Claude Wooten

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Former New Jersey Governor and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie was asked on ABC News’ This Week about President Trump’s first 100 Days back in office — and what the President refers to as “The Golden Age.” Christie said: “When Donald Trump got elected, he got elected by independents and some right-leaning Republicans, who said they want him to fix the economy.” Christie noted that according to the Fox News poll, Trump has a 38 percent approval rating on the economy and a 33 percent...

1 week ago | 2paragraphs.com | Claude Wooten

During a session of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) asked Committee Chairman, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) if he opposes Neguse’s proposed amendment. Westerman wouldn’t respond. Neguse asked the same question to Westerman’s Republican colleague, Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minnesota), who also refused to answer the question.

1 week ago | 2paragraphs.com | Claude Wooten

During his first term in office, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, which provided about $450 million in supplemental funding for USDA’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) for FY 2020. In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut $500 million from USDA’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which buys food from domestic producers and distributes it to food banks nationwide.

1 week ago | 2paragraphs.com | Claude Wooten

Verizon (NYSE: VK) announced in September that it would acquire the internet service provider Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FYBR) in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion. Today on CNBC, President Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr was asked if he would potentially block the merger because of DEI policy. As seen below, Carr replied: “Yeah, of course, we’ve been working with Verizon now, I think we have that in pretty good shape.

1 week ago | 2paragraphs.com | Claude Wooten

Vice President JD Vance was asked by Fox News star Brett Baier on Friday about the potential of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) running for president in 2028. When Baier asked Vance if he sees Ocasio-Cortez as the new leader of the Democratic Party, Vance laughed and said: “Oh man, I don’t know. President AOC, the stuff of nightmares, Brett. Thank you, you’ve ruined my sleep for this evening.”Vice President @JDVance speaks to @BretBaier about the prospects of Rep.