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She appeared similarly pumped and, unusually for her, perhaps a little nervous last week as she told her family s story, and that of her father s doomed Bulova watch factory, while being introduced as the country s next commerce secretary. I am excited to get to work on a national scale . to help more hardworking families in every community write the next chapter in their own American stories, she said.
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Shekarchi wins the speakership; some progressives abstain from leadership votes Published Wed Jan 06 2021 03:47:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis
Joe Shekarchi (D-Warwick), a longtime participant in Rhode Island politics, captured what is often called the most powerful political post in the state, easily ascending Tuesday as House speaker during an unusual legislative opening session that pointed to ongoing clashes between progressives and establishment Democrats.
With the House of Representatives meeting at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium due to the pandemic, Shekarchi won the support of 59 Democrats, while nine Republicans backed the House Minority Leader Blake Filippi, and four progressive Democrats abstained.