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‘What?’ Congresswoman baffled as she learns of Capitol Police board’s fumbling amid the insurrection
February 25, 2021
A Democratic congresswoman was astonished by the bureaucratic malfunction ahead of the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) asked Yogananda Pittman, the acting chief of Capitol police, what role the Capitol police board plays in deploying law enforcement resources, and the lawmaker was shocked by the response.
<p>"It's important to note that by statute in order for U.S. Capitol police to have the National Guard on its grounds in a law enforcement capacity, the Capitol police board must first declare an emergency," Pittman testified.</p><p>DeLauro interrupted to ask whether an emergency was declared, or whether any of the intelligence information showing the potentially violent threat from then-president Donald Trump's supporters to Congress members.</p><p>"What?" DeLauro said. "Where was this board prior to and during this insurrection?"</p><p>Pittman said her predecessor requested the order before Jan. 6 but was denied, but she could not say whether the board was concerned about how National Guard troops would look guarding the Capitol as lawmakers certified Joe Biden's election win.<br/></p><p>"I was not privy firsthand to those conversations to say whether or not they said optics," Pittman said, "but I know the request was denied."</p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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The Colorado Republican Party is still pushing the false claim that the 2020 election was marred by mass voter fraud -- the very same claim that was the catalyst to the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Axios reports.
Republicans are now using voter fraud conspiracy theories to justify a handful of bills that would make it harder to vote. According to Axios, top contenders for Colorado GOP chair, former Secretary of State Scott Gessler and current party vice chair Kristi Burton Brown, "are advocating for a recount of the 2020 vote and review of the Dominion Voting Systems equipment in Colorado."
<p>But as Axios points out, Colorado's voting system is considered "one of the safest in the nation because it conducts <a href="https://coloradosun.com/2020/11/16/2020-election-risk-limiting-audit-colorado/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">risk-limiting audits</a> that double-check the vote counts and machine integrity."</p><p>Read the full report over at <a href="https://www.axios.com/colorado-republicans-trump-stolen-election-voter-fraud-2108c941-c64d-442d-b5e0-01993257c54a.html" target="_blank">Axios</a>. </p>
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The world's most advanced nations must work in unison both to continue spending to boost the pandemic recovery, and help poor nations acquire Covid-19 vaccines, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.
"No one nation alone can declare victory over these crises," Yellen said in a letter to G20 finance officials meeting virtually. "This is a moment made for action and for multilateralism."
<p>In the battle to help the global economy recover from the crisis, "our first task must be stopping the virus" with worldwide immunization, she said.</p><p>But she warned against making the mistake of pulling back too soon on the stimulus which governments have been providing to shore up their economies, saying now is the time to "go big."</p><p>Developing nations have raised the alarm -- echoed by the International Monetary Fund and others -- that the richest nations are hogging the world's supply of vaccines, leaving their poor brethren behind.</p><p>Yellen warned that this would lead to further loss of life and delay the economic recovery, and urged the G20 "to increase their support to meet the high, unmet needs" of global vaccine initiatives like COVAX. </p><p>"A rapid and truly global vaccination program is the strongest stimulus we can provide to the global economy," she said.</p><p>At the same time she stressed that G20 governments must continue to provide substantial support for their own economies to recover from the pandemic crisis, following the lead of the United States.</p><p>The US Congress is moving towards approving President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion rescue package to help boost the economy.</p><p>"We must continue to provide economic support to our citizens, creating a bridge to the end of the pandemic," Yellen said.</p><p>"I urge G20 countries to continue to take significant fiscal and financial policy actions and avoid withdrawing support too early. If there was ever a time to go big, this is the moment."</p><p>The US official also backed a proposal to channel resources to low-income countries through an IMF currency known as SDRs.</p><p>This would "facilitate their much-needed health and economic recovery efforts," Yellen said.</p>
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