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VOL 4 NO. 3

Trump Flotilla 2024

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Publisher JAY SHAPIRO

2024

Nate Cain Announces Candidacy for United States Congress Nate Cain, a Republican, U.S. Army Veteran, cybersecurity entrepreneur, and FBI whistleblower announces his candidacy for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. With a track record of integrity, selfless service, personal courage, and loyalty to his country, Cain is focused on restoring our Constitutional freedoms, strengthening our national security, and opening the doors to prosperity for all Americans.

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Nate Cain for United States Congress, West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. Nate Cain is a military veteran who stands for America First principles & the people of West Virginia. He is a family man whose foundation is upon God, Family and Country. Cain is an entrepreneur and small business owner in Berkley County, West Virginia, https://www.cain.associates For more information about Nate Cain's campaign for Congress in 2024 or to donate, please visit https://natecain4wv.com

"I am excited to announce my candidacy for the West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District," Cain said. "I believe West Virginia needs a strong and trustworthy leader representing them, with a track record of integrity and personal courage when it matters. I firmly support the U.S. Constitution and intend to boldly fight to restore our God-given rights to guns, free speech, religion, medical freedom, and privacy. I also pledge to strengthen our national security and sovereignty with strong borders, balanced budgets, accountable foreign aid, a strong military, and a replenished national strategic stockpile and oil reserve. By restoring American freedom and national security we will ensure an enduring prosperity that will last for generations."

Honorary Grand Marshal of Trump Flotilla 2024 John Belcher visits Historic Downtowner Saloon Conservatives Flood the Downtowner Saloon with Support The Historic Downtowner Saloon in Fort Lauderdale, a beloved local landmark with deep historical roots dating back to 1925, is sadly slated to close on October 7, 2024. Known for its Mediterranean Revival architecture and rich tradition, including hosting Fort Lauderdale’s largest Saint Patrick’s Day parties and serving as an official Minnesota Vikings bar, the venue has long been a cherished gathering spot.

On September 22, 2024, the saloon was visited by Mr. John Belcher, Honorary Grand Marshal of the Trump Flotilla 2024. Belcher, the owner of Unique Rabbit Studios, designs custom mascot statues and themed signs for prominent businesses. He recently designed a Trump head bust statue that adorned the lead boat in the Trump Flotilla parade, held on September 24 from Port Everglades to Lake Boca. This year’s flotilla was the largest ever.

For more on Belcher’s work, visit Unique Rabbit Studios, and for local Vikings fans, check out the Miami Vikes.

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Donald Trump Officially Wins the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election November 6, 2024 — In a decisive victory, Donald J. Trump has officially won the 2024 United States presidential election. After a contentious and closely watched campaign season, Trump, the Republican nominee and former president, secured enough electoral votes to claim victory, defeating incumbent President Joe Biden in a historic contest.

"We have won a great victory for the American people," Trump declared in his victory speech early this morning. "The American people have spoken loud and clear. Together, we will restore this great nation to its former glory and beyond."

The victory marks a return to the White House for Trump, who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021. His campaign focused on issues such as immigration, law and order, the economy, and American exceptionalism. Trump's platform resonated with a significant portion of the electorate, leading to a strong showing in key battleground states.

Trump's win comes after a high-stakes race, which saw millions of Americans casting their votes in one of the most intensely scrutinized elections in modern history. As he prepares to take office for a second term on January 20, 2025, Trump's supporters celebrated his triumph as a major victory for conservative principles, while his critics expressed concerns about the future direction of the country.

The President-elect thanked his supporters, campaign team, and volunteers in a statement issued late last night. "I am humbled by the trust you have placed in me," he said. "Now, the work begins. We will rebuild our country, create jobs, defend our borders, and put America first."

As the transition to the new administration begins, questions remain about the direction of both domestic and foreign policy under a Trump presidency. The President-elect is expected to announce key appointments in the coming days, including selections for cabinet positions and other high-ranking roles in the administration.

Trump's victory ends a tumultuous election season and signals a new chapter in American politics. With the support of millions of voters, the 2024 election outcome is a testament to the enduring influence of the Trump brand of leadership in the United States.

For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact: Trump 2024 Campaign Press

Chairman Smith to U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Explain Yourselves

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) called on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) today to provide the Committee with information regarding donations it received from third-party organizations whose stated goals appear antagonistic toward small businesses in the United States.

The letter follows reports that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) received over $12 million in funding from a left-wing group, the Tides Foundation, whose social justice work seems to directly conflict with the Chamber’s stated mission: “The public reports at issue indicate that the USCCF has received over $12 million in funding from the Tides Foundation, a leftleaning organization that partners with and sponsors groups that advocate for policies that would harm the American business community,” wrote Chairman Smith. “Contrary to the USCC’s stated mission of improving lives ‘by advancing American business’ and advocating ‘for policies that help businesses create jobs and grow our economy,’ it seems odd that the foundation would accept funding from a group like the Tides Foundation, which is so focused on activities that are counter to USCC’s stated mission.

Furthermore, these reports raise concerns about how the USCC and USCCF are using their tax-exempt status.”

The letter comes as the Ways and Means Committee has been examining the growth of the nation’s tax-exempt sector and whether organizations like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that receive generous tax benefits are satisfying the purposes for which they were organized under the tax code and whether donors understand how their donations are being used by tax-exempt organizations: “Does USCC share the vision of the Tides Foundation? If not, why would USCC accept funds from a group so opposed to its mission? Or perhaps the better question is why would the Tides Foundation think that this donation would advance its interests?

The letter continues, “These reports are concerning because the Committee is evaluating whether tax-exempt organizations like USCC and USCCF are operating for the exempt purposes that allowed them to obtain tax-exempt status. Additionally, the Committee is concerned about whether donors to, and members of, organizations like yours have sufficient awareness of how their money is being spent.”

Larry Thompson, United States Congressional Candidate, Warns of Civil War Biden Out, Newsom In; Republican Fear of Californication of America and Democrat Fear of Republican Dictatorship the Cause In his March 29, 2024 Political Manifesto, Voting In The Age of Chaos, U.S. Congressional Candidate, Larry Thompson (R), predicts the Democrat elite will persuade President Joe Biden to gracefully step aside and allow their shadow candidate, Governor Gavin Newsom, receive the Democratic Presidential Nomination.

"The 2024 Presidential Election will be the feared Democratic Californication of America versus the assumed Republican Dictatorship of former President, Donald J. Trump," claims Thompson.

He defines this political scenario plus "sky-high food prices, gas prices, housing prices, escalating inflation, unemployment, higher taxes, border crisis, fentanyl, indoctrination of children, loss of parental rights, uncertain reproductive rights, rampant crime, the growing homeless, devaluation and government digital replacement of the U.S. dollar, plus a brazen Russia, brave Ukraine, threatening China, aggressive Iran, Anti-Semitism on the move, and sleep walking into a World War as THE AGE OF CHAOS." And in this Age of Chaos where "Republicans think Democrats are foolish and naïve and Democrats believe Republicans are evil and selfish," Thompson predicts "we are one Presidential Election away from a Civil War. "While some pundits are already suggesting we are in a cold Civil War now, my prediction," Thompson adds, "goes way beyond that. I foresee an all-out breakdown in communication between the political parties with a call to action or blind eye to citizens taking the disagreements to the streets with a mob mentality.

"The losers of the election will start the war; the winners will ultimately end it, as they will control the military might of the United State Government. This civil war will not be North versus South. It will basically be Blue versus Red. Democrats versus Republicans."

These are very strong and controversial words coming from a Congressional Candidate who is unanimously endorsed by the California Republican Party. Not to mention his additional endorsements from the Los Angeles County Republican Party, The Ventura County Republican Party, The American Independent Party, The California Young Republicans, The Los Angeles County Young Republicans, The California College Republicans, Brock Pierce, Chairman of The Bitcoin Foundation, and Perianne Boring, Founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. www.LarryThompsonForCongress.com When asked how he plans to defeat his 14-term incumbent opponent, Brad Sherman (D), Thompson quips. "Oh, I will definitely beat "long time sleeping at the wheel, Sherman," I'm just glad Taylor Swift isn't running.

"Seriously, I am finally the right congressional candidate at the right historical time for California Congress CA 32. I ask Republicans, Democrats, and the Politically Homeless to Vote For Me. "Pray that with Common Sense and Common Civility we all find Common Ground to solve our Common Issues AND AVOID A CIVIL WAR."

Pro-Life Conservative Leaders Call on Senate to Pass Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Conservative thought leaders, including former elected officials like Speaker Newt Gingrich and Governor Mike Huckabee, alongside pro-life, pro-family organizations are urging the Senate to pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024) to “provide common-sense tax relief to families who need it most, while also encouraging economic growth by incentivizing investment and job creation in the private sector.”

In a letter, led by Concerned Women for America, the conservative leaders note that the legislation is strongly pro-life, writing “The CTC provisions in question provide a common-sense way to provide targeted pro-life tax relief to point of greatest need.”

The tax relief package supports working parents hurt by high prices and helps parents in the critical months after the birth of their child: “Perhaps most important, H.R. 7024 is pro-child and pro-parent. It is universally understood that growing costs fueled by out-of-control inflation have strained family budgets, especially for younger, larger families. The current Child Tax Credit (CTC) weakens over time as a result of inflation, and as families grow in size. H.R. 7024 addresses each of these problems by tacking the CTC to inflation and eliminating the penalty for having more than one child…The bill before you is also decidedly pro-life.

So often, the one thing needed to take that step of courage is a glimmer of hope that there is a way to provide for that child. One of the most financially challenging times in a family’s development is pregnancy and the first few months of a baby’s life…The CTC provisions in question provide a common-sense way to provide targeted pro-life tax relief to point of greatest need.”

The legislation is pro-work by maintaining the structure of the 2017 Trump tax reform and rejecting Democrats’ anti-work Child Tax Credit from the “American Rescue Plan”: “Finally, H.R. 7024 will encourage workforce participation and support a family’s climb up the economic ladder. By preserving the structure of the Trump-era tax cuts rather than changes advanced by the American Rescue Plan, the CTC will both support working families at their place of greatest need and encourage those same families to be robust participants in the workforce.”

The Senate should advance this conservative legislation because it supports families and advances the pro-life cause: “This is what conservative legislation should look like. While the House-passed language does not reflect the entirety of any single stakeholder’s policy preferences, its totality enhances liberty, embraces the inherent value of every life and every child, strengthens the family unit, and promotes economic flourishing. We urge the U.S. Senate to come together and take this important step forward.”

Social Security Must Use Every Tool to Fight Improper Payments Almost nine years after Congress enacted a law to protect seniors from improper Social Security payments, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is finally taking steps to implement it. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) released the following statement after the SSA proposed a rule to combat improper payments through use of a payroll information exchange: “Seniors and people with disabilities should not be on the hook for avoidable improper payments made by the Social Security Administration. Yet the delay in implementing the use of a payroll information exchange to combat such improper payments has cost countless Social Security beneficiaries time, money, and undue stress over the past several years. The law allowing the SSA to protect seniors against improper payments by use of a payroll information exchange was passed nearly nine years ago. This tool is long overdue.

“The situation has been getting worse. In Fiscal Year 2022 alone, Social Security’s Disability Insurance and Old-Age and Survivors Insurance programs are estimated to have made more than $8.3 billion in combined improper payments, more than three times as much as in FY 2021. This included nearly $6.5 billion in overpayments. Additionally, the Supplemental Security Insurance program made $4.6 billion in overpayments in FY 2022, an increase of more than $500 million from FY 2021. Meanwhile, an untold millions of Americans are receiving notices from the Social Security Administration for overpayments that shouldn’t have occurred in the first place. That is why the Ways and Means Committee has aggressively pressed the agency to follow the law and use every tool at its disposal to combat improper payments – to protect both American taxpayers and Social Security beneficiaries from the government’s mistakes. Thanks to that Congressional oversight work, the Social Security Administration is finally taking steps to do more to stop improper payments and protect seniors. We will continue to monitor the Social Security Administration’s rollout of this important tool.”

Background: July 31, 2023: Chairman Smith, Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Drew Ferguson (GA03), and Work & Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (IL-16) write the SSA demanding that the SSA follow the law and implement guardrails against improper payments.

October 18, 2023: The Social Security Subcommittee holds a hearing on the harm caused by improper payments and again urges the SSA to establish the guardrails against improper payments Congress passed back in 2015.

February 15, 2024: The Social Security Administration proposes a rule governing the use of payroll information exchanges in an effort to combat improper payments, including overpayments.