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BUT LOOK!!! THERE IS HOPE HERE IN NEW MEXICO BY THE EXCELLENT WORK OF THIS GROUP OF GOP LEGISLATORS WHO GIVE THIER ALL TO STAND UP FOR US! FOLLOW FGGAM FOR THE TRUTH!
FGGAM received these two news releases late yesterday:
Senate Republican Leader and Whip Release Statement Regarding Federal Funding Appropriations, Extraordinary Session
SANTA FE – Following a meeting today with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Senate Republican Leader, Senator Greg Baca, and Senate Republican Whip, Senator Craig Brandt, released this joint statement:
“After today’s meeting with the Governor, it is clear we have some common agreement on how federal recovery funds should be expended. Where we continue to disagree is how those funds can be legally appropriated.”
“The state constitution and state law are clear that these funds must first be appropriated by the Legislature before they can be spent by the Executive. During today’s meeting, we urged the Governor to call a Special Session, as she did in 2019, so we can properly appropriate this money and quickly get it to those who need it most. The Governor rejected our request.”
“As such, we have no other option than to join the bipartisan effort to assert our constitutional role as an equal branch of government, and call ourselves into an Extraordinary Session.”
Today’s meeting was the first time the Governor met directly with Republican leaders regarding the federal recovery funds.
House GOP statement re: meeting with MLG
Santa Fe, NM – Today House Republican Leadership met with Governor Lujan Grisham regarding $1.75 billion in federal COVID relief funds. House Republican Leader Jim Townsend (Artesia) released the following statement:
“While we agree that there is incredible need to distribute the $1.75 billion in federal assistance to help New Mexico recover from the pandemic, we disagree that the Governor has unilateral authority to expend these funds. We continue to advocate for an Extraordinary Legislative Session that will allow lawmakers to effectively advocate for their communities instead of allowing the executive to pick and choose where the funds are distributed. We are talking about an amount of money that equals one-third of our state’s operating budget and we will continue to explore all of our possible options, including the calling of an Extraordinary Legislative Session, to ensure the constitutional authority of the Legislature is respected. We look forward to hearing back from our fellow lawmakers in their support to convene in an Extraordinary Session to restore transparency and ensure that every New Mexico community has a seat at the table in equitably allocating billions of dollars in relief.”
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Southern Baptist Pastor’s Daughter: This Is Why Young People Are Leaving The Church
Yesterday I was talking with two middle age women and they both do not want anything to do with organized religion! It is a siltation that the Church only has its self to blame! They both also stated that they are neither a Republican or Democrat, they are Independent because of all this hate that has been created by both parties. There is a movement in America, moving away from organized religion and also to being an Independent voter.
I am crushed by this situation. The hate has gone to far. God is not happy. Many fell into the political rat hole and showed an unbelieving world what it wanted to see from Christians! Supporting evil politicians and behaving so very badly. Really people! This is what you want to show your children and grandchildren???? I never thought I would see the day Christians supporting such bad behavior! You think that kind of behavior is what our young people want to be part of…loud mouth, foul mouth, demeaning politicians???? Way to many Pastors have supported this behavior! God knows. Politics is the playground of Satan. The last 5 years or more has been the worst times in American Church history. Great damage has been done to the Bride of Christ here in America by so called Christians.
Abby Duren, the 25-year-old daughter of a Southern Baptist preacher who attended Southern Baptist churches for most of her life, does not believe that online infighting is the main reason why Millennials and Gen Zers are not interested in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Duren shared her views in response to a series of tweets from Jimmy Scroggins, pastor of Family Church in South Florida.
“New believers (or in my case, old believers) aren’t only disinterested in the SBC because y’all fight on Twitter,” said Duren. “My generation and the younger one especially are more than familiar with internet discord. It’s not the fact that there’s fighting, it’s what the fighting is about.”
SBC Pastor’s Daughter: This Is Why Young People Are Leaving the SBC
Christians, let’s stop fighting each other and serve our neighbors in need instead
Hospitals, Not Country Clubs: Churches Without the Broken Are Broken Churches
I just got this wonderful message from Angelique La FonCox! WOW! Love this song! Give it a listen please! It brought me much hope and peace! PTL!!! Thank you so very much Angelique! God Bless you and yours! Happy Independence Day!
Happy birthday and Happy 4th of July! I didn’t know you were a patriotic baby!