Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz joins Commissioner of Senior Services Randall Hoak, Town of Cheektowaga Supervisor Brian Nowak, Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Tim Meyers and enthusiastic seniors to unveil a series of investments that were made possible through American Rescue Plan (“ARP”) funding.
House Speaker Mike Johnson barely muscled the annual defense bill through the chamber after caving to GOP hardliners — and now they’re openly warning they’ll blow up the next government funding measure if he wavers. Axios reports Johnson promised votes on banning congressional stock trades, blocking a Federal Reserve digital currency, and advancing a far-right bill restricting gender-affirming care, along with a separate pledge from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to target NGO funds in Afghanistan. With another shutdown threat looming and a pivotal vote on ACA subsidies coming soon, Johnson’s shaky deal has only deepened the GOP’s own internal chaos, according to the report.
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Mike Johnson cuts risky NDAA deal as hardliners threaten shutdown
