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brooklynite's JournalThe House Rule on Impeachment allows for 12 hours of debate
Which means a vote tonight when Trump will be at a rally in Michigan and I'll be on a plane to the Debate in Los Angeles.
No "Impeachment Carols" in the House today
Speaker has told Members to keep things quiet and sober after the vote. This is not a "happy" time.
Federal agencies will be closed Dec. 24, Trump says in executive order
Source: Washington Post
Federal agencies will be closed Dec. 24 and employees will have the day off with pay, under an order President Trump issued Tuesday that amounts to the latest in a series of holiday presents to the federal workforce.
Presidents commonly give federal employees additional time off around the Christmas Day holiday, although a full day off most typically is granted to create a long weekend when that day lands on a Tuesday or a Thursday. Trump did that last year when Christmas Day was on a Tuesday; when it falls on other days, the most common practice has been to give a half-day off, or none.
The order follows his administrations recent acceptance of provisions in two budget bills sponsored by House Democrats to provide 12 weeks of paid parental leave and to pay a 3.1 percent average federal raise in January.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-agencies-will-be-closed-dec-24-as-trump-issues-executive-order/2019/12/17/a858415e-2125-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html
New Emerson poll: Biden/Buttigieg UP; Warren/Sanders DOWN
https://twitter.com/ActorAaronBooth/status/1207120688324251648Flying to Los Angeles tomorrow evening...
Should be in the Debate theater by 6 PM (Eastern). Will reach out when I can.
Pelosi announces Porter, Haaland will sit on Oversight panel
Source: The Hill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that Reps. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) will join the House Oversight Committee, taking the places of former Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Katie Hill (D-Calif.).
Cummings died in October while he was serving as the panel's leader. Hill resigned in November after she was accused of having a sexual relationship with a staffer.
Pelosi praised Porter and Haaland, both of whom are first-term lawmakers, in a statement on Tuesday. She called Porter an "unparalleled champion for consumers and working families across America," and said that Haaland has "distinguished herself as a patriotic, persistent leader."
"The leadership of these outstanding Members will be vital in advancing the Committees work at this important time in our nations history: ensuring that the Congress can function as our Founders intended, as a co-equal branch acting as a check and balance on the others, and that our Democratic Majority can continue to achieve progress For The People," the speaker added.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475020-pelosi-announces-porter-haaland-to-sit-on-oversight-panel
RNC fires Trump campaign state director in New Hampshire
Source: Politico
The Republican National Committee has fired the director of its Trump Victory Team in New Hampshire just four months after he was brought on to lead the partys statewide effort to reelect Donald Trump and deliver down-ballot gains for the GOP next fall.
State director Eric Mitchell was cut loose last Friday from the joint operation between the presidents 2020 campaign and Republican officials in the Granite State because of persistent issues with his performance, according to three people familiar with his dismissal. He was named state director in mid-August, the same day Trump traveled to Manchester for one of his signature Keep America Great rallies.
Basically, theyre looking for somebody who was a little bit stronger than him, said Stephen Stepanek, chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party. They felt like he wasnt executing as well as he should, so they are bringing in someone who is significantly higher-caliber to take over.
Stepanek said Trump campaign officials had grown frustrated with a lack of staff on the ground in the swing state, complaining in weekly meetings with local Republican officials that 10 staffers was insufficient at this point in the race.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/17/rnc-fires-trump-campaign-state-director-in-new-hampshire-086753
BREAKING: Jared Golden (ME-2) will vote FOR Article 1 but AGAINST Article 2
https://twitter.com/sfpathe/status/1207058602873249792Rep. Jeff Van Drew says Democratic staff had no choice but to quit
Source: Politico
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) said Tuesday that staffers who resigned from his office following news that he was about to switch to the GOP were told by nameless officials to quit or be blackballed from future opportunities in the Democratic Party.
They were told to, Van Drew said, adding They had to or they wouldnt work again.
Van Drew, in his first comments since news of his imminent party switch broke over the weekend, declined to say if he had any evidence that such a threat had been made but said it would be very hard for them to work if they stayed with him after becoming a Republican.
Staff members who fled Van Drews office said earlier this week that it was ultimately the congressman who left them no choice.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/17/jeff-van-drew-democratic-staff-quit-086566
The Vermont Primary requires submission of 1,000 signatures and $2,000...
Cory Booker, Michael Bennet and John Delaney did not get them (or did not try)
https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/candidates/presidential-candidates.aspx
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