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THE 46TH “Dianne Feinstein signals she’s open to abandoning Senate filibuster for voting rights,” by the LA Times’ Jennifer Haberkorn: “The idea of eliminating the filibuster or making it harder to do has gained momentum among Senate Democrats concerned Republicans would use the tool to block all of President Biden’s agenda.”
Feb. 10 Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! As always, thanks for reading.
A SURPRISING 2022 TARGET FOR GOP
Fresh of an election in which the GOP flipped four California congressional districts, the national fundraising arm of House Republicans today is announcing that it wants to compete fo
$80 million in fabricated ‘management fees’ unsupported by formalized agreements and documented only through a one-line invoice, as well as millions of dollars in interest on intercompany loans. These ‘management fees’ and interest payments have been used to finance Gerald and Maureen’s flagrantly wasteful spending, including:
(i) a salary to Gerald exceeding
$40 million over the past several years [2015-2019];
(ii) a salary to Maureen (who performs no work for the Companies) in amounts approaching $3 million;
(iii) Gerald and Maureen’s purchases of
tens of millions of dollars’ worth of expensive artwork, furniture, automobiles, real estate, and women’s jewelry for their own exclusive use; and