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Heads up if you’re stationed out in Hawaii On 10 July, the water treatment plant serving Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, NCTAMS, Helemano, and the Kunia Tunnel began experiencing mechanical failures in its deep well pumps. One pump is currently operating. With water supply limited, water-cooled chiller systems in multiple barracks were shut down. Nearly 4,000 Soldiers are without air conditioning. Temperatures are in the 80s–90s. The main struggle: sourcing and shipping replacement parts from the mainland — and the pumps sit deep underground beneath the treatment plant, complicating access. What leadership is doing: •Installing replacement parts as they arrive on island and testing repaired pumps •Coordinating to open select MWR facilities overnight so Soldiers have a cool place to sleep •Directing Soldiers to air-conditioned facilities on and off post in the meantime We asked whether this would pull from barracks maintenance funding. Per command: no — those programs are funded separately and continue as planned. Credit where due: this update came directly from leadership, unprompted. Huge shoutout to @usaghawaii
Joe Wilson seems to rule out temporarily filling Graham’s senate seat, notes he’s need in the House given the slim majority.
I was grateful to speak with President Trump today reminiscing about our mutual friend, Senator Lindsey Graham. I assured him my goal is to remain in the House to keep his two-vote majority for the American people!!!
I am voting NO on Monday on the NDAA. We haven’t even had an up or down vote to authorize this war in the first place. Trump wants a 50 percent increase at DOD - they expect money without accountability or strategy. I usually vote yes on NDAA but this is an easy call for me.
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Graham leaves a legacy as a Senate legend, an unapologetic military hawk and staunch Israel and Ukraine supporter who was known for a personality that swung from conciliatory and collaborative to defiant and hot-tempered. (I experienced all of the above in my talks with him.) He was also Senate Budget chairman when he died — a pivotal post should the GOP attempt another reconciliation bill.
!Breaking: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, has died. His office has put out this statement.
NEWS on this late Friday night: Trump's pick to lead the nation's response to the next pandemic & other public health emergencies opposed mask and vaccine mandates while running for a local school board seat in Georgia back in 2022. Sean Kaufman, the nominee to lead ASPR, went as far as to claim the Covid vaccine caused "excessive death and injury in the United States and globally." If confirmed, he would be in charge of the Strategic National Stockpile, which provides emergency supplies like vaccines and PPE to states overwhelmed by emergencies. His hearing in Senate HELP is scheduled for next Wednesday. He could face opposition from Sen. Bill Cassidy, who recently lost reelection and has frequently criticized Kennedy for his anti-vax views. More on our look into the nominee: nationaljournal.com/s/732359/trump…
..."lawmakers combined dozens of bipartisan measures that had already advanced independently through Congress...Congress is attempting to retain projected federal savings associated with a rule VA had already proposed & testified it expected to complete." marinecorpstimes.com/veterans/2026/…
NEW - House GOP leaders are putting a bill on the floor next week that would make daylight saving time permanent in hopes of softening a rebellion led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), per 4 ppl They don't know if it will work. Nothing else has so far. w/ @kelseybrugger politico.com/live-updates/2… via @politico
@RaymondSultan @TimmyODanaos @petersuderman I agree. We had more dinner discussions about the books the kids were reading than about school.
🚨CAN THE HOUSE PASS A RULE NEXT WEEK? @realannapaulina to @PunchbowlNews in the Midday edition: “Nothing right now has changed for me,” Luna told us Friday morning. “It’s time to smoke out some rats in the Senate.” punchbowl.news/archive/71026-…
Take Care of America's Veterans Act is on the House schedule for next week too.
House Republicans will try again to advance a State Dept funding bill when they return next week, which has been blocked on two different rules. No sign yet of NDAA on the schedule after hardliners voted down the rule last week.
Meaty interview with former VA USH (VHA) John Bartrum, who was spearheading massive “RISE” reorg. Resignation eff. 7/06/26 federalnewsnetwork.com/reorganization…
Senate plans to vote by mid-next week to begin work on the Senate Armed Services Commmittee-approved 2027 NDAA defense programs & policy bill, after Thune filed cloture on proceeding to the legislation before the July 4th holiday recess. 60 votes will be needed. Nothing else has been announced.
John Thune is now planning on drafting his own version of the NDAA, meaning he is ACTIVELY working to try to block the SAVE America Act. This will now have to be done in conference. A Manager’s Amendment from the Chairwoman of the Rules Committee can force this in once the Senate
House Republicans will try again to pass the FY2027 National Security-State Department funding bill next week. We'll see if they can get a rule.... House R's need to pass more funding bills this month to keep on pace compared to prev years
House next week plans to consider legislation to make Daylight Savings Time permanent, pending approval of a rule. House Rules Committee will prep the Sunshine Protection Act on Monday at 4pm for floor debate and votes later in the week. The Senate passed a similar bill in 2022 by unanimous consent, but it was never taken up by the House. govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BI…
Q: "When are you going to get rid of Daylight Savings Time?" President Trump: "It's a 50/50 issue...I assume people would like to have more light later, but some people want to have more light earlier because they don't want to take their kids to school in the dark."
House Republicans will try again to advance a State Dept funding bill when they return next week, which has been blocked on two different rules. No sign yet of NDAA on the schedule after hardliners voted down the rule last week.
#EHRM $17M award to Mitre for EHRM-IO Strategic Support orangeslices.ai/mitre-awarded-…
Inbox: Senate HELP just noticed the nomination hearings for CDC Director (Erica Schwartz) and ASPR (Sean Kaufman) Hearings are expected to be next Wednesday at 10 AM.
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