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House GOP to hold own hearing on COVID origin after Dems say they won't: 'China lied and Americans died'

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By Tyler Olson | Fox News  Republicans said Democrats declined as recently as Wednesday to hold a hearing on COVID's origin  House Republicans on Thursday demanded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hold hearings to investigate the origin of the coronavirus, saying at a press conference that they plan to hold their own hearing on…

Scalise, Stefanik Join GOP Doctors Caucus to Address Coronavirus Origins

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by Rebecca Downs | Townhall  On Thursday, House GOP Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) joined the GOP Doctors Caucus for a press conference. The lawmakers discussed the urgency of getting to the bottom of the origins of the Wuhan coronavirus.    Scalise and Stefanik demanded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

House Republicans hold their own hearing on the origins of COVID after Dems said they wouldn’t: “China lied, Americans died.”

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By donalddosman | Texas News Today  House Republicans called on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to hold a hearing to investigate the origin of the coronavirus on Thursday, and at a press conference the Democrats will not, so hold their own hearing on this topic. He said he was planning to open it. House Minority Whip Steve Scallis, R-La. Is RN.Y, Elise Stefanik, Chairman of the…

Burgess sponsors Vaccine Targeting Rogues and Opaque Letters Act

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By Ripton Advance News Service  U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on June 17 sponsored legislation that would make it unlawful to send a demand letter in bad faith for a patent relating to COVID-19 related products. The Vaccine Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act, H.R. 3978, would help “protect intellectual property and innovation, especially during a global pandemic…

Latta, GOP Energy and Commerce Committee members introduce SELF DRIVE Act

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By Ripon Advance News Service  U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) led several of his Republican colleagues from the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in proposing the SELF DRIVE Act in order to advance the deployment of autonomous vehicles.  Rep. Latta on June 4 sponsored H.R. 3711, the Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF…

The partisan divide in vaccinations is starker than you realize

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 By Dan Goldberg and Alice Miranda Ollstein  The partisan divide in Covid-19 vaccinations is becoming starker as the nation inches toward President Joe Biden’s goal of providing at least one shot to 70 percent of adults by July 4, complicating efforts to reach the unvaccinated in areas still vulnerable to virus outbreaks. All but one of the 39 congressional districts where…

Michael Burgess warns migrant surge 'a guaranteed super spreader event'

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A group of Republicans on Monday demanded that Homeland Security begin to test illegal immigrants caught jumping the U.S.-Mexico border for the coronavirus or, better yet, be prevented from entering in the first place. Led by Rep. Michael Burgess, Texas Republican, nearly two dozen GOP lawmakers said the illegal immigrants are being crowded into processing facilities, making it “a…

Burgess bill aims to bolster public health workforce

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U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on May 18 offered bipartisan legislation to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program, which would award loan repayment agreements to public health professionals in efforts to recruit a qualified workforce and end shortages across local, state, and tribal public health agencies. “This past year, the nation watched our public health…

Republicans say migrant surge 'a guaranteed super spreader event'

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A group of Republicans on Monday demanded that Homeland Security begin to test illegal immigrants caught jumping the U.S.-Mexico border for the coronavirus or, better yet, be prevented from entering in the first place. Led by Rep. Michael Burgess, Texas Republican, nearly two dozen GOP lawmakers said the illegal immigrants are being crowded into processing facilities, making it “a…

Americans have decided to give professionals a chance

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President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents who promised to end the bitter division in American politics.  The first President Bush offered a “kinder, gentler” politics. He was fired after one term.  Bill Clinton called himself a “New Democrat” and embraced a “third way” alternative to both liberalism and conservatism. He got impeached.  George W. Bush…