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With a fifth Arkansan now chairing a committee, a reminder:
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ICYMI: I'm at the other place, too.
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Washington Correspondent for @ArkansasOnline | @WVMetroNews, @UNCConnection | Forever: Tar Heel | He/Him | [email protected] | RT ≠ endorsement
- Replying to @AlexHouseThomasMore of Sturgill's comments regarding Trump: "Anybody that's surprised to hear me say that is going to unfollow me or stop listening to my records. They probably weren't listening that closely anyway." #CMAawards rollingstone.com/country/news/w…
- .@Sen_JoeManchin calls on the Biden administration to stop importing oil from Russia in light of the Ukraine invasion and increase domestic energy production: “To continue to rely on Russian energy as they attack Ukraine is senseless.”
- That one moment when the Ted Cruz/Grayson Allen joke works...and it never will again.
- “Sarah rocked it!” one Arkansas delegate screams as delegates get back on their bus to Lake Geneva (where the Arkansas delegates and guests are staying). From what I’ve heard from other Arkansans who traveled to the RNC, people are very pleased with @SarahHuckabee’s speech this
- .@McKinleyforWV: "Serving the people of West Virginia has been the honor of my life. I'm proud that I have always stood up for what's right for West Virginia -- even when it hurt me politically." 1/2
- 🚨 @VoteOjeda2020 is running for U.S. Senate: "I have decided to take on Shelly Moore Capito in the United States Senate race. I believe Mitch McConnell needs a thorn in his side and nobody is better at that than me."
- The cropping issue was fixed in a later update, but this was unintentionally funny.
Okay everybody it's Zero Hour for this website, post your favorite tweets and give them a little kiss goodbye. - If you can’t tell me where and what the Red Carpet Lounge is, you can’t report on Manchin this afternoon. I don’t make the rules.
- As part of tonight’s roll call of states, Arkansas — led by Lottie Shackelford — casts its votes for @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz (this is more ceremonial given the fact the party officially nominated the ticket earlier this month).
00:00 - Me walking through the Capitol to bother a lawmaker
- The executive director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force and University of Central Arkansas alumnus ⬇️I took Tulsi to see victims of Russia/Iran/Assad on the Turkish Syria border when she was in congress. She ridiculed them. She spoke to three little girls burned from head to toe after a Russian/Assad Attack she asked how are they sure it was russia and Assad who bombed them WTF!
- .@POTUS has amended the disaster declaration for Arkansas regarding assistance. “Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance has been increased to 100 percent of the total eligible costs.”
- .@POTUS on David Pryor: “David was my colleague in the Senate for 18 years, and he was my friend. His kindness was always on display: David would drag tables together in the Senate Dining Room to make sure Senators got to know one another on a personal level.”
