Kyle Griffin

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

712,000 residents of D.C. have limited representation in the House and none in the Senate, despite paying more per capita in taxes than any state, fighting in U.S. wars, and comprising a larger population than two states, WY and VT, that have senators. https://t.co/Ciwvncx1Vb — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to unveil a trio of bills designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs and give American consumers access to the competitive global drug market. https://t.co/SHemqleaWR — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Facing $1.3 billion in liabilities, Sidney Powell is arguing that Dominion's defamation lawsuit against her should be dismissed because "no reasonable person" would believe her claims about an international plot against Trump were "statements of fact." https://t.co/PoEw9GXFbl — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Today is the 11th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Hickenlooper: "We all share Boulder's pain – pain that hits home. Columbine, Arapahoe, Platte Canyon, STEM School Highlands Ranch, Planned Parenthood, Aurora – & now Boulder. More needs to be done to prevent dangerous weapons from falling into the wrong hands. Enough is enough." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Gabby Giffords: "This is an especially personal tragedy for me. I survived a shooting at a grocery store, in a tragedy that devastated my beloved community of Tucson ... This is not normal, and it doesn't have to be this way. It's beyond time for our leaders to take action." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Gabby Giffords: "Today it's a tragedy in Boulder, Colorado. This past weekend it was a house party in Philadelphia. And last week it was an armed attack on Asian American women in the Atlanta area ... We must remember that every victim has a name. They had hopes, dreams." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

More than $3 million has been raised for the families of the Atlanta shooting victims. https://t.co/MsEO84YDJY — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Karen Gibson, a retired Army lieutenant general, is the new Senate sergeant-at-arms. Gibson held top intelligence posts in the military before she joined a post-Jan. 6 security review of the Capitol. She will have an all-female leadership team. https://t.co/4WfCGykETF — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

After more than 10 tries over four decades, Maryland lawmakers have decided to get rid of the official state song that glorifies the Confederacy, refers to Abraham Lincoln as a 'tyrant' and urges Maryland to secede to fight the 'Northern scum.' https://t.co/lnT4R2zpmU — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

President Biden is the first president in more than 30 years to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts. https://t.co/IAFP4y2fGp — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Eleven years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, the reach of the law is growing, with hundreds of thousands flocking to its marketplace and even deeply conservative states now considering its Medicaid expansion. https://t.co/kHIyn4SDjv — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Betsy DeVos reported at least $225 million — and potentially well over $414 million — in outside income while working as Trump's education secretary, according to an analysis of DeVos's financial disclosures by CREW. https://t.co/wsZ0RvNgsM — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

New reporting from NYT: Justice Department officials have reviewed potential sedition charges against members of the Oath Keepers militia group who attacked the Capitol, and they've been weighing whether to file them for weeks. https://t.co/YQ61AgE4ct — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says any resident age 16 and up will now be eligible for a COVID vaccination, effective immediately. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

USDA: The Department of Agriculture announced today a 15% increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits through September 2021, providing an estimated $3.5 billion to households experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Treasury Dept.: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the IRS, and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service announced that the next batch of Economic Impact Payments will be issued to taxpayers this week, with many of these coming by paper check or prepaid debit card. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The Senate has confirmed Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor, 68-29. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

President Biden's economic team at the White House is determined to make good on his campaign pledge to raise taxes on the rich, emboldened by mounting data showing how well America's wealthy did financially during the pandemic. https://t.co/7qyvucL4r1 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Penn. Lt. Gov. and 2022 Senate candidate John Fetterman supports D.C. statehood: "It really just comes down to this: Do you believe in democracy? Do you believe in the fundamental principle of one person, one vote? If you said yes, then DC should be a state. It's that simple." — PolitiTweet.org

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Preachers and their $5,000 sneakers: On Instagram, Ben Kirby questions the lifestyles of rich and famous pastors. "Is it okay to get rich off of preaching about Jesus? Is it okay to be making twice as much as the median income of your congregation?" https://t.co/003rxbUY9n — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

A police detective filed for divorce from his wife after she was photographed with another man at the Capitol riot. https://t.co/av66PbJbmO — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

A West Virginia magistrate judge has ordered that George Tanios, one of the men charged with assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, be detained pending trial. https://t.co/lvaegvvjKE — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The Interior Department, under the new leadership of Secretary Haaland, has reversed a Trump admin decision determining that a portion of the Missouri River was under the jurisdiction of the state of North Dakota rather than a Native American reservation. https://t.co/cPmjmKoHee — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Laurence Tribe on @MSNBC: "It looks like the evidence supports a conclusion that the president and the people immediately around him directly gave aid and comfort to an insurrection against the United States." https://t.co/an7LHy3MNO — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Prosecutors are preparing to start plea discussions as early as this week with many of the more than 300 suspects charged in the Capitol riot. Prosecutors have wanted to sort "misdemeanor plea offers, felonies, felonies with substantial [prison] time." https://t.co/3FGZj7mWL8 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

D.C. Mayor Bowser: "The events of Jan. 6, where Congress was overtaken by insurrectionist mobs, show that Congress need not fear the new state of Washington, D.C. ... Rather, the new state will be a necessary partner to securing the federal interests, not a detractor." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Breaking NYT: Biden's economic advisers are preparing to recommend spending as much as $3 trillion on a set of efforts aimed at boosting the economy, reducing carbon emissions and narrowing economic inequality, beginning with a giant infrastructure plan. https://t.co/dWFGGloZrl — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton: "Congress can no longer allow D.C. residents to be sidelined in the democratic process ... D.C. residents deserve full voting representation in the Senate and the House and complete control over their local affairs. They deserve statehood." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

@Jeopardy @DrOz Dr. Oz spreads dangerous medical misinformation for profit. — PolitiTweet.org