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House Armed Services Committee GOP roster announced

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House Armed Services Committee GOP roster announced House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a list of Republican members and subcommittee chairman today. https://insidedefense.com/insider/house-armed-services-committee-gop-roster-announced

‘They hurt us’: GOP Congressman says some Rs ‘play solitaire in the middle of a basketball game’

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‘They hurt us’: GOP Congressman says some Rs ‘play solitaire in the middle of a basketball game’ The 119th Congress is sworn in and has appointed leadership – all that’s left is preparing for a second Trump administration. And with a slim majority in the House and Senate, compromise is key, says Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE). For conservative policies to succeed, he says his colleagues must…

Bipartisan group of 39 legislators calls for classified briefing on Turkey-Hamas alliance

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Bipartisan group of 39 legislators calls for classified briefing on Turkey-Hamas alliance Congress members from both sides of the aisle have demanded a classified briefing so they can better understand the expanding relationship between the government of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Hamas terrorist…

New apartment units to be built for senior veterans in Omaha

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A metro non-profit announces it's building senior-living apartments for veterans. The rent will be controlled, so those vets will only pay a small part of their monthly income. Just a few blocks north of Westroads mall, a few years from now, fields at 96ths and Cady Streets will turn into homes for those who served their country. For now, it's 10 acres of empty fields. But by 2026, New…

Capio Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Positive Credit Reporting Legislation

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Capio, the nation's leading purchaser of non-performing healthcare accounts, welcomes the introduction of The Reporting Medical Debt Payments as Positive Consumer Credit Information Act of 2024. This bipartisan bill to require credit reporting agencies to consider positive payments in credit scores, enabling consumers who are making payments to boost their credit…

Historical marker honoring the heroism of a World War II sailor to be dedicated Friday

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A new state historical marker honoring the heroism of an Omaha man serving during World War II in the Navy will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Friday in the Benson area of Omaha. In 1942, Charles Jackson French risked his life in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific Ocean to save his fellow sailors from drowning after a Japanese attack sank their warship, the USS…

Javier Palomarez, USHBC President, Endorses Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

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President & CEO of the United States Hispanic Business Council (USHBC), endorses H.R.9353 - Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Palomarez states: “From the perspective of small businesses, a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution would be healthy for our economy. Our federal deficit is making it increasingly…

NIU hosts Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series on Thursday

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DeKALB –  NIU held its first Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series of the semester over Zoom. The webinar lecture featured Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb), an NIU alum and Air Force veteran and Scot Schraufnagel, a political science professor who has written five books on various political topics. The Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series Webinar was held at 5 p.m. Thursday, over Zoom. Bacon…