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| By the Axios Politics team ·Dec 09, 2021 |
| Welcome back to Sneak. Smart Brevity™ count: 944 words ... 3.5 minutes. Edited by Glen Johnson. |
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| 1 big thing: Progressives demand retribution |
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| Rep. Jimmy Gomez. Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images |
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| Some House progressives are doubling down in their demand for Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to face some form of retribution for her anti-Muslim rhetoric, as House leaders prepare to hold a vote on a different bill to combat Islamophobia, Axios' Andrew Solender reports. Why it matters: Boebert's committee assignments hang in the balance as progressives push a resolution to oust her from her panels — legislation that's triggered tap-dancing by Democratic leaders. They're concerned ousting Boebert will only encourage similar Republican action. - Asked about the bill yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "I don't feel like talking about what the Republicans aren't doing, or are doing about the disgraceful, unacceptable behavior of their members."
Driving the news: Boebert is under fire for telling a story in which she suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a Muslim of Somali descent, is a terrorist threat. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced today the House would vote next week on Omar's bill to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, pending action from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. - The timing is conspicuous, coming amid the House's renewed focus on Islamophobia: the bill was introduced in October but no action has since been taken on it.
- "The timing may be ideal in that sense, when you see a member of the House of Representatives engaging in Islamophobia themselves," Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), the chief deputy majority whip, told Axios.
What they're saying: "Of course we all are against Islamophobia, but it was specifically spewed by Rep. Lauren Boebert, and she has to be held accountable," Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), a co-sponsor of the bill to strip Boebert's committee assignments, told Axios. - "It doesn't go as far as I would like," Gomez said of using the Islamophobia bill.
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| 2. States backfill on child tax credit |
 Data: NCSL; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios The federal child tax credit that's been providing families $3,000 to $3,600 per child since March is set to expire on Jan. 1, but some Americans will continue receiving checks through state programs spreading across the country, Axios' Sophia Cai reports. Why it matters: Seven states already have their own child tax credits, and nine have introduced legislation to add them since 2019. Like the expiring federal program, they're part of a nationwide effort to alleviate child poverty. - The loss of the expanded federal credit would not only affect residents in the 16 states with or considering them.
- It also would eliminate a payment residents in the other states have used as a bridge amid economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Driving the news: The state programs have varying eligibility requirements and provide between $100 to over $1,000 per child through refund payments or state income tax credits. - States have made those payments on top of the federal monthly checks.
- Four of the seven states have made the program refundable, meaning families who owe little or no federal tax — and, thus, have no deductions to claim — are issued a check for the full amount.
- California and New York have both introduced legislation to expand their current state child tax credits.
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| 3. First look - $40M for AAPI, MASA communities |
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| Protesters at a Stop Asian Hate rally in London. Photo: May James/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images |
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| The Open Society Foundations is investing $42.5 million over five years in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Muslim, Arab and South Asian (MASA) communities, Axios' Stef Kight has learned. Why it matters: The foundation says they are some of the largest grants given in the space. The money will be used for nonpartisan efforts, and more direct advocacy by organizations dedicated to and led by these minority communities — which have historically received little philanthropic support. - It's a large sum, but "we really do hope others join us," Laleh Ispahani, co-director of OSF-U.S., told Axios.
- "Our investment won't come close to meeting the needs of this community."
- OSF was founded in 1993 by philanthropist and Democratic donor George Soros. He's donated over $32 billion to the foundation.
Between the lines: The new grants will go to 15 organizations. The funding is part of OSF's broader, 10-year campaign to build and protect a multiracial democracy. - OSF also announced $10 million in grants over five years for Native American-led organizations earlier this year.
- The latest AAPI and MASA recipients work on a range of issues — such as increasing civic participation, voter outreach, pushing for policy reforms and combatting discrimination.
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| Why Facebook supports updated internet regulations, including Section 230 |
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| 4. Four "concerning" minutes |
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| First lady Jill Biden, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are seen Thursday in the Capitol Rotunda. Photo: Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images |
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| A four-minute delay in the Capitol Police arresting a staffer who brought a gun into a House office building this morning has raised new security concerns that could become part of a committee hearing, Andrew also writes. Why it matters: The incident occurred as the building was being locked down for a visit by President Biden. The breach highlights continued vulnerabilities nearly a year after the Jan. 6 insurrection. "We've got a lot of work to do to continue to protect the Capitol," Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) told Axios. - Ryan, who oversees the Capitol Police as chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, said he'd been talking to his staff about a committee hearing on the current state of the Capitol Police before the incident occurred.
- "This will definitely be included in that," he said.
Between the lines: Congress has faced a series of tumultuous and violent events since Jan. 6, including a car attack in April that left the driver and a Capitol Police officer dead and a bomb threat in August that led to an hours-long standoff. - Thursday's incident occurred just hours before the president and Vice President Kamala Harris arrived for a memorial ceremony honoring the late Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.).
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| 5. Pic du jour: The hardest goodbye |
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| Photo: Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images |
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| Elizabeth Dole cried on the casket of her husband, former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.), as he was lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda. |
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