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The House is at Ease While the Senate is at Work

July 16, 2021

As House Republicans “stand at ease” waiting for their Democrat colleagues to return, the Senate was busy passing conservative priorities.

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The House is at Ease While the Senate is at Work
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On this week’s episode, Jeramy Kitchen fills in for Brandon Waltens. Texas Scorecard Senior Journalist Jacob Asmussen joins Jeramy to discuss Texas House Democrats fleeing the state in order to break quorum and halt consideration of conservative priorities. Meanwhile the Texas Senate is busy passing those priorities while the House stands at ease.

Also, Brandon Waltens recorded an interview with new Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi. What are Rinaldi’s plans? What has the new chairman done in his first week on the job?

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