Andrew Bates @AndrewJBates46 Twitter profile

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Andrew Bates

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2 years

Dark Brandon is crushing it

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. @playbookdc : "It was Biden and his team’s patience and close consultation with European allies that has led to the extraordinary unity now on display."

POLITICO Playbook: A presidency transformed

And delegations from Ukraine and Russia meet.

www.politico.com

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. @sethmeyers : "Do you enjoy playing around with the Dark Brandon meme?" @POTUS : "No, I resent the hell out of it." [Puts on aviators and grins] Audience: 👏👏👏

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👀 @FoxNews : "Regulations regarding train safety were changed during the Trump administration. This particular railroad and others lobbied President Trump to dismantle an Obama-era rule that would have required railroads to update their braking systems."

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Maui County Mayor Bissen: "I wanted to say how responsive the President has been. He called yesterday. I asked for the help that we needed." "And within two hours one of his cabinet members called me back to answer my question. So, we've been getting all the help that we need."

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2 years

Sen. Cornyn is praising her performance, the WSJ ed. board is praising her “love of America,” moderates in both parties are dismissing debunked, fringe attacks, and in Gallup she’s tied with Roberts for the most popular nominee in recent history. A good day to be Judge Jackson!

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Brutal @AARP fact check of @SenRickScott . AARP "said, 'This has been fact checked repeatedly and shown to be a lie. In fact, this bill saves Medicare nearly $300 billion by lowering the price of drugs. Only drug companies would say that saving money is a bad thing."

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2 years

. @Poynter : " @PressSec has restored honor, dignity and class to the White House briefing room." "Psaki was consistently prepared, effective in communicating for the president and, even when sparring with media members, always respectful."

Jen Psaki’s legacy? One of the best press secretaries ever. - Poynter

During her last week at the White House, we look back on her tenure and the integrity she brought to the job.

www.poynter.org

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. @SenRickScott : "Can I just say something real quick about what the President has done? First off, the President did a great a job with the early declaration before the storm hit the coast. That was a big deal. It helped all these first responders."

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. @POTUS : "I'm not going to agree to a deal that protects $200 billion in excess payments for pharmaceutical industries...while cutting over 100,000 school teachers and assistants' jobs, 30,000 law enforcement officers, jobs cut across the entire United States of America."

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. @POTUS : “You’re either on the side of the mob or the side of the police,” and “it’s sickening to see the new attacks on the FBI; threatening the life of law enforcement agents and their families."

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3 years

Wait, Republicans are now attacking us for stopping fentanyl trafficking?

Chuck Grassley

@ChuckGrassley

3 years

Welcome 2 Pres Biden’s America where 10,000 pounds of fentanyl hv been seized by Customs & Border patrol so far this fiscal yr which is enough to kill over 2 billion ppl or more than 1/4 of the world’s population

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. @POTUS : "Not a single, solitary person in the other party voted for my $368 billion climate change" plan, "Not one of them. They're all kind of taking credit now. I kind of find it interesting."

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10 months

Anita Dunn: America will "lead the world - not just in innovation, but in manufacturing." "When a bridge gets rebuilt quickly on I-95 in Philadelphia, you feel that." "When your insulin that used to cost $200 a month costs $35 a month, you feel" it. "That is Bidenomics."

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7 months

This is a shameful lie in every respect, at a time when both parties should be totally united in supporting Israel's defense. -Not a cent has been spent -They won't go to the Iranian govt -They can only be used for verifiable purchases of humanitarian needs like food & medicine

Rick Scott

@SenRickScott

7 months

. @JoeBiden funded this attack when he bowed to Iran and gave $6 BILLION to this evil regime that starts every day plotting to destroy Israel. While Biden is silent, his appeasement of Iran and Hamas terrorists is heard in every siren blaring across Israel.

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3 years

NEW: 19,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan in the 24 hours between 3 AM on 8/24 and 3 AM on 8/25. We've now evacuated 82,300 people since 8/14, and 87,900 since July.

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1 year

. @PressSec : "The former vice president’s homophobic joke about Secretary Buttigieg was offensive and inappropriate, all the more so because he treated women suffering from postpartum depression as a punchline."

White House condemns Pence's homophobic, misogynistic comments

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said former vice president ‘should apologize.’

www.washingtonblade.com

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2 years

. @POTUS : "Let me tell you about this ultra-MAGA agenda. It's extreme, as most MAGA things are. It will actually raise taxes on 75 million American families, over 95% of whom make less than $100,000 a year. Among the hardest hit? Working families."

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3 years

This is an incredibly important moment: in just over 6 months after taking office, @POTUS has now won the confirmation of more Black women as circuit court judges than any president in American history.

U.S. Senate Majority Floor Updates

@DSenFloor

3 years

CONFIRMED: Eunice Lee to be US Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. By a vote of 50-47.

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3 years

. @POTUS ran into a very kind family on the way out of the Capitol. 🇺🇸

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2 years

NEW from @GallupNews : Judge Jackson ties Justice Roberts for the highest level of public support for any Supreme Court nominee in recent history, with nearly 2 to 1 in favor.

Supreme Court Nominee Jackson's Support Tied for Highest

Fifty-eight percent of Americans want the Senate to confirm judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, tied for the highest initial support for a nominee in Gallup's trends.

news.gallup.com

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2 years

. @CNN : "Biden sets first-year record with 6.6 million jobs added"

Biden sets first-year record with 6.6 million jobs added | CNN Business

Employers added a record 6.6 million jobs during Joe Biden’s first 12 months in office, by far the strongest record of any president’s first year in office.

www.cnn.com

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3 months

Border Patrol Union President Brandon Judd fact checks the "5,000" lie: "This does *not* say that we're going to release 5,000 people into the United States. In fact, it's the exact opposite. It says that we will hold single adults in custody." "So that is a huge deterrent."

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. @POTUS on what @SpeakerJohnson is opposing: "While this bill sends military equipment to Ukraine, it spends the money" here in the USA. "Places like Arizona," "Alabama," "Pennsylvania, Ohio, & Texas." "Stockpiles that are made right here in America by American workers."

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. @POTUS : "These bills are NOT about left versus right or moderate versus progressive or anything else...These bills are about competitiveness versus complacency; about opportunity versus decay. They’re about leading the world or continuing to let the world pass us by."

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2 months

. @POTUS (Dark Brandon) to @SpeakerJohnson as he hands him the written version of his #StateOfTheUnion : "Your bedtime reading." 😎

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. @SecBlinken : "This could be over tomorrow if Hamas got out of the way of civilians - instead of hiding behind them - if it put down its weapons, if it surrendered. And what there ought to be...is a call on behalf of the entire world for Hamas to do just that."

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1 month

Fact check. The only "news" outlet in U.S. history to pay almost $1 billion for lying to their viewers/readers has egg on their faces again. This story is about nonpartisan guidelines that have been in operation for ***45 years***. Including during the last administration.

Fox News

@FoxNews

1 month

Religious-themed designs banned from White House Easter egg art contest

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1 year

. @POTUS and @FLOTUS just delivered Thanksgiving pumpkin pies to the Nantucket Fire Department and thanked the firefighters on duty for their service. Chief Cranson gave him a @Local2509 hat.

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2 years

. @POTUS is making history in removing a longtime barrier to public service, paying @WhiteHouse interns for the first time.

Exclusive: White House to begin paying interns | CNN Politics

The White House is lifting a longtime barrier of entry to many young Americans as it announces it will pay its interns starting this fall.

www.cnn.com

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7 months

Shameful lies when supporting Israel should be the focus. Fact: 0 taxpayer $ Fact: No Iranian $ spent yet Fact: When spent, Iranian money can only be used by private actors to provably buy food and medicine No reporter should spread this misinformation without fact checking.

J.D. Vance

@JDVance1

7 months

As we watch this horrible situation in Israel unfold, Americans must face a stark truth: our tax dollars funded this. Money is fungible, and many of the dollars we sent to Iran are being used to now kill innocent people. This must stop. Israel has every right to defend…

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9 months

.⁦ @GovJoshGreenMD :⁩ “We were honored to have the President jump to it so fast.” “In 6 hours, he approved the presidential declaration. It was incredible. Within 6 hours. And so, that opened up, like you said, FEMA and amazing support for recovery.”

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3 months

Letter from Sauber and Bauer to Hur: "We do not believe that the report's treatment of President Biden's memory is accurate or appropriate. The report uses highly prejudicial language to describe a commonplace occurrence among witnesses: a lack ofrecall of years-old events."

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3 months

“White House spokesperson Andrew Bates responded, saying that: ‘Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged – and it endangers American national security, global stability, and our economy at home.’”

Trump says he once told a NATO ally to pay its share or he'd 'encourage' Russia to do what it wanted

Republican front-runner Donald Trump says he warned NATO allies as president that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to members who are “delinquent."

apnews.com

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3 years

NEW: Approximately 13,400 people were evacuated from Afghanistan between 3 AM EDT on 8/25 and the same time on 8/26. Since 8/14, we have evacuated and facilitated the evacuation of roughly 95,700 people. Since the end of July, approximately 101,300 people.

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1 year

"There's been a lot of bad faith attacks on Secretary Buttigieg. "If you remember Elaine Chao, she was the head of the Department of Transportation and when there were these types of chemical spills. Nobody was calling for her to be fired."

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. @POTUS : "Give me the power. I've asked from the very day I went into office. Give me the Border Patrol. Give me the judges. Give me the people who can stop this and make it work."

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9 months

He's petting one of the dogs that's working hard searching for remains so survivors who've lost loved ones can have closure. This criticism is classless and stupid.

RNC Research

@RNCResearch

9 months

Biden gets distracted by a dog: "That's some hot ground, man!"

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2 years

. @axios : "Biden's BFD" "Joe Biden has defied expectations, earning a legacy as a president who got big things done with a deeply divided Congress."

Biden's BFD

Can the same leader whose dismal approval ratings have dragged Democrats down all year now save their House or Senate majorities in November?

www.axios.com

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1 year

🇺🇸 @POTUS : "In a world where inflation is rising in double digits in many major economies around the world, inflation is coming down in America."

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2 years

. @POTUS : “The big drug companies spent nearly $100 million to beat this bill. And every Republican voted against it.” We face a choice: “whether we protect the already-powerful or have the courage to build a future where everybody has an even shot.”

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2 years

. @PressSec : "Ronna McDaniel praised" Scott's plan. "Senator Ron Johnson has called the congressional GOP plan a 'positive thing.'" "Senator Mike Braun has said he was, 'glad Rick did it.'" "Senator Tommy Tuberville said he was 'on board'" "Matt Gaetz said he was proud" of it.

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. @perrybaconjr : "For one thing, when Biden got an issue under control, such as coronavirus vaccine distribution, many journalists simply moved on to a new problem without crediting him much for fixing the old one."

Opinion | How media coverage drove Biden’s political plunge

These poll numbers reflect something gone wrong.

www.washingtonpost.com

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3 months

“You’ve known Joe Biden for decades…What’s your assessment of him?” PM Netanyahu: “I’ve had more than a dozen…extended phone conversations, with” @POTUS . “He also came on a visit to Israel during war time.” “I found him very clear and very focused.”

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7 months

For those unfamiliar, a “lid” is just a courtesy announcement to reporters that they should not expect public events. A lid does *not* mean the President has stopped working, as is implied in the *Fox* tweet below. On the contrary, he’s working to support Israel all day:

John Roberts

@johnrobertsFox

7 months

With war raging in Israel, the @WhiteHouse called a lid for @JoeBiden at 11:46am.

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3 years

Vanita Gupta, who has immensely strong civil rights credentials and deep backing from the law enforcement community, was just confirmed with bipartisan support as the first woman of color to be Associate AG. Last night @POTUS highlighted her as critical to police reform.

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. @POTUS : "Not a single [Republican] voted for the Rescue Plan...I have here a list of how back in their districts they're bragging about the Rescue Plan...I mean, some people have no shame. But I'm happy they know that it benefitted their constituents." 😎🔥

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2 years

Historic progress @POTUS achieved in < a year: -6 million new jobs, the most of any president's 1st year -1 year ago, under 1% of Americans were vaccinated. Now it's 71%. -1 year ago, under 46% of schools were open. Now, 99%. -Child poverty cut in half.

Biden's Year 1 accomplishments outlined in new memo

The memo White House communications sent Democratic lawmakers included numbers on COVID vaccines, child poverty and schools opening.

www.axios.com

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. @SpeakerMcCarthy , 1/29/2023: "Our very first responsibility, we both should have to pass a budget...so the country can see the direction we're going." Where's the @HouseGOP budget? All we've seen from them is $3 trillion in tax giveaways to the rich. What are they hiding?

Axios

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1 year

First look: White House seizes on McCarthy's budget comments

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2 years

. @CNN : “Yellen directs IRS not to use new funding to increase chances of audits of Americans making less than $400,000”

Yellen directs IRS not to use new funding to increase chances of audits of Americans making less...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday directed the Internal Revenue Service not to use any of the new funding allocated in the Democrats’ new health care and climate bill to increase the...

www.cnn.com

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3 years

. @POTUS : “After years and years of ‘Infrastructure Week,’ we’re on the cusp of an Infrastructure Decade.”

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1 year

We're making 0 demands to avoid default. You're the only ones with a hostage. Y'all's "plan" is to trigger a recession - to China's benefit - unless you can force extreme, devastating cuts on the middle class before adding $3.5 trillion to our debt in tax welfare for the rich.

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Republicans passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling & avoid default. The Senate has no plan. Biden has no plan. What's @POTUS 's plan to avoid default?

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2 months

Fucked around again. Found out again.

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2 months

Biden: "Republicans can cut Social Security and give more tax breaks to the wealthy. I will --" [Republicans groan] "That’s the proposal. Oh, no. You guys don’t want another $2 trillion tax cut. I kind of thought that’s what your plan was. Well, that’s good to hear!"

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. @POTUS : "A record 4.5 million businesses were created last year" and "we have a very different view than Senator Scott and Republicans that want to raise taxes on the middle-class families and want to include half of small-business owners in that."

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. @POTUS : "The war in Ukraine comes to an end by the House leader allowing a vote. There's overwhelming support for Ukraine among the majority of Democrats and Republicans. There should be a vote NOW."

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. @POTUS : "Last year, the majority of schools were closed. This year, 99% of our schools are open." After the American Rescue Plan invested an historic $130 billion in ensuring our schools could re-open - which every Republican voted against.

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"Mexico agrees to invest $1.5B in ‘smart’ border technology" after meeting with @POTUS , "a move the White House says shows neighborly cooperation succeeding where Trump administration vows to wall off the border and have Mexico pay for it could not."

Mexico agrees to invest $1.5B in 'smart' border technology

Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has agreed during meetings with President Joe Biden to spend $1.5 billion over the next two years to improve “smart” border technology.

apnews.com

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. @POTUS : "I have made no decision except one: the person I will nominate will be someone of extraordinary qualifications, character, experience, and integrity. And that person will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court."

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He should meet [checks notes] @SenMikeLee : "One thing that you probably haven't ever heard from a politician: it will be my objective to phase out Social Security. To pull it up by the roots, and get rid of it."

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1 year

"We're not going to be move into being threatened to default on the debt if we don't respond," Biden says, referring to GOP demands for cuts to Medicare and Social Security. Camera pans to Mike Lee looking OUTraged for SOME reason.

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2 years

Judge Jackson has kicked off her first meetings with Democrats and Republicans on the Hill

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2 years

"Biden’s patience waiting to impose sanctions until after the invasion, even in the face of intense criticism, has been vindicated because Putin would have pointed to preemptive sanctions as a provocation and a reason to invade."

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7 months

White House statement on the below:

Acyn

@Acyn

7 months

It should be pretty obvious that the last thing you would say after a horrific attack is, "This is a great opportunity." Instead, it was the first statement McDaniel made in the interview. More on RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel’s comments here:

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2 years

"Biden said that Germany would abandon the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if Putin attacked and he was right, because he had been engaged in quiet diplomacy on the issue all along."

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7 months

"Multiple outlets reported that Trump divulged classified information derived from Israeli intelligence. At the time, The New York Times raised the possibility that information could be passed to Iran."

Biden Spox Hits Back at Trump By Pointing At Reports He Gave Away Israeli Intel Secrets

Biden spox Andrew Bates hit back during a social media feud by pointing a finger at reports Trump gave away Israeli intelligence secrets as president.

www.mediaite.com

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2 years

"Biden’s surging of forces into NATO countries pushed other countries to do the same. Biden’s leadership on sanctions helped reluctant allies follow along. All of it was done without shaming and finger pointing."

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3 months

Attacking the integrity of the Border Patrol Union because they endorsed what NBC News calls “the most aggressive border security bill in decades” is extremely low, and a sign of true desperation. @SpeakerJohnson needs to stop delaying border security for the sake of politics.

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Ingraham: The border patrol union has said, come out and said the bill is better than the status quo. Johnson: I think it does have something to do with the pay structure that's in the bill. Ingraham: *laughs*

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. @PressSec : "It is only a Republican leadership beholden to its MAGA wing — not the President or Democratic leadership — who are threatening to put our nation into default for the first time in our history unless extreme partisan demands are met."

Statement by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on a Reasonable Bipartisan Budget Agreement | The...

On Tuesday, the President appointed a senior team to negotiate with the Speaker’s team. The President and Speaker agreed that any budget agreement would need to be bipartisan. Last night in DC, the...

www.whitehouse.gov

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. @POTUS "is poised to deliver the latest in a series of legislative victories that will ripple across the country for decades — lowering the cost of prescription drugs," "reducing the deficit," & "investing more than $370 billion into climate and energy."

A Victory for Biden, and a Bet on America’s Future (Published 2022)

Congress gave final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lower the cost of prescription drugs, extend health care subsidies and invest billions into climate and energy programs.

www.nytimes.com

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. @AP : "Nearly three months into the new administration, Copan considers himself a 'Biden Republican,' relieved by the new president’s calmer leadership style and coronavirus vaccine distribution efforts."

Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president's agenda

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jay Copan doesn't hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party. A solid Republican voter for the past four decades, the 69-year-old quickly regretted casting his 2016...

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. @EricBoehlert : "A wave of good news for Biden wrecks media's doomsday narrative"

A wave of good news for Biden wrecks media's doomsday narrative

Still obsessing over Va.

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🔥 @RepJayapal : “No, no, no. Sorry. That is exactly the problem, when the media reports this as not their fault. I know so many of you. I have so much respect for what you do. But let’s tell the truth here. We are not tanking anything.”

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2 years

Press: "Biden isn't doing enough to counter unpredecedented threats to democracy. Why aren't you meeting the moment?" Also press: "It's so hyper partisan to defend democracy from these unprecedented threats. Who said you should meet the moment?"

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. @FareedZakaria : "In fact, as it turned out, there was no crisis. The number of encounters with migrants at the southern border dropped by a third." "It seems that the Biden Administration's plan worked." "It was a welcome case of well-desgined policy making a difference."

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. @POTUS : "House Republicans are preparing to vote on a national sales tax bill" that "would raise taxes on the middle class by taxing thousands of everyday items, from groceries to gas, while cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans."

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Eisen: "I feel like you can deal with the spending in other ways...You [suspended the det ceiling] 3 times in the Trump" years. McCarthy: "As we did economic changes. We never raised the debt ceiling by -" Eisen: "The tax cuts, that was like $2 trillion in deficits."

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3 years

"Less than .001% of those fully vaccinated have experienced a fatal breakthrough case. Less than .004% of those fully vaccinated had to be hospitalized. In other words, the vaccines work. The vaccines remain the best way to protect yourselves from this virus. Period. Full stop."

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2 years

Conservative retired Appeals Court Judge Thomas Griffith, nominated by W. Bush: "Judge Jackson is independent and adjudicates based on the facts and the law, and not as a partisan. Time and again, she has demonstrated that impartiality...Her rule is simple -- follow the law."

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. @UAW President Shawn Fain: "This is a historic moment: the 1st time in our country's history that a sitting USA President has came out and stood on the picket line."

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1 year

"He becomes president really in the worst political environment since Abraham Lincoln" "This guy, constantly underestimated...has been the most successful president in pushing through legislation than any president since, I guess Ronald Reagan? Maybe you have to go back to LBJ."

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Andrew Bates

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Funny story: that's actually the law already. White House staff have released that information to the public for years. The end of your article includes it. Congratulations?

Rep Andy Biggs

@RepAndyBiggsAZ

11 months

Today, I am introducing legislation that would require Biden White House staffers to disclose their federal student loans. Taxpayers deserve to know if Biden’s staffers are pushing an unlawful national student debt bailout to bail themselves out.

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Andrew Bates

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. @JoeNBC : The rightwing coverage of @POTUS 's Maui trip "was all garbage. You look at the local newspapers, you look at the local reports, you listen to the local people. These aren't Democratic operatives. It was the Maui newspaper. Everybody in these newspapers glowing."

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Andrew Bates

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Not only did @jrpsaki fulfill what the President asked in terms of restoring dignity, truthfulness and good faith to the Briefing Room – she set an entirely new standard. All while being the most fiercely supportive boss and teacher anyone could ever know.

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Andrew Bates

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New: Roughly 21,600 people were evacuated from Kabul between 3 AM EDT on 8/23 and 3 AM EDT this morning. Since 8/14, we've gotten approx. 58,700 people out. 63,900 people since the end of July.

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Andrew Bates

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2 years

Leadership and freedom > weakness and cruelty

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. @POTUS : "Angry, alienated, lost, and isolated individuals" have been "radicalized" "into falsely believing that they will be 'replaced.'" "I call on all Americans to reject the lie. And I condemn those who spread the lie for power, political gain, and for profit."

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Andrew Bates

@AndrewJBates46

3 years

Another groundbreaking confirmation.

NBC News

@NBCNews

3 years

The U.S. Senate confirms Florence Pan as the first Asian American woman to serve as a federal district court judge in Washington, D.C.

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Andrew Bates

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Mike Donilon: “There’s a pattern when it comes to Biden. And that is for the longest time he’s underestimated, and for the longest time people say how he is wrong. And then when the results come in, they say, he wasn’t wrong.”

As He Preps for 2024, Biden Has Finally Found His Footing as President

President’s allies say it’s time for Democrats to rally for re-election

www.bloomberg.com

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Andrew Bates

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1 year

There was no answer. Because there is no good answer. “If no no one’s raising questions about why Secretary Esper and his wife led that delegation - as well they should have - then why is it any different when it’s me and my husband?”

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Andrew Bates

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Goldman Sachs, a well known leftist stalwart, on @POTUS 's student loan relief for families: "middle-income households disproportionately benefiting " "effects on inflation to be...small."

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Andrew Bates

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1 year

“The Bidens’ release of 37 pages of tax returns and supporting documents on April 18, the tax deadline for Americans, made good on a longstanding tradition among presidents that has been broken only by Mr. Biden’s immediate predecessor”

Bidens Reported Earning $580,000 and Paid $170,000 in Taxes in 2022 (Published 2023)

The release of the president’s tax returns showed that the couple’s income dipped slightly in the second year of his presidency.

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Bates

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From the far left think tank Goldman Sachs. "A failure to pass BBB has negative growth implications."

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Andrew Bates

@AndrewJBates46

2 years

Two nauseating, fearful pigs who hate what America stands for and whose every action is driven by their their own weakness and insecurity, rubbing their snouts together and celebrating as innocent people lose their lives.

Jennifer Bendery

@jbendery

2 years

As Ukraine shudders, Donald Trump calls Vladimir Putin's incursion "pretty smart" via ⁦⁦ @AkbarSAhmed ⁩

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Andrew Bates

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Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, 10/5/23: "I engage with him frequently. Alert, sound, does his homework, reads the papers, reads all the read-ahead material." "He’s very, very engaging in issues, very serious matters"

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Andrew Bates

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. @nytimes : According to the @TaxPolicyCenter , congressional Republicans' plan "would leave families making about $54,000 or less with more than 80 percent of the tax increase. Those making less than about $100,000 would shoulder 97 percent of the cost."

Income Taxes for All? Rick Scott Has a Plan, and That’s a Problem. (Published 2022)

The “Plan to Rescue America” is dividing the party and cheering Democrats, and its author, Senate Republicans’ top campaign official, won’t stop talking about it.

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Bates

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. @CapehartJ : "There has been story after story after story about how Democrats are mad at President Biden for fill-in-the-blank deficiency...Enough with the self-defeating backbiting."

Opinion | Vote, dang it! It’s your one superpower in our democracy.

Democrats must do everything possible to try to prevent what could be a Republican wave.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andrew Bates

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1 year

The Obama-Biden Administration "put in place tough requirements on banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank." "Unfortunately, the last administration rolled back some of these requirements. I'm going to ask Congress and the banking regulators to strengthen the rules"

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Pompeo, one month ago tomorrow: “I applaud” the withdrawal, and “want fewer [American] kids in harms way. I want the Afghans to take up the fight for themselves.”

Pompeo: Afghans should step up to fight Taliban

During a speaking tour in Des Moines on Friday, Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Afghan people should take up arms to prevent the Taliban from ...

www.youtube.com

Fox News

@FoxNews

3 years

Pompeo: Biden 'failed' in Afghanistan withdrawal plan, is 'pathetic' for blaming Trump

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Andrew Bates

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. @AP : "Senate OKs Dems’ $3.5T budget in latest win for Biden"

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Mike Memoli

@mikememoli

1 year

A lot still to count. But @JoeBiden seems poised to have one of the best midterms elections for a first-term president since Bush's post-9/11, in a far less favorable environment

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Andrew Bates

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“Mitt Romney Defends Joe Biden: 'Sometimes You Say The Wrong Word'” “‘I thought he did a good job in the press conference,’ Romney said. ‘He said Mexico instead of Egypt. Everybody knew what he was saying, and that’s not an unusual thing.’”

Mitt Romney Defends Joe Biden: 'Sometimes You Say The Wrong Word'

The Utah Republican said that age is going to be a "huge issue" in the 2024 election for both 81-year-old Joe Biden and 77-year-old Donald Trump.

www.huffpost.com

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