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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Lambo ✧✺🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Punchbowl News
Date: 01/07/26 1:51 AM
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Interesting week:

The House GOP leadership expects a procedural vote on Wednesday and a final passage vote on Thursday on legislation to extend the enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies for three years. Passage of the legislation — forced onto the floor after a revolt by GOP moderates — is an early-year defeat for Speaker Mike Johnson. This will put pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to find a path to extend the expiring tax credits.

On Thursday, the House will vote to overturn President Donald Trump’s first two vetoes of his second term, both of which came during the holiday break. If successful, the overrides would be a rare instance of GOP pushback against Trump.

Across the Capitol, the Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a Democratic-led war powers resolution to end the administration’s efforts in Venezuela…..Kaine is making clear that he won’t stop with Venezuela, as lawmakers are now taking Trump’s threats toward other nations more seriously following what happened in Caracas.

Citing Trump’s increasingly escalatory rhetoric regarding Cuba, Greenland and Colombia, Kaine told us he plans to force similar votes aimed at preventing Trump from engaging in hostilities elsewhere without congressional approval.

Kaine, though, is unsure whether Republicans will join him.

“It might be this. It might be the vote on Greenland. It might be the vote on Cuba. It might be the vote on Mexico. It might be the vote on Colombia,” Kaine said. “You’re gonna see a lot of votes on these things … When it’s repeated over and over again, you’ve got to take it seriously.”

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