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Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday morning A months-old text message from newly-elected GOP chairman Carson Jorgensen is causing a ruckus in the Republican Party. The text message suggests Jorgensen is spoiling for a fight top elected Republicans, but he says things are being taken out of context [Tribune]. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall released her $350 million budget proposal for next year. The Tribune’s Leia Larsen breaks down what’s in the proposal, including more money for affordable housing and improving residents’ quality of life on the city’s west side [Tribune]. State health officials announced Tuesday night Utah had reached the benchmarks set by the Utah Legislature to lift all COVID-related restrictions ahead of the deadline [Tribune]. ....
Liz Cheney fires back at Trump after he calls Biden s victory the Big Lie 11:51 a.m. House GOP leadership reportedly isn t pleased with Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) these days and her job as GOP conference chair may be on the line, but the congresswoman remains undeterred in her efforts to combat former President Donald Trump s false claims about the 2020 election. The Twitter-less Trump released one of his rare statements on Monday morning, a one-liner that reads: The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE! The statement appears to be an attempt to co-opt the term used by many Trump opponents to describe his claims that he really won the election, and Cheney seemingly wants to ensure that doesn t happen. Not long after Trump s words were made public, Cheney fired back, tweeting that, on the contrary, anyone who claims the election was fraudulent is spreading THE BIG LIE. ....
Even after over a year of the pandemic, congressional Zoom snafus haven t gone anywhere. The House Appropriations Committee held a virtual meeting on Monday on energy and water development, but for over 20 minutes, it wasn t easy to make out what anyone had to say on the subject. For a while, audio from at least different movies, including the 1999 comedy Galaxy Quest, could be heard loudly playing. Zoooooom. Appropriations subcommittee just was forced to take a break after Zoom went off the rails, movie clips and disco playing over members remarks. Happily, it was up long enough to make out that iconic Galaxy Quest line, By the sons of Warvan, I shall avenge you! ....