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Success is ensuring that the people of HD-97 have a direct line to their representative and that our local governments have a partner at the Capitol, not an adversary.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Republicans in the Senate tried to pass a short-term funding extension on Thursday to allow time for negotiations to play out, but Democrats blocked that measure before lawmakers in both chambers left the Capitol for the recess.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
And plenty of key party players in the Capitol dismissed the Lutnick-Epstein relationship.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The bill stipulates the capsule be buried in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 4 this year.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Republicans in the Senate tried to pass a short-term funding extension on Thursday to allow time for negotiations to play out, but Democrats blocked that measure before lawmakers in both chambers left the Capitol for the recess.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
And plenty of key party players in the Capitol dismissed the Lutnick-Epstein relationship.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The bill stipulates the capsule be buried in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 4 this year.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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