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| Biden to meet with members of Congress over his infrastructure plan – live | Biden to meet with members of Congress over his infrastructure plan – live |
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| Latest example of White House officials or the president himself meeting with members of Congress as they try and move Biden’s agenda | Latest example of White House officials or the president himself meeting with members of Congress as they try and move Biden’s agenda |
| Politico reports that Biden officials are frustrated with the slow movement health and human services secretary Xavier Becerra’s team have had on housing unaccompanied minors who came through the southern border: | |
| This Politico report illustrates the struggle the Biden administration has experienced on dealing with immigration through the southern border. Last week, the Biden administration backtracked after initially saying it wouldn’t follow through on a pledge to let tens of thousands of refugees fleeing danger to come into the united States. | |
| Plenty of attention is given to which potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate has visited with former president Donald Trump or traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a fundraiser. But less attention has gone to where else these likely contenders are going. The Hill’s Scott Wong reports that one place is the Republican Study Committee, a congressional group made up of conservative lawmakers: | Plenty of attention is given to which potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate has visited with former president Donald Trump or traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a fundraiser. But less attention has gone to where else these likely contenders are going. The Hill’s Scott Wong reports that one place is the Republican Study Committee, a congressional group made up of conservative lawmakers: |
| Notably, there’s this nugget: | Notably, there’s this nugget: |
| Once upon a time the RSC was the conservative group to woo. Since then more aggressive outside groups and caucuses have formed. The attention they’re getting from expected 2024 hopefuls shows the RSC still has some sway. | Once upon a time the RSC was the conservative group to woo. Since then more aggressive outside groups and caucuses have formed. The attention they’re getting from expected 2024 hopefuls shows the RSC still has some sway. |
| Big news on the American campaign front. Congressman Steve Stivers of Ohio has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate and is planning to leave Congress. | Big news on the American campaign front. Congressman Steve Stivers of Ohio has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate and is planning to leave Congress. |
| Stivers, it’s important to note, is a former chairman of congressional Republicans’ campaign arm. He had also amassed a not insignificant warchest. | Stivers, it’s important to note, is a former chairman of congressional Republicans’ campaign arm. He had also amassed a not insignificant warchest. |
| Stivers’ district has trended Republican in the last few cycles but Democrats have won it at times. That’s an important point to keep in mind in a Congress where Democrats control the House of Representatives by only six seats with five vacant. | Stivers’ district has trended Republican in the last few cycles but Democrats have won it at times. That’s an important point to keep in mind in a Congress where Democrats control the House of Representatives by only six seats with five vacant. |
| The Biden administration has directed agencies to stop using the phrases like “illegal alien” or “assimilation” in reference to immigrants. The Washington Post’s Maria Sacchetti has more: | The Biden administration has directed agencies to stop using the phrases like “illegal alien” or “assimilation” in reference to immigrants. The Washington Post’s Maria Sacchetti has more: |
| Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News television personality-turned-Donald-Trump-adviser-and-surrogate, is chairing former Governor Eric Greitens’ of Missouri’s Senate campaign. | Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News television personality-turned-Donald-Trump-adviser-and-surrogate, is chairing former Governor Eric Greitens’ of Missouri’s Senate campaign. |
| There’s a lot to unpack here. Guilfoyle is not the first former Trump adviser to sign on to a Republican Senate campaign. Kellyanne Conway, a former senior counselor to the president during the Trump administration, is advising Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno of Ohio. | There’s a lot to unpack here. Guilfoyle is not the first former Trump adviser to sign on to a Republican Senate campaign. Kellyanne Conway, a former senior counselor to the president during the Trump administration, is advising Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno of Ohio. |
| Greitens, political junkies will recall, is the former Missouri governor who resigned from office over allegations of blackmail and having an affair. He admitted to the affair but denied the allegations of blackmail. | Greitens, political junkies will recall, is the former Missouri governor who resigned from office over allegations of blackmail and having an affair. He admitted to the affair but denied the allegations of blackmail. |
| Greiteins tenure as governor was, as St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum put it, “rocky”: | Greiteins tenure as governor was, as St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum put it, “rocky”: |
| A group of high profile progressive lawmakers plan to roll out legislation aimed at moving the country more toward using renewable energy and modernizing public housing, according to The New York Times’ Emily Cochrane: | A group of high profile progressive lawmakers plan to roll out legislation aimed at moving the country more toward using renewable energy and modernizing public housing, according to The New York Times’ Emily Cochrane: |
| The legislation is unlikely to rally a lot of Republican support. Congressional Republicans have used the initial Green New Deal proposal to bash Democrats. | The legislation is unlikely to rally a lot of Republican support. Congressional Republicans have used the initial Green New Deal proposal to bash Democrats. |
| Goodmorning, Daniel Strauss here. I’ll be your initial blogger today. Let’s get started. | Goodmorning, Daniel Strauss here. I’ll be your initial blogger today. Let’s get started. |
| Joe Biden is slated to meet with a group of members of Congress to discuss his American Jobs Plan. The meeting will be in the Oval Office, according to the White House. | Joe Biden is slated to meet with a group of members of Congress to discuss his American Jobs Plan. The meeting will be in the Oval Office, according to the White House. |
| “These former state and local elected officials understand firsthand the impact of a federal investment in rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure on their communities.” | “These former state and local elected officials understand firsthand the impact of a federal investment in rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure on their communities.” |
| The lawmakers are: Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota, Senator Angus King of Maine, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, Congressman Charlie Crist of Florida, Carlos Giménez of Florida, Kay Granger of Texas, and Norma Torres of California. | The lawmakers are: Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota, Senator Angus King of Maine, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah, Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, Congressman Charlie Crist of Florida, Carlos Giménez of Florida, Kay Granger of Texas, and Norma Torres of California. |
| The meeting is the latest example of White House officials or the president himself meeting with members of Congress as they try and move Biden’s agenda. It’s one of a number of meetings happening this week. Gina Raimondo, the treasury secretary, and Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, will meet with the Senate Democratic Steering Committee on Wednesday. On Thursday, Brian Deese, the director of Biden’s national economic council, and Anita Dunn, another close Biden adviser, will meet with the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. | The meeting is the latest example of White House officials or the president himself meeting with members of Congress as they try and move Biden’s agenda. It’s one of a number of meetings happening this week. Gina Raimondo, the treasury secretary, and Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, will meet with the Senate Democratic Steering Committee on Wednesday. On Thursday, Brian Deese, the director of Biden’s national economic council, and Anita Dunn, another close Biden adviser, will meet with the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. |
| For Democrats, the bipartisan meetings offer a bit of cover against Republican complaints that they were not involved in the legislation Biden is hoping to pass and therefore the president isn’t following through on a key premise of his presidential candidacy -uniting the country. These meetings allow Democrats to argue he is following through. | For Democrats, the bipartisan meetings offer a bit of cover against Republican complaints that they were not involved in the legislation Biden is hoping to pass and therefore the president isn’t following through on a key premise of his presidential candidacy -uniting the country. These meetings allow Democrats to argue he is following through. |