By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Thursday, April 15, 2021
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise highlighted the disconnect Thursday between stringent rules on Americans who attempt to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and conditions at the southern border, where migrants are crossing the border illegally and traveling deeper into the country without being tested.
Mr. Scalise, Louisiana Republican, also held up photos of border facilities where children are packed together with no sign of “social distancing” to be found.
“A restaurant in the United States would be shut down today if [it] were being run like this,” he said at a House hearing on the pandemic response. “Yet the federal government the Biden administration is running this facility. You can see all of these young children who are next to each other six inches apart, many without masks, by the way. Does that follow your guida
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he was not aware of any red flags concerning embattled Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz.
The remarks come just one day after House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said that party leaders would “take action” if Gaetz, who is under federal investigation by the Justice Department for alleged sex trafficking, is charged. McCarthy also confirmed this on Thursday. Matt Gaetz is the same as any American. He s innocent until proven guilty. There was no charges against them yet. If a charge comes forward, that will be dealt with at that time, said McCarthy, a California Republican.
15 Apr 2021
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) highlighted the Biden administration’s differing standards of coronavirus guideline adherence for illegal migrants at the southern border versus American citizens during a subcommittee hearing Thursday with members of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response team.
Scalise, ranking member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, referenced photos that revealed unaccompanied alien children (UACs) awaiting processing in cramped makeshift federal facilities after being apprehended by border officials. UACs are those under the age of 18 who cross the border illegally without a parent or guardian.
Scalise asked Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden’s chief medical adviser, if he believes the Biden administration’s facilities are in compliance with Fauci’s recommendation that individuals continue to practice social distancing.
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BIDEN S RESET: Biden s focus on Russia and China, while also planning to soon end America s longest war, underlines his commitment to reframe foreign policy.
The White House made clear the time has come to focus US attention elsewhere: [T]he president has been consistent in his view that there s not a military solution to Afghanistan, that we have been there for far too long, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. And he also believes we need to focus our resources on fighting the threats we face today, 20 years almost 20 years after the war began.