Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, accused his fellow Republicans of politicizing the border for their own benefit, further escalating his standoff with more conservative members of his party who he said stood to gain from a sustained migration conflict. “Anyone who thinks a 3 …
Read More »Rep. Chip Roy Emerges As Key GOP Agitator In U.S. House Speaker Fight
Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune As Republicans prepare to take control of the U.S. House on Tuesday, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, is emerging as a central figure in the right-wing fight against business as usual within his own party. Roy, first elected in 2018, has a history of rebuffing the …
Read More »Following Trump’s Lead, GOP Pushes Bill to Make Federal Workers Fireable ‘At Will’
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams U.S. Rep. Chip Roy’s introduction Friday of a bill to make federal bureaucratic personnel at-will employees further stoked fears that marginalized workers will suffer discriminatory firings under a future Republican administration or even GOP-controlled Congress. The Public Service Reform Act “will empower federal agencies to swiftly …
Read More »House Republicans Introduce Bill to Make COVID-19 Data Available to the Public
House Republicans on Thursday introduced a bill that would require all federal agencies to make COVID-19 data available for public review within 100 days. The introduction follows reports that the Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT) is suing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for failure to produce …
Read More »More Than A Dozen Republicans Vote Against Resolution Condemning Myanmar Military Coup
14 Republicans voted against a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The resolution passed in a 398-14 vote. Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted against the measure, said that “we can’t simply be the military police for the entire world.” “When we do that, that’s how we end up …
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