Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Georgia special election shapes up as referendum on Trump

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Georgia special election shapes up as referendum on Trump

In this Feb. 10, 2017, photo, Democratic candidate for Georgia's 6th congressional district Jon Ossoff poses for a portrait in Atlanta. Former Rep. Tom Price is President Donald Trump's new health secretary, and that means there's a high-profile special election coming that will give Republicans and Democrats a test run ahead of the 2018 midterms. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)ATLANTA (AP) — The scramble to succeed Health Secretary Tom Price as Georgia congressman may quickly become a referendum on the popularity and agenda of Price's new boss, President Donald Trump, while offering a preview of 2018's midterm elections.


Republican senators start attack on U.S. consumer financial watchdog
By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans lawmakers are starting to put in motion plans to destroy or defang the U.S. agency intended to protect individuals from financial fraud. On Tuesday, two Texas Republicans, Senator Ted Cruz and Representative John Ratcliffe, introduced a one-page bill to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau entirely. Next up: David Perdue, a Republican from Georgia on the Senate Banking Committee, will introduce a bill to make the CFPB more accountable to Congress by changing its funding mechanism, according to an aide.
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