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#12675833 at 2021-01-23 01:57:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #16184: BIDEN'S WRIST, Now lets do his Ankle Edition

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Immediately following the November 2016 election, California Governor Jerry Brown appointed U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D) to replace State Attorney General Kamala Harris, who won election to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Many wonder why Becerra was Brown's choice given that Becerra served in Congress since 1993, and resided in a million dollar home in Washington, D.C. (his primary residence) with his wife and three children, regardless of the requirement that a congressman from a certain district has to live there.
>https://canadafreepress.com/article/california-ag-xavier-becerra-corrupt-anarchist


Reps. Xavier Becerra, Pete Visclosky Get Tax Breaks Claiming Principal Homes In Maryland
>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/becerra-Visclosky-property-tax-breaks-maryland_n_926823

#7773579 at 2020-01-10 18:24:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #9949: Keep Your Stick on the Ice Edition

Retiring House Republicans:

Will Hurd, Tex. 23rd (Partisan Voter Index, via Cook Political Report: R+1)
Tom Marino, Penn. 12th (R+17)
Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisc. 5th (R+13)
Susan Brooks, Ind. 5th (R+9)
Martha Roby, Ala. 2nd (R+16)
Sean Duffy, Wis. 7th (R+8)
John Shimkus, Ill. 15th (R+21)
Bill Flores, Tex. 17th (R+12)
Rob Woodall, Ga. 7th (R+9)
Paul Mitchell, Mich. 10th (R+13)
Pete Olson, Tex. 22nd (R+10)
Kenny Marchant, Tex. 24th (R+9)
Mike Conaway, Tex. 11th (R+32)
Rob Bishop, Utah 1st (R+26)
Mac Thornberry, Tex. 13th (R+33)
Chris Collins, N.Y. 27th (R+11)
Francis Rooney, Fla. 19th (R+13)
Greg Walden, Ore. 2nd (R+11)
Pete King, N.Y. 2nd (R+3)
Tom Graves, Ga. 14th (R+27)
George Holding, N.C. 2nd (R+7; before redrawn boundaries)
Ted Yoho, Fla. 3rd (R+9)
Mark Walker, N.C. 6th (R+9; before redrawn boundaries)
Mark Meadows, N.C. 11th (R+14; before redrawn boundaries)
Phil Roe, Tenn. 1st (R+28)
Duncan Hunter, Calif. 50th (R+11)
Retiring House Democrats:

José Serrano, N.Y. 15th (D+44)
Dave Loebsack, Iowa 2nd (D+1)
Susan Davis, Calif. 53rd (D+14)
Pete Visclosky, Ind. 1st (D+8)
Denny Heck, Wash. 10th (D+5)
House Republicans quitting to run for higher office:

Bradley Byrne, Ala. 1st (R+15) (Running for Senate)
Greg Gianforte, Mont. at-large (R+11) (Running for Montana governor)
Paul Cook, Calif. 8th (R+9) (Running for San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors)
Roger Marshall, Kan. 1st (R+24) (Running for Senate)
House Democrats quitting to run for higher office:

Ben Ray Luján, N.M. 3rd (D+8) (Running for Senate)
Retiring Senate Republicans:

Lamar Alexander, Tenn. (2020 Senate Race Rating, via Cook Political Report: Likely R)
Mike Enzi, Wyo. (Solid R)
Johnny Isakson, Ga. (Likely R)
Pat Roberts, Kan. (Likely R)
Retiring Senate Democrats:

Tom Udall, N.M. (Likely D)

https://www.axios.com/congress-republicans-democrats-retire-2020-8149a7a1-1878-47fc-b44d-b3970c858f47.html

#6045128 at 2019-04-04 15:44:01 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7731: The Party of the American Dream Edition

Marine general let emails leak to demonstrate border deployment hurt readiness: report

The Marines' top general allowed the leak of internal Pentagon memos to publicize hardships military families faced during the deployment of troops to the southern border, according to a Newsweek report.

Marine Corp Commandant Gen. Robert Neller allowed two Defense Department memos to leak to NBC News and the Los Angeles Times in the past two weeks, Newsweek reported, citing two Pentagon sources.

In the documents, Neller describes unplanned service spending bills, including for the border deployment, forcing him to cancel or scale back planned training exercises, including the Integrated Training Exercise, or ITX, for II Marine Expeditionary Force, which was canceled outright, and Exercises Northern Edge, a joint exercise between the Marines and allied partners aimed at preparing for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, which was "significantly reduced," according to the report.

"The combat readiness of II Marine Expeditionary Force-1/3 the combat power of the Marine Corps-is degraded and will continue to degrade given current conditions," Neller wrote in the memos.

The letter leaked to NBC also describes the slow pace of funding for repairs to Camp Lejeune, which was affected by Hurricane Florence last year. Neller told Navy Secretary Richard Spencer the total damage to the base was estimated at $3.5 billion, including $1.3 billion in building repairs and $1.7 billion in building replacements, with the remaining $500 million for operations and maintenance costs.

The Hill has reached out to the Marine Corps for comment.

Last week, the Pentagon moved ahead with plans to transfer $1 billion from its accounts toward construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The transfer followed a letter by Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.), chair of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, denying the transfer. "These funds were neither requested nor appropriated for the activities described in the reprogramming," Visclosky wrote.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/marine-corps/437363-marine-general-let-emails-leak-to-demonstrate-border-deployment

#5465147 at 2019-03-02 17:52:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6986: POTUS Live From CPAC Edition

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Part III

Congress took no action, which allowed the deal to become effective 90 days later.
The other step that allowed uranium from the Russian-controlled mines in the United States to be exported came in 2011, when the Commerce Department removed Rosatom, Uranium One's owner, from a list of restricted companies that could not export nuclear or other sensitive materials or technologies without special approval under the Export Administration Regulations.
"This final rule removes the Federal Atomic Power of Russia (Rusatom) now known as the Russian State Corporation of Atomic Energy (Rosatom)," the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security declared in a May 24, 2011, notice in the Federal Register that created few waves.
Rosatom had been on the list for a long time, so long in fact that it was still listed in the federal database under its old name, Rusatom. Officials said the effort to remove the Russian nuclear firm was a "policy decision" driven by the State Department, Energy Department, Commerce Department and other agencies with Russia portfolios designed to recognize that bilateral relations between Russia and the United States had improved slightly.
Nine months after Rosatom was removed from the export restrictions list, the NRC issued its license amendment to the trucking firm in March 2012 that cleared the way for Uranium One exports, making it effective for nearly five years, to the end of 2017. But the NRC also stipulated that Uranium One's uranium should be returned to the United States.
"The uranium authorized for export is to be returned to the United States," the NRC instructed in the export license amendment.
But that, too, didn't happen. Officials told The Hill that the Energy Department subsequently gave approval for some of the American fuel to depart Canada and be exported to European enrichment centers, according to a 2015 letter the NRC sent to Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.).
The NRC explained to Visclosky that it had originally stipulated that after the American uranium was treated in Canada, it had to "then return the uranium to the U.S. for further processing."
"That license stated that the Canadian Government needed to obtain prior approval before any of the U.S. material could be transferred to any country other than the U.S.," the letter added. "Subsequently the U.S. Department of Energy granted approval for some re-transfers of U.S. uranium from the Canadian conversion facilities to European enrichment plants."
The NRC added, however, it did not believe any of the American uranium made its way "directly" to Russia. And it added that the whole supply chain scenario was made possible by the resubmission of Obama's Section 123 agreement in 2010.
"The transfer of the U.S.-supplied uranium from Canada to Europe noted above also was subject to applicable Section 123 agreements," the NRC noted. Section 123 is the part of the Atomic Energy Act that allows for the U.S. to share civilian nuclear technology and goods with allies.

#1296134 at 2018-05-04 16:09:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1624: Clear Skies Edition

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The other step that allowed uranium from the Russian-controlled mines in the United States to be exported came in 2011, when the Commerce Department removed Rosatom, Uranium One's owner, from a list of restricted companies that could not export nuclear or other sensitive materials or technologies without special approval under the Export Administration Regulations.

"This final rule removes the Federal Atomic Power of Russia (Rusatom) now known as the Russian State Corporation of Atomic Energy (Rosatom)," the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security declared in a May 24, 2011, notice in the Federal Register that created few waves.

Rosatom had been on the list for a long time, so long in fact that it was still listed in the federal database under its old name, Rusatom. Officials said the effort to remove the Russian nuclear firm was a "policy decision" driven by the State Department, Energy Department, Commerce Department and other agencies with Russia portfolios designed to recognize that bilateral relations between Russia and the United States had improved slightly.

Nine months after Rosatom was removed from the export restrictions list, the NRC issued its license amendment to the trucking firm in March 2012 that cleared the way for Uranium One exports, making it effective for nearly five years, to the end of 2017. But the NRC also stipulated that Uranium One's uranium should be returned to the United States.

"The uranium authorized for export is to be returned to the United States," the NRC instructed in the export license amendment.

But that, too, didn't happen. Officials told The Hill that the Energy Department subsequently gave approval for some of the American fuel to depart Canada and be exported to European enrichment centers, according to a 2015 letter the NRC sent to Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Ind.).

The NRC explained to Visclosky that it had originally stipulated that after the American uranium was treated in Canada, it had to "then return the uranium to the U.S. for further processing."

"That license stated that the Canadian Government needed to obtain prior approval before any of the U.S. material could be transferred to any country other than the U.S.," the letter added. "Subsequently the U.S. Department of Energy granted approval for some re-transfers of U.S. uranium from the Canadian conversion facilities to European enrichment plants."

The NRC added, however, it did not believe any of the American uranium made its way "directly" to Russia. And it added that the whole supply chain scenario was made possible by the resubmission of Obama's Section 123 agreement in 2010.

"The transfer of the U.S.-supplied uranium from Canada to Europe noted above also was subject to applicable Section 123 agreements," the NRC noted. Section 123 is the part of the Atomic Energy Act that allows for the U.S. to share civilian nuclear technology and goods with allies.

The Uranium One deal has been controversial since at least 2015, when The New York Times reported former President Bill Clinton received a $500,000 speech fee from a Russian bank and millions in donations to his charitable foundation from sources interested in the deal around the time the Uranium One sale was being reviewed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's State Department and eight other federal agencies.

Hillary Clinton has said she delegated the approval decision to a deputy on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and did not apply any pressure. Bill Clinton has said the monies he received had no bearing on his wife's policymaking decisions.

The 2015 Times article included a single reference to Uranium One officials saying they believed some of its American uranium made its way to Europe and Japan without any reference to how that occurred.

NRC officials said the multiple decisions documented in the memos, including the 2012 amendment of the third-party export license, provide the most complete description to date of how Russian-owned uranium ended up getting exported from the United States.


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