Kyle Griffin

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Punchbowl News: Between his Build Back Better proposal and the American Rescue Plan, Biden is going big. He's clearly willing to gamble. What's in this initiative will thrill progressives and infuriate Republicans, but it's Biden setting the agenda and forcing the GOP to react. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Washington state's Senate has passed a bill to automatically restore voting rights for people who are on parole and probation. The legislation essentially ensures that every Washington citizen who's not incarcerated can vote. https://t.co/PC6CIALQud — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer: "When the Senate returns to session, our agenda will be no less ambitious ... We will focus on three areas: One, voting rights, civil rights. Two, economic recovery and jobs with an emphasis on climate change and being back better. And three, health and gun safety." — PolitiTweet.org

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NBC News: President Biden will announce at his press conference today a new vaccination goal of 200 million doses administered in his first 100 days, @PeterAlexander reports on @MSNBC. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden admin is taking the unusual step of making a public accounting of the Trump admin's political interference in science, drawing up a list of dozens of regulatory decisions that may have been warped by political interference in objective research. https://t.co/Ha9bTcUPIS — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

More than 40 states say they will meet or beat Biden's May 1 deadline for vaccine eligibility for all adults. https://t.co/NUL5dg2Ml7 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Footage from the Capitol insurrection shows a close ally of Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene inside the building. https://t.co/MLHRl2dW2U — PolitiTweet.org

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White House: The Biden admin announces an historic $10 billion investment to expand access to COVID vaccines and build vaccine confidence in hardest-hit and highest-risk communities. — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats say the Social Security Administration, run by a Trump holdover, is delaying stimulus checks to millions of disabled and retired Americans. https://t.co/5tOErcFtPW — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans fear flawed candidates could imperil key Senate seats. The GOP is fighting to hold on to five open seats after a wave of retirements, and even deep-red Missouri and Alabama pose potential headaches. https://t.co/AvueeKMfy9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Carrying guns in public is not a constitutional right, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules. https://t.co/Lbh0CvMT7j — PolitiTweet.org

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People close to Biden say he's feeling bullish on what he can accomplish, and is fully prepared to support the dashing of the Senate's filibuster rule to allow Democrats to pass voting rights and other legislation for his party. https://t.co/4FJkqrLZe7 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Daily Beast: Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia are actively researching whether they can apply "false statement" charges against Rudy Giuliani and other members of Trump's team for their attempts to meddle with the state's 2020 election results. https://t.co/e7CKLoi8JO — PolitiTweet.org

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20-year old Logan Ezra Smith, a barista at the King Soopers store in Boulder, says he hid his 69-year old co-worker behind some trash cans to keep her safe from the gunman. "My belief is she's older than me, she's my elder, so I must protect her." https://t.co/RkOV7m1r7W — PolitiTweet.org

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Republican Madison Cawthorn said there are "zero dollars" spent on homeless veterans. He lied. It's actually more than $2 billion this year. https://t.co/i0YqhRHKkt — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden is working to reassert the government's top consumer watchdog after it was sidelined by Trump. A fully staffed, enforcement-focused Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gives Biden a crucial tool to advocate for lower- and middle-class Americans. https://t.co/749AMDjW19 — PolitiTweet.org

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Louisiana taxpayers could be forced to pay nearly $9 million in legal expenses after the state's failed Republican-led effort to enforce a 2014 abortion law, which the Supreme Court blocked last summer. https://t.co/FBwZ1C4G9e — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats are considering adding a provision to negotiate drug prices to the infrastructure bill. Savings on government spending on prescription drugs could help pay for infrastructure projects. https://t.co/lY6smp5iJm — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden admin is enlisting the help of groups including the Christian Broadcasting Network and Nascar to encourage more people to get COVID vaccines, particularly members of communities that have been the most skeptical. https://t.co/7SKMphBOG2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Clean energy underpins Biden's infrastructure plan: Building electric power lines to deliver renewable energy Building electric vehicle charging stations Capping oil and gas wells Building a million new affordable, energy-efficient housing units https://t.co/uElUvAvU1H — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate held a procedural vote to extend the Paycheck Protection Program through May 31. The vote was 96-4. Four Republicans voted against: Braun, Cruz, Hawley, and Paul. — PolitiTweet.org

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White House officials are exploring tax increases on businesses, investors and rich Americans to fund Biden's infrastructure and jobs package. The centerpiece would probably be a higher corporate tax rate — reversing part of Trump's steep cut in 2017. https://t.co/4fDPmhlKwY — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, President Biden signed into law: H.R. 1276, the "Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act or the SAVE LIVES Act," which expands VA's authority to provide COVID-19 vaccinations. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reuters: U.S. TREASURY SAYS IT ISSUED 37 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS THIS WEEK WORTH $83 BILLION — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rachel Levine is 1st openly transgender person to win Senate confirmation; she'll be assistant secretary of health. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden admin is considering extending the ban on renter evictions. https://t.co/GfYSY6VIap — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Bonta was the Filipino-American to be elected to the California Assembly and will be the first Filipino-American to serve as California's Attorney General. — PolitiTweet.org

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom nominates Assemblyman Rob Bonta, a criminal justice reformer, for attorney general. — PolitiTweet.org

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House Oversight Cmte. announces subcommittee vice chairs: Nat'l Security – Rep. Kweisi Mfume Gov't Operations – Rep. Katie Porter Economic & Consumer Policy – Rep. Ayanna Pressley Civil Rights & Civil Liberties – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Environment – Rep. Rashida Tlaib — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The Boulder shooting suspect's gun would've been illegal under city's now-void assault-weapon ban. https://t.co/VlNZlsJpok — PolitiTweet.org