.@BetoORourke says every veteran should have a home, marijuana should be legal (and those with arrests related to marijuana should have their records expunged), teacher pay should be increased, and the STAAR test should be canceled in Texas.
DPS officers took down and handcuffed a few demonstrators after they were removed from the House Gallery. They were escorted out of the Texas Capitol. I was asked to leave too, but I identified as press. @SpectrumNews1TX@TXCapTonight
Senator Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, joins hands with Vice President Kamala Harris before her trip to Milwaukee today. Notable, since Baldwin hadn't been seen with Biden in Wisconsin since January. @SpectrumNews1WI@SpectrumNewsDC
Rep. Mike Gallagher has said he's leaving Congress to spend more time with family. Now, he's sharing more details.
"I signed up for the death threats and the late night swatting, but they did not. And for a young family, I would say this job is really hard." @SpectrumNews1WI
At today's Obama-Walz rally in WI, U.S. Senate candidate @tammybaldwin discussed the stakes of her race against @EricHovde: "We need to defeat him not only to protect our rights and freedoms... but because Wisconsinites deserve a Senator who understands them." @SpectrumNews1WI
As for guns, @BetoORourke says Texas needs to:
- Raise the age to buy an AR-15 from 18 to 21
- Impose red flag laws
- Have universal background checks for gun purchases