Rep. Leger Fernández on Cesar Chavez abuse claims: “We weren’t going to whitewash what he had done”

Lawmakers and community leaders are responding to the sexual assault allegations against the late civil rights and labor icon Cesar Chavez. Many events honoring Chavez have been canceled, and California intends to rename his eponymous holiday to “Farmworkers Day.” Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link

Rep. Carlos Giménez says

Rep. Carlos Giménez says “the uprising is starting” in Cuba – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump talks of “taking Cuba,” Republican Rep. Carlos Giménez of Florida is pushing for regime change. Giménez joins “The Takeout” to assess the state of the island’s government. Source link

GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman says it’s “too soon” to imagine scenario of U.S. boots on ground in Iran

GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman says it’s “too soon” to imagine scenario of U.S. boots on ground in Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News Sources tell CBS News that President Trump has yet to decide on sending U.S. ground troops into Iran. Republican Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link

Rep. Jim McGovern says U.S. has been

Power is being restored to Cuba after a total blackout hit the island earlier in the week. Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, who recently introduced a bill to repeal the embargo on Cuba, joins “The Takeout” with his perspective on the Trump administration’s approach to the island nation. Source link

Establishment Democrats fend off far-left influencer in primary to succeed Rep Jan Schakowsky

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Far-left social media influencer and former Media Matters journalist Kat Abughazaleh has lost her bid to replace a longtime House Democrat in Illinois. Abughazaleh was one of 15 people running in a crowded primary to replace Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who is retiring after nearly 30 years … Read more

Rep. Greg Casar confronts Sen. John Cornyn at Austin airport over DHS funding

Democratic Rep. Greg Casar and Republican Sen. John Cornyn got into a confrontation at an Austin, Texas, airport over the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest on where negotiations stand. Source link

Cornyn clashes with progressive Rep Greg Casar in heated airport face-off over DHS shutdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, got into a heated exchange Monday afternoon over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the progressive lawmaker attempted to interrupt the senator’s news conference. “Why don’t you tell the Democrats to vote to pay these poor people,” … Read more

Rep. Dan Crenshaw says Trump is “doing what’s need” in the Middle East conflict

Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw said Sunday that President Trump is “doing what’s needed” as the Pentagon is set to deploy a few thousand more Marines to the Middle East as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran. “I think it signals that there’s a seriousness of supporting whatever contingency operations might be needed,” … Read more

Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Sending more Marines to Middle East isn’t “a boots-on-the-ground deployment”

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a retired Navy SEAL, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that Americans should take the sending of 5,000 more Marines to the Middle East “as boots on the ground deployment, especially with only 5,000 troops.” Source link