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The GOP super PAC tied to House Republican leadership is releasing its second attack ad against Democrat Jon Ossoff, part of a previously announced $1.1. million investment in the district.

Congressional Leadership Fundsspot hits the 30-year-old Democrat for lying on his resume, questioning his honesty and preparedness for office. Like the first adagainst him, this one features footage from his college days of Ossoffdressed up as the Star Wars character Han Solo.

The truth is Jon Ossoff has a better chance of being cast as Han Solo in the next Star Wars movie than representing the 6th district in Congress, CLF executive director Corry Bliss said in a statement.

Ossoff is one of five Democrats running in a field of 18 candidates who will all run together, regardless of party, in an April 18 jungle primary. The top-two finishers will advance to a runoff in June.

Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker and former Hill staffer, has attracted national attention and fundraising assistance from liberal groups who see him as their best opportunity to flip this red seat blue.

Although President Donald Trump won this affluent, suburban district by less than 2 points, its a reliably Republican seat at the congressional level. Health and Human Service Secretary Tom Price won re-election here by 23 points last fall.

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Where are the real Democrats?

Dear Editor:

Im disappointed the Democrats continued their playground antics during the Presidents speech to Congress, but it was good for America to see what has happened to that party.

Its so obvious the Democrat Party has been corrupted by lunatic fringe thinking. The Democrats once stood by salt of the earth working men and women, the heartbeat of Middle America. My family was dedicated Democrat voters from Pennsylvania steel country; they are so confused now they dont bother to vote.

The Democrats should address each other as Comrade since the party comes before all else, just like the communist party under old Joe Stalin. Stepping out of line wont get you shot but your career is over. If you are a Democrat you will not have representation for the next four years because obstructing the Presidents agenda takes priority.

When you have a leadership cabal of 70 plus year old senior citizens with a shallow vocabulary consisting of the words no, resist, racist, bigot, homophobic and Hitler, theres no room for younger forward thinking Democrats. I have nothing against senior citizens ... I am one, but I pride myself in having common sense, integrity, love of country, and doing the right thing. Fortunately most of America is growing weary of the antics. We are a country of laws and to have a President who wants to enforce them is refreshing. Certainly trying to stem illegal immigration tops the list. Changing Obamas bass fishing policy of catching and releasing was a great move.

For the good of the country get over yourselves and the election. If you keep up the policy of obstruction and destruction the Democrat Party may never get back to prominence.

Lonnie Williams

Weatherford

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WASHINGTON President Trump capped the most low-key week of his presidency on Friday by meeting with House Republican leaders to congratulate them on their bill to repeal and replace the health care law.

Trump has been noticeably less accessible since unleashing a series of posts on Twitter last weekend accusing President Barack Obama of bugging Trump Tower during the campaign. He abandoned for the first time his nearly daily ritual of chatting with reporters before meetings and other events at the White House.

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On Friday, Trump convened what was billed as a strategy session in the Roosevelt Room with Vice President Mike Pence; Representative Diane Black, Republican of Tennessee, chairwoman of the Budget Committee; Representative Kevin Brady, Republican of Texas, the Ways and Means Committee chairman; Representative Greg Walden, Republican of Washington, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee; and several other key Republicans.

The Republican bill which White House officials have described as a work in progress most likely to undergo significant change cleared the Ways and Means and the Energy Committees on Thursday after nightlong sessions to review and amend the proposal earlier in the week.

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The measure, which faces potential opposition from at least three Senate Republicans and the Houses ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, is expected to pass the Budget Committee soon and then be voted on by the House within the next two weeks.

The meeting at the White House came as the presidents staff was celebrating the federal jobs report released Friday, which covered Trumps first full month in office. In February, the economy added a better-than-expected 235,000 jobs, which prompted a renewed round of jubilant posts on Twitter by some on the presidents team.

Dan Scavino Jr., director of the White House social media operation, posted the number 235 on Twitter with an American flag.

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Great news for American workers in first report for @POTUS Trump, the White House press secretary Sean Spicer posted.

Trump often questioned the veracity of the Bureau of Labor Statistics report during the 2016 campaign, when job growth often exceeded 200,000 a month, arguing that the statistics were rigged to make Democrats look better.

There was no hint of that skepticism Friday. At 8:41 a.m., less than an hour after the February numbers posted, Trump retweeted a news report on them.

The posts by Trump and Spicer may have violated a federal rule barring executive branch employees from publicly commenting on principal economic indicators for at least one hour after the official release time.

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