The Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed statewide Issue 1 while Beatty opposes the measure. Beatty's campaign claimed in a letter the PAC failed to disclose the nature of the event to the campaign.
Vice President Kamala Harris, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., applaud as President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Ohio lawmakers react to Biden s first address to Congress By Lydia Taylor Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio President Joe Biden unveiled his $1.8 trillion American FamiliesPlan Wednesday night, and for the most part, Ohio lawmakers reacted within party lines.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, supports the president s plan, saying it s a huge step toward rebuilding the economy. The plan includes an extension of the Child Tax Credit, a top priority for Democrats who want to make it permanent.
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Marquita Bradshaw was the only Black woman to win a U.S. Senate primary this cycle. She lost the general election for a Tennessee Senate seat. Mark Humphrey/AP
On the day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom named Kamala Harris replacement in the U.S. Senate, Molly Watson jumped on a call with other organizers and the two Black women in Congress whom they had urged Newsom to appoint to the seat instead.
It was an emotional conversation, in which Watson said she struggled to hold back tears. It cut pretty deep knowing that we were going to be fully erased from the Senate, said Watson, of the progressive group Courage California.
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Marquita Bradshaw was the only Black woman to win a U.S. Senate primary this cycle. She lost the general election for a Tennessee Senate seat.
On the day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom named Kamala Harris replacement in the U.S. Senate, Molly Watson jumped on a call with other organizers and the two Black women in Congress whom they had urged Newsom to appoint to the seat instead.
It was an emotional conversation, in which Watson said she struggled to hold back tears. It cut pretty deep knowing that we were going to be fully erased from the Senate, said Watson, of the progressive group Courage California.