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Democrats say voters will punish GOP for opposing benefits Republicans say package is larded with liberal programs March 9, 2021 11:07 AM By Nancy Ognanovich and Kenneth P. Doyle The Senate had barely passed the $1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus package when freshman Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff called a press conference at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to tout the relief they were bringing home to their constituents. “Thanks to Georgians, the nation can finally see the light at the end of this dark tunnel,” said Warnock, who must st...

Letlow is expected to place first in the March 20 election Two Democrats top fundraising in state’s 2nd District March 9, 2021 12:54 PM By Greg Giroux Republican women helped power Louisiana congressional candidate Julia Letlow to an overwhelming fundraising advantage ahead of the March 20 special election. Letlow, a top official at the University of Louisiana Monroe and the widow of the late Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R), raised $683,000 through Feb. 28 from donors including Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the highest-ranking woman in the House GOP hierarchy, a...

Freshmen score subcommittee chairmanships on key panels Democrats address pressure to give junior members bigger role March 4, 2021 11:00 AM By Nancy Ognanovich Senate Democratic freshmen are nabbing committee leadership roles as Majority Leader Chuck Schumer looks for ways to give junior lawmakers opportunities to score points with voters before they have to stand for re-election. That includes a few already facing another campaign in 2022: Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), who all joined the Senate in January to fill the remainder...

House Democrats, poised for a busy month passing major legislation, are expressing frustration that most of their efforts will fail over parliamentary hurdles on the other end of the Capitol despite their party’s control of Washington for the first time in a decade.

Putala Strategies, run by Chris Putala, specializes in telecom New clients are in energy, education sectors February 25, 2021 3:07 PM By Megan R. Wilson Chris Putala, a former Judiciary Committee aide to then-Sen. Joe Biden, has signed up four renewable and clean energy clients, according to newly filed forms. He’ll be lobbying on issues involving “development of clean energy production, storage, and transmission,” the disclosure documents say without going into further detail. The new clients on his roster include solar and wind energy companies Clearway Energy Gr...