Sam Lisker
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Capitol Hill Producer @scrippsnews, Yacht Rock connoisseur. Likes & RTs ≠ endorsements [email protected] / Signal: slis.96
Today in Washington… • @POTUS meets president of the Philippines. Trump will later take part in reception with congressional Republicans. • House considers 2 measures. • Senate expected to consider noms. & MilCon-VA approps. bill.
The Clerk announced the Speaker's designation of July 23 to Sept 1 as a district work period.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) says in a statement of this apparent freeze: "... there was a malfunction in my earpiece. I heard a loud screeching noise with a lot of static. It sounded like a 747 taking off." Full statement:
73 year old Senator John Kennedy freezes mid-sentence on national TV.
New: Amid reports that Roy Cooper will run for Senate, Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) told me he believes Cooper “did not leave on a good note,” & painted prior wins as a fluke: BUDD: “Those were not strong [GOP] offerings in 2016 and 2020…we could have done a lot better those 2 years.”
House Dem leaders hold presser before August district work period. Jeffries says Dems will be holding town halls “across the country” over the next month.
Today in Washington… • @POTUS signs EOs at AI summit. • House expected to hold last votes before August work period. • Senate expected to consider more nominations & MilCon/VA bill.
Sen. Majority Leader John Thune: Dems’ stalling of Trump Admin nominees is “Trump derangement syndrome on steroids”
Besides words not entirely fitting onto lines, the "seal" is gibberish.
Sen. Mike Lee tweeted (and appears to have deleted) what he appears to believe is a resignation letter (??) from Powell
Buried in amendments to the Interior Dept. Gov funding bill, is a stipulation that the Kennedy Center Opera House must be renamed the 'First Lady Melania Trump Opera House' in order to receive federal funds. The Appropriations Committee adopted that amendment by a vote of 33-25.
Interior – Simpson (ID) #2 – Republican En Bloc bit.ly/3IYUEnG
Overheard in the Senate Radio-TV Gallery: several folks panicking over a spider
Speaker Johnson just now: "I don't understand Thomas Massie's motivation. I really don't. I don't know how is mind works." [...] Johnson says Massie "could have brought his discharge petition any time over the last four and a half years."
Americans were promised justice. Our binding bipartisan legislation to release the complete Epstein files now has 20 sponsors. Soon we can begin collecting signatures required to force a public vote in the U.S. House. Is your member on this list? congress.gov/bill/119th-con…
The House will leave town for the August work period on Wednesday following votes. Thursday votes cancelled.
Today in Washington… • @POTUS has lunch with @VP. • House considers 21 measures under suspension of the Rules. • Senate considers DEA admin. nom.
