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"Arrr! The crew be passin' a jolly ol' bill fer new judges, but Captain Biden be threatenin' to scuttle it!"

2024-12-13

Arrr, the House be a-sailing forth with a jolly bill fer new judges, but the cap’n Biden be ready to scuttle it! The Senate gave a hearty aye, but then Trump’s sails caught the wind! Whip Clark be sendin' word to her mates to scuttle that plan, savvy?

Arrr, me hearties! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn from the halls of Congress, where landlubbers be arguin' over judges like scallywags fightin’ over a chest o’ gold! Just the other day, the House, in a fit o’ bipartisanship—aye, ye heard me right, bipartisan!—did pass a bill to bring forth a fleet of new judgeships, even though Cap’n Biden be ready to hoist the veto flag on this one.

This here legislation be makin' waves after sailin’ through the Senate with a hearty cheer, until that rascal President-elect Trump came aboard last month, turnin' the tides! It was thought to be as smooth as a calm sea, but lo and behold, the winds shifted, and now it be lookin' like a stormy horizon.

On the eve of the vote, the sharp-witted Democratic Whip Katherine Clark from Massachusetts sent a missive to her crew, advisin’ them to scuttle the bill. With a wink and a nod, she surely knew that in these treacherous waters, the last thing they need be a ship full of new judges turnin’ the tide against 'em! So, hold on to yer hats, me mateys, for this tale be far from over!

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