Colorado House speaker turns away families
of Hamas victims from chamber, while Senate
welcomes them
Posted By: Christopher L, 2/5/2024 10:11:23 PM
A delegation of Israeli officials and representatives of six families of hostages and victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack was turned away Monday by House Speaker Julie McCluskie. That wasn't how it was supposed to happen, according to Rep. Ron Weinberg, R-Loveland, who told Colorado Politics he had obtained permission from the speaker for the families to visit the House floor. Weinberg sent a press release on Sunday night announcing that the six families and dignitaries would be honored in both the Senate and House. Everything changed Sunday night.
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Colorado House speaker turns away families
of Hamas victims from chamber, while Senate
welcomes them 2 replies
of Hamas victims from chamber, while Senate
welcomes them 2 replies
A delegation of Israeli officials and representatives of six families of hostages and victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack was turned away Monday by House Speaker Julie McCluskie.
That wasn't how it was supposed to happen, according to Rep. Ron Weinberg, R-Loveland, who told Colorado Politics he had obtained permission from the speaker for the families to visit the House floor.
Weinberg sent a press release on Sunday night announcing that the six families and dignitaries would be honored in both the Senate and House. Everything changed Sunday night.
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The bill also locks in green card giveaways until 2030.
On January 18th, the latest attempt in over 50 years by the United States to return to the moon burned up over the Pacific Ocean. A day later, Japan’s lunar lander made it to the moon.
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So why is the United States still struggling to manage something that every other country seems to be able to do and that American engineers used to be able to pull off with slide rules?
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Colorado politics stink !! A good portion of republican politicians are closet democrats. Most democrat politicians are antisemitic socialists or outright communists. None of them speak for us, but like idiots we keep reelecting them.