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Some Texas companies rethink political giving after Capitol riot, with some singling out Electoral College objectors
The long-term ramifications of the extraordinary response are unclear, in part because it’s uncertain how long companies will maintain their contribution suspensions.
Dallas-based AT&T is suspending PAC donations to lawmakers who objected to the Electoral College results, while Dallas-based Comerica is pausing all PAC contributions for at least the first quarter of this year. They are two of several Texas companies reevaluating their PACs giving in the wake of the deadly riot at the Capitol.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
WASHINGTON Many major Texas companies are reevaluating their political action committees’ campaign giving in the wake of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, underscoring a broader reckoning over the mob that marched this month at President Donald Trump’s urging.
Some Texas Republicans criticize new rule requiring lawmakers to pass through metal detectors to enter U.S. House
The policy was enacted after the deadly riot last week at the Capitol.
WASHINGTON Multiple Texas Republicans in Congress are expressing outrage over a new House rule enacted in the wake of last week’s deadly attack on the Capitol that requires lawmakers to go through metal detectors before entering the chamber.
“This is a performative and useless move by Dem Leadership,” Rep. Randy Weber, R-Friendswood, wrote on Twitter, accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, of “putting politics and stunts above the safety our members.”
Demands for Trump to resign or be impeached push Texans in Congress into partisan camps
Texas Republicans have closed ranks against Trump’s ouster, including those who opposed effort to block Biden’s election.
Updated at 1:20 p.m. Tuesday with Arrington statement.
WASHINGTON – Texas Republicans in Congress have closed ranks around President Donald Trump, denouncing calls for his ouster even as House Democrats geared up to impeach him for a second time.
Trump’s term ends at noon Jan. 20, and Texas supporters such as Rep. Lance Gooden, a Terrell Republican, accuse Democrats of stoking divisions they purport to lament after last week’s attack at the Capitol.