House GOP seeks to censure Democrat McIver over New Jersey detention center incident
The resolution filed Wednesday also calls for removing Rep. LaMonica McIver from her seat on the Homeland Security Committee.
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to reporters as he walks near the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
An explosive article in New York Magazine last week raised questions about U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s mental health and fitness to serve. Since then, many other news outlets have corroborated the reports from former and current staff detailing the first-term Pennsylvania senator’s mood swings, erratic behavior, unusual policy shifts and absenteeism.
Fetterman has vehemently denied these reports, stating that his mental health has never been better and claims these attacks are a “hit job” from disgruntled staff. Many republicans have come to the democrat’s defense.
Meanwhile, in the House, the GOP is wrestling with a budget package and unveiled their tax plan yesterday, which includes extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and which would add almost $5 trillion to the federal deficit. They’re eyeing Medicaid to claw back some savings. But all this is causing infighting among various wings of the Republican caucus.
On this episode of Studio 2, we turn to two political reporters for the latest from Capitol Hill.
Guests
Julia Terruso, National Politics Reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sahil Kapur, Senior National Political Reporter for NBC News