ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy is unconstitutional and poses a credible threat of prosecution to abortion providers, a federal appeals court has unanimously affirmed. https://t.co/y2uGgrZ4gZ — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Unemployed workers are suing the state of Indiana for cutting off federal unemployment benefits before they expire in September. The lawsuit argues that Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb violated state law by ending the benefits early. https://t.co/zrFV8WTS6N — PolitiTweet.org

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut legislature approves bill legalizing recreational marijuana; governor is expected to sign it. — PolitiTweet.org

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters plead guilty to misdemeanor charges. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Federal workers will get Friday off to observe Juneteenth now that President Biden has signed the new law. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

President Biden: "This is a really, really, really important moment in our history. By making Juneteenth a federal holiday, all Americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Reuters: BIDEN SIGNS BILL CREATING JUNETEENTH FEDERAL HOLIDAY TO COMMEMORATE THE END OF LEGAL SLAVERY OF BLACK AMERICANS — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice President Harris, at the Juneteenth bill signing, notes: "We are gathered here in a house built by enslaved people." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice President Harris at the Juneteenth bill signing: "We must learn from our history and we must teach our children our history, because it is part of our history as a nation. It is part of American history." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Attorney General Garland has vacated two Trump-era immigration orders that made it difficult for victims of domestic violence or gang violence to win their asylum cases. https://t.co/tDdFKZz7dG — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Adam Kinzinger: "It's amazing to me, when you are a coward taking cowardice votes — voting against a gold medal for the cops ... That was a cowardice vote for these 21 Republicans because they didn't want to have to face their base and admit it was an insurrection." @MSNBC — PolitiTweet.org

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D.C. officer Michael Fanone to CNN on Andrew Clyde: "I simply greeted him ... He just stared at me, turned away, pulled out his cell phone. Looked like he was trying to record the interaction, which ended then. We didn't speak. And as soon as the elevator bay doors open, he ran." — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden: "Today’s decision affirms that the Affordable Care Act is stronger than ever, delivers for the American people, and gets us closer to fulfilling our moral obligation to ensure that, here in America, health care is a right and not a privilege." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

President Obama: "Today, the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. Again. "This ruling reaffirms what we have long known to be true: the Affordable Care Act is here to stay." — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. AOC: "There's a reason why $15 minimum wage is at where it's at right now, because people want this ... We win a majority with two things: Persuading people who're in the middle and driving out people who need to be convinced Democrats will actually do something." @MSNBC — PolitiTweet.org

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Leader Schumer has begun the process to force a vote next week on S. 1, the Democratic election reform. "Our goal remains crystal clear: protect the right to vote, strengthen our democracy, and put a stop to the tide of voter suppression flooding across our country." — PolitiTweet.org

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Speaker Pelosi: "Today's Supreme Court ruling is a landmark victory for Democrats' work to defend protections for people with pre-existing conditions against Republicans' relentless efforts to dismantle them." — PolitiTweet.org

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Official: US to invest more than $3 billion in COVID-19 antiviral pill, could arrive by year's end. — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking: The House just voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force in Iraq. The vote was 268-161. — PolitiTweet.org

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Stacey Abrams tells CNN that she can "absolutely" support Sen. Manchin's voting right proposal. "What Sen. Manchin is putting forward are some basic building blocks that we need to ensure that democracy is accessible, no matter your geography." — PolitiTweet.org

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Leader Schumer: "Let me say definitively: The Affordable Care Act has won. The Supreme Court has just ruled the ACA is here to stay. And now we're going to try and make it bigger and better." — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court says Philadelphia wrongly limited ties with Catholic agency over group's refusal to work with gay couples. — PolitiTweet.org

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Justice Breyer: Republican states don't have standing to challenge Obamacare's individual mandate "because they have not shown a past or future injury fairly traceable to defendants' conduct enforcing the specific statutory provision they attack as unconstitutional." — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obama era health care law, preserving coverage for millions — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden Education Department is erasing $500 million of student debt for 18,000 borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates' success in finding jobs. https://t.co/8qU2GyMg6f — PolitiTweet.org

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Hill Democrats are intensifying pressure on Attorney General Garland to clean house at the Justice Department following the Trump DOJ subpoenas. "We cannot wait for the inspector general to share even his preliminary findings with DOJ." https://t.co/LUzGixp6dV — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Black Voters Matter is taking a Freedom Ride for Voting Rights beginning on Juneteenth. The education and outreach campaign aims to increase support for voting rights legislation, advocate for D.C. statehood and build Black voting power. https://t.co/TqSPrBq7re — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

All 11 Senate Judiciary Democrats are calling on Attorney General Garland to release the full OLC memo that purportedly justified Bill Barr's decision not to charge Trump with criminal obstruction of justice in the Russia scandal — with no redactions. https://t.co/djGoX9Hh38 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

In leaked audio, Sen. Joe Manchin says he's "open" to lowering the filibuster threshold to 55 votes from 60. https://t.co/SbgcWEqtgD — PolitiTweet.org