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Politics: Republican Party (Weekly) Newsletter for Sunday December 02, 2018 ( 11 items )  

Boulder County: Final Official Results Available for 2018 General Election
BOULDER, Colorado, Nov. 27 -- Boulder County issued the following news release: * * * - Boulder County successfully completed Risk-Limiting Audit The final, official results from Boulder County's 2018 General Election are available now at www.BoulderCountyVotes.org. The final official results include the Statement of Votes, a document that shows precinct-by-precinct results for every issue on Boulder County ballots this year. The Statement of Votes will be forwarded to the Colorado Secretary  more

Clark Hill Adds Prominent Political Law Attorney John G. Fogarty, Jr. As Senior Counsel in Chicago
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 27 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * - Representations Include Service as General Counsel to The Illinois GOP and The Illinois Association of Republican County Chairmen Clark Hill PLC today announced the addition of John G. Fogarty, Jr. to the firm as Senior Counsel in its Chicago office, where he is a member of the Government and Public Affairs Practice Group. He joins the firm from his private practice, which was among the most active electi  more

Georgia Republican Party: Absentee Ballot Deadline Extended
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 30 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: After a recent legal decision, all absentee by mail ballots cast in the Tuesday, December 4 runoff election will be counted if postmarked by Tuesday, December 4 and received by Friday, December 7. If you requested a ballot and have yet to receive it, please take the following steps to ensure you can vote in this critical election: 1. Call your local board of elections. You can find the board's phone number by  more

Georgia Republican Party: Zombies Voting in Los Angeles?
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 27 -- The Georgia Republican Party issued the following news: The Democrat candidate for Secretary of State, John Barrow, has pledged to do away with voter ID laws and will fight to keep ineligible voters on the rolls. We have seen what happens in states with Democratic Secretaries of State, and Barrow would be no different. Just last week, nine people in Los Angeles were arrested for offering dollar bills and cigarettes for homeless people on Skid Row. Click here to v  more

Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Opposes Confirmation of Buescher to District Court
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following advocacy letter to the Senate: Dear Senator: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States, I write in opposition to the confirmation of Brian Buescher to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Nebraska. Based on his track  more

Rep. Messer Honors Bartholomew County Republican Party Chair Hackman
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Luke Messer, R-Indiana, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record Nov. 27, honoring Barb Hackman, chair of the Bartholomew County Republican Party: Mr. Speaker, I rise today, on behalf of the entire 6th Congressional District of Indiana, to recognize Barb Hackman for her contribution to our state and Bartholomew County. As Chair of the Bartholomew County Republican Party, Barb has given countless hours toward advancing our shared c  more

Ripon Society: We've Gone From a Country Asking, 'Where Are the Jobs?' To One Asking, 'Where Are the Workers?'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: Ways & Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (TX-8) appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday morning, delivering remarks about the economic gains that have occurred as a result of the historic tax reform plan that was signed into law last December, and the new tax relief bill he just introduced that he is working to pass before the end of the year. "The best is yet to come," Brady stated, refer  more

Sen. Durbin Issues Floor Remarks on Farr Nomination as District Judge
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The office of Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on the nomination of Thomas Farr to be a judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina : * * * In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today urged his Republican colleagues to vote against Thomas Farr's nomination to be a judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina given his decades-long history of  more

Sen. Schumer Issues Statement on Nomination of Farr
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Nov. 29, on nomination of Thomas Farr to serve as a district judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina: Madam President, later this afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the confirmation of Mr. Thomas Farr for the Eastern District of North Carolina. I have made my opposition to this nominee clear on a daily basis, but allow me to remind my   more

Sen. Warren Issues Remarks on Farr Nomination to Federal District Court
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks in opposition of the nomination of Thomas Farr to be a district judge for the Eastern District Court of North Carolina: "For decades, powerful interests have been working to take over our courts and tilt the scales of justice in favor of billionaires and giant corporations. "President Trump has been all in, nominating extreme and partisan judges to the federal judiciary at lightning   more

Six Officials Reprimanded for Hatch Act Violations Following Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Complaints
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington issued the following news release: Six Trump White House officials including Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah violated the Hatch Act by using their official government Twitter accounts to engage in partisan political activity, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) ruled today based on complaints filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). OSC reprimanded each staffer noting that any futu  more