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Thune Responds to President Biden’s Joint Session Address Thune Responds to President Biden’s Joint Session Address “For the sake of South Dakota and the United States, I sincerely hope the president reverses course. The challenges we face as a nation are too great to go it alone.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today released the following statement in response to President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress: “The past year has challenged Americans as our ...

April 29, 2021 Press Release Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Gayle King on CBS This Morning from Capitol Hill to discuss President Biden’s historic First 100 Days, last night’s Presidential Address to a Joint Session of Congress and other news of the day.  Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Gayle King.  And Speaker Pelosi joins us right now.  Madam Speaker, good morning to you. Speaker Pelosi.  Good morning.  Gayle King.  Lets start with the shot yeste...

  Share Source: (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) During the GOP response to President Joe Bidens Joint Session of Congress speech Wednesday night, Republican Senator Tim Scott said that while he has experienced individual cases of racism, America as a whole is not a racist country. Further, he advocated for redemption, not permanent punishment for the original sin of slavery.  "A hundred years ago, kids in classrooms were taught the color of their skin was their most important characteristic and if t...

Student loan cancellation? Nope. Free college at four-year schools? Nope.

Pfluger, Gonzales Pan President Bidens State of the Union Address   WASHINGTON, D.C.— Neither Del Rios nor San Angelos congressmen, both Republicans, were impressed with President Joe Bidens State of the Union Address on the evening of April 28. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following President Joe Biden’s Wednesday address to a Joint Session of Congress:   “Tonight, President Biden outlined his plans to radically change America and push us farther down the pa...

Norcross Statement on President Biden’s First Address to Joint Session of Congress WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) issued the following statement: “Tonight, President Biden, joined by Vice President Harris and House Speaker Pelosi, proved we’re not only making history – we’re making progress. On the eve of the Biden-Harris Administration’s 100th day, over[...]

We speak with Emma Tiedemann , Director of Broadcasting With The Portland Sea Dogs The Sea Dogs Biscuit is back! Today, the Sea Dogs announced that Gifford’s Ice Cream will serve as the team’s official ice cream partner and will supply the popular Sea Dogs Biscuit. The Gifford family, a fifth-generation ice cream maker behind what is affectionately known as “HomeMaine ice cream”, will start supplying the Sea Dogs Biscuit for the 2021 baseball season on Tuesday, May 4 th at the team’s...

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This article is adapted from Joe Conchas video commentary. Did you watch President Biden’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress last night? The reactions were all over the place, like Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC talking about how this was in a different universe. No, not about Joe Biden, but about Republican Tim Scott. "This is a speech delivered from a planet where facts dont matter, which is where the current Republican Party resides," she said. You have to love planet MSNBC because s...

Congresswoman Waters Invites Owners of the Serving Spoon as Virtual Guests to Presidential Address By Sentinel News Service Published April 29, 2021 J.C. and Angela Johnson in front of their small business, The Serving Spoon, in Inglewood California. (Courtesy photo) Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, announced Angela and J.C. Johnson, owners of the Serving Spoon, as her guests to the Presidential Address to the Joint Session of Congress...