Sinema has often earned the ire of many of her Democratic colleagues for stymying progressive legislation- refusing to abandon the filibuster
State Department announced Welcome Corps on Thursday
"They’re teaching kids don’t need a mommy and a daddy, you can can have two mommies and two daddies. That’s an attack on the family unit"
"Across the country, trans people & families are gearing up to fight back- prevent every one of these bills from becoming law"
Santos' alleged financial malfeasance & potential violations of campaign finance laws have triggered investigations
Last year’s honorees were Albuquerque, New Mexico Mayor Tim Keller and San Antonio, Texas Mayor Ron Nirenberg
An influential figure in conservative politics, Schlapp serves as chair of the American Conservative Union
“We really need to support local LGBTQ organizations- lift them up as much as possible,” particularly those in conservative & rural states"
McCarthy said Santos has a "long way to go to earn trust" and acknowledged the scepter of an investigation by the House Committee on Ethics
Schlapp has close ties to former president Donald Trump, in whose administration his wife served as communications director from 2017 to 2019
