Consistent with her work in progressive politics, Butler was previously a labor leader with Service Employees International Union, SEIU
Conservative members of GOP caucus warned they would replace the Speaker if he cooperated with Democrats on a deal to avoid a shutdown
In January, McCarthy narrowly secured his bid for the speakership after an unprecedented 15 votes from his caucus
Calif. Democrat elected to U.S. Senate in 1992
“In a clear indication moderates are completely controlled by the extreme fringe, they're passing blatantly homophobic legislation"
"Rep. Boebert, just spent 5 minutes misgendering & attacking our Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness—just because she's trans"
Speaker McCarthy: “Frustrating in the sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate"
She will be the first Chinese-American woman to serve. Lin previously fought for marriage equality as a lawyer in private practice
“I would never put my name on any bill that targets or disparages or harms the trans or LGBTQ community” he told the Blade
They also want to stem flow of immigrants at the southern border & address the "unprecedented weaponization" of the Justice Dept. & FBI
