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New Grant Program to Provide Relief for Live Venue Operators Affected By COVID-19 The $16 billion in federal funding will help organizations such as the Santa Barbara Bowl stay afloat until they can open their doors to guests again Rep. Salud Carbajal, left, stands with Rick Boller, executive director of the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation, during a news conference at the Santa Barbara Bowl on Thursday. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT_Hollan...

April 9, 2021 4:46 p.m. The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is officially launching investigations into Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Tom Reed (R-NY) for various allegations of sexual misconduct. Gaetz is reportedly under investigation by the Justice Department to determine whether he had sex with and trafficked a minor, an investigation stemming from the indictment of his friend, former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg, who was indicted last summe...

WASHINGTON —  The House Ethics committee announced Friday that it is investigating sexual misconduct allegations involving Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York, who had announced he would not be seeking re-election after the allegations first surfaced last month. Reed was accused of rubbing a female lobbyist’s back and unhooking her bra without her consent at a networking event in a Minneapolis pub in 2017. The lobbyist, Nicolette Davis, told The Washington Post that Reed appeared to be d...

Matt Gaetz, Tom Reed Being Investigated by House Ethics Committee for Sexual Misconduct Allegations On 4/9/21 at 3:55 PM EDT The House Ethics Committee is investigating Representatives Matt Gaetz and Tom Reed over allegations of sexual misconduct. Gaetz, whos accused of an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old, has vehemently denied that he did anything improper and blames the accusations on a smear campaign. Reed, who is not running for reelection next year, has been accused of rubbing...

ADVERTISEMENT Davis told the Post that Reed drunkenly rubbed her body and unhooked her bra while they were seated next to each other at a pub after a day of ice fishing. She was working as a junior insurance lobbyist at the time during a weekend trip to benefit the campaign committee of then-Rep. Erik Paulsen Reed initially said that Daviss account was "not accurate." Days later, he issued an apology to Davis and said the incident happened while he was struggling with alcoholism. "Even though...

WHECTV Created: April 08, 2021 08:01 AM ALBANY, N.Y. (WHEC)— New York Republican Congressman Tom Reed has been replaced in his role as Co-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus. The group Wednesday announced that Republican Pennsylvania Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick was elected into the role. Reed in March announced he would stick to his plan to not seek re-election for Congress, but added he would also not seek any elected office after a woman accused him of sexual misc...

April 7, 2021 The need for civility and cooperation in Washington was stressed by Congressman Fred Upton and colleagues during a virtual discussion hosted by Oakland University Tuesday. Upton tells us he was joined by Representatives Debbie Dingell and Elissa Slotkin to talk about the Problem Solvers Caucus, among other things. “As a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, it’s in essence one of the underpinnings of what our belief is,” Upton said. “We’re going to take a civility pl...

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Congressman Fred Upton is hoping President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan will get some adjustments to allow for bipartisanship and ultimate approval. Upton tells WSJM News there are real needs when it comes to infrastructure. “Obviously, here in Michigan we need help with our roads and bridges,” Upton said. “That’s a no brainer, but there are other issues that we need to work on too. We as a delegation have been working on getting a new lock built up at the Soo strait, a...

A Single Democrat Senator Stands in the Way of a Very Progressive Agenda Posted on Last Obstacle Standing Senator Joe Manchin (D, WV) allegedly conservative, has mostly caved in on Bidens agenda. Progressives now demand killing or gutting Senate filibuster rules. And if the filibuster falls, a Progressive minority will rule the roost. Pressure Mounts Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has emerged as the staunchest Democratic defender of the filibuster, brushing off fire from the outspoken progressive wing ...