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 Quote: "McCarthy Just Confronted Biden with Powerful Bill – The Speaker Demands the National Emergency Must End Now. For many Americans, the pandemic is over. While most federal and state guidelines have been relaxed, though, some still remain.

And as far as the federal government is concerned, it’s not over just yet. President Joe Biden announced he’ll end the emergency in May.

But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) says that isn’t good enough.

Biden revealed this week that he’ll stop extending the COVID-19 national emergency on May 11. That’s barring any unforeseen issues, of course.

But Republican leaders, who have accused the current administration of needlessly dragging this on, aren’t happy with the date.

McCarthy has introduced a bill that would put a stop to the emergency declaration — now."    McCarthy Just Confronted Biden with Powerful Bill - The Speaker Demands the National Emergency Must End Now (pjnewsletter.com)

Biden's Treasury Department is involved in a cover-up of Hunter Biden's bank records. Criminality reigns.

Quote: "US Treasury Covers for Biden Family – Blocks Republicans From Key Hunter Docs. The US Treasury has rejected the Republicans’ request for Hunter Biden’s records.

The department has gone so far as to request more information on the reasons for the request from Republicans, which does not mean that Hunter Biden has legitimately been the focus of Republican criticism. The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday rejected a request by House Republicans for suspicious activity reports related to foreign banking and business transactions by Hunter Biden and other members of President Joe Biden’s family.

Hunter Biden, the president’s son, has publicly battled drug addiction. Many Republicans believe he played a role in his dealings with Ukraine and China, and potentially benefited from them.

Comer and other Republicans have previously said they have evidence of shared finances, credit cards, and bank accounts between Hunter and Joe Biden. In an interim report released in November, Republicans inferred that the Treasury Department has at least 150 financial transaction communications from members of the Biden family.

In a letter, Treasury Legislative Affairs Chief Jonathan Davidson told House Speaker for Oversight and Accountability James Comer that more information is needed about the committee’s reasons for requesting such “highly sensitive” information. On Jan. 11, Comer wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen asking for foreign affairs suspicious activity reports and other dealings by President Biden’s son as part of his group’s investigation. Davidson has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of such reports about the Biden family but said in a letter Wednesday that improper disclosure of such information could undermine the executive branch’s ability to conduct national security, intelligence, and law enforcement activities. order.

Comer responded by saying the Biden administration’s effort to withhold information about the president’s and his family’s dealings is troubling and raises many questions. Comer said that “this coordinated effort by the Biden administration to withhold information about the shady business plans of President Biden and his family is alarming and raises many questions.”

Comer continued in his letter to Yellen, the Treasury Secretary, “The Committee is investigating President Biden’s knowledge of and role in these schemes to assess whether he has compromised our national security at the expense of the American people.”

“(The Committee) will review drafting legislation to strengthen federal ethics laws with respect to employees and their families.”

Davidson, the Treasury affairs chief, responded boldly by saying that the US Treasury “will make decisions about how to meet legitimate legislative needs while protecting the interests of the executive branch, including the needs of law enforcement.”

Upon seeing Davidson’s letter from the Treasury, Comer replied and said he will continue to ask to see the reports, doubled down, and said “the power of the gavel to get them if needed.”

The investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings is just one of several investigations planned by Republicans over the next two years. Biden’s team is relying on the support of federal agency staff, congressional Democrats, and an outside group to thwart the GOP-led investigation."    US Treasury Covers for Biden Family – Blocks Republicans From Key Hunter Docs | firstlightnews.net