Notices by Sean Casten (seancasten@mastodon.social), page 3

2. No one buys an AR-15 or a bump stock so they can fill their fridge with turkey and venison, or so they can quickly defend against a home invasion. These are weapons of war, designed to kill large numbers of people quickly.

The SCOTUS Chevron ruling is a power grab by the Judiciary, asserting that they have powers beyond those of the Legislative and Executive Branch. We have the power, under Article III to weaken their power and it's time we did so. This is how we do it: https://casten.house.gov/imo/media/doc/one-pager_restoring-judicial-separation-of-powers-act.pdf

A climate denier in a state exposed to climate change can't find the politics to raise rates high enough to attract private insurers so he tried to socialize the insurance system and that's not working either. This is a big deal. https://floridapolitics.com/archives/662068-ron-desantis-claims-citizens-insurance-is-not-solvent/

Anyone up for a nerdy thread on the Inflation Reduction Act, tax equity markets and international bank capital requirements? Because like Dylan, I'm about to spit hot fire. Thread:

A guy who has been close enough to convicted child sex offenders to be accused of abetting their actions, was directly involved in Jan 6 and defied Congressional subpoenas on same is aspiring to a leadership role in the GOP. There are at least two people who fit that description.

The theme of the last 3 weeks we've been in session has been sitting around while no votes of substance come to the floor - as we inch ever closer to a shut down. It's not just a failure of leadership. It's offensive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/19/house-republicans-spending-vote/

Sneak peak through the porthole on the ship of fools that is the House GOP.

And this is just insane. The REPUBLICAN party is proposing 8% cuts in border security, drug enforcement, trade promotion/protection, foreign aid, rural development... and everything else the government does.