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Reporting for @TheHill @WHCA #NPFPaulMiller alum • Former: @newsweek @nolanews @stltoday @clarionledger @usatoday #hailstate ecrisp(at)

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Joined April 2009
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
Spotted on the Potomac at Georgetown... a boat with a Biden flag.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Official notice that Pence will attend inaugural and isn't scheduled to attend Trump's farewell event in the morning. Pence was spotted at the WH a few minutes ago.
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Several sports leaders with West Virginia ties, including Nick Saban & Jerry West, have penned a letter to Sen. Manchin in support of voting rights legislation. Saban & West are both friends of Manchin and appeared in a campaign ad for him. PDF:
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @GOPleader campaign auto text after bipartisan leaders meeting with Biden...
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Trump statement today...
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Inbox: @TeamTrump is launching TWO new bus tours -- one featuring @EricTrump , another one a "women for Trump" with @LaraLeaTrump @mercedesschlapp & @KatrinaPierson -- to "travel the country visiting field offices" in lead up to Election Day.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
Continuing the GOP emphasis on the border, @MarshaBlackburn will go to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona tomorrow. Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and Cochise County Sheriff Mark J. Dannels expected to lead her on the tour.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
We’ve all been there, Karen.
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Karen is now a tropical depression and could fall apart "at any time," according to the NHC. Not expected to get very far.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
Manchin to Hill pool today when asked if he might be open to changing his position on filibuster: "Never! Jesus Christ. What don’t you understand about never?"
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
Trump released 900+ word statement in on the NY criminal investigation news, which he says he learned about "through leaks in the mainstream media." He ends: "If these prosecutors focused on real issues, crime would be obliterated, and New York would be great and free again!"
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
2 years
@AngieCraigMN But who did Ron Howard truly hate?
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
6 years
A bit of personal news... Capitol reporter Elizabeth Crisp named as Washington, D.C. correspondent for The Advocate #lalege #lagov #lasen
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Hi guys! My position was eliminated from Newsweek and I was laid off, so I'm no longer there. Interested in opportunities if you know of any!
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
WH transcript from Biden comments upon AF1 arrival in Texas this afternoon.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @realDonaldTrump said he's now pushing for Pac 12 to play: "There's no reason the Pac 12 shouldn't be playing now." "You're the only one now. Open up. Open up, Pac 12. You have time. Right now. Get going."
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
Trump's border speech is over after just under 22 minutes.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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@GOPLeader Here is the White House readout of the bipartisan meeting with the Big 4, Biden and Harris today.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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To clarify this from earlier: POTUS phrased this during the briefing as Coach O reached out to him. I'm told the real situation was Trump called O. He initially didn't answer. White House called back later. Orgeron didn't make a call to WH, according to an #LSU source.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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POTUS said Coach Orgeron called him about support for football season happening. #LSU #Lalege
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I would like to report a crime.
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Garden & Gun
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A gumbolike dish that combines homemade chicken stock and sausage with rice and peas:
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @January6thCmte has given notice that it now anticipates releasing final report tomorrow. Had been expected today.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @Coach_EdOrgeron : “We need football.”
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
7 years
AL Sec of State's prediction had been 25% (an increase over initial prediction). The estimate now is that it ended up being 40%+
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AL.com
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Turnout exceeds expectations in Alabama Senate race #alsen #alpolitics
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
As they say... bit of ~personal news~ I'm thrilled to be joining @Newsweek ! #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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The teams are never on the court for the anthem. They are in the locker room literally getting ready for the game. I cannot believe this is even a ~thing~
@AmericaRpts
America Reports
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WATCH: @JeffLandry joins @SandraSmithFox to discuss the controversy following LSU women's basketball missing the pregame national anthem, and explains what he thinks should be done about it and what the policy should be for future games. #AmericaReports
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
Seriously tho...With Biden's trip to Louisiana, who pranked the White House and outside press with having to pronounce LaPlace, Laffite, Port Fourchon and Lafourche?
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Some news... Today, I started a new job with @TheHill ! I'm super excited to continue covering politics in DC and will be expecting lots of tips from you guys!
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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People in the replies saying he looks like he's in a wet suit here and standing next to a surfboard...I see it.
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Jack Smith, everyone
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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In call with reporters right now, Trump camp chair @BillStepien says they remain confident, they believe Dems front-loaded their vote by early voting but will falter in #ElectionDay votes in key states, including Arizona and Pennsylvania.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
The man’s final act was victimizing his victims once again.
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Yashar Ali 🐘
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6. The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s predation were robbed of their opportunity to seek justice in 2008 with the disgraceful plea deal and they’ve been robbed of their right to seek justice again. Imagine the courage it took to come forward again, only to have this happen
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In some states, when student loan bills go unpaid you can no longer work via @NYTimes : From story: Louisiana nursing board notified 87 nurses last year licenses would not be renewed until they paid loans in default. #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Look at that, Louisiana.
@larry_levitt
Larry Levitt
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We now identify 26 states as COVID-19 hotspots. Yesterday we counted 20. Prepare for the U.S. to break all kinds of records on a daily basis.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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I’m so done with all the hottakes on #lagov results. To the pundits who have maybe been to Bourbon Street that one time in college and know nothing else about Louisiana: No one needs your “insight.” #lalege
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @louisianagov has approved providing fuel to #CajunNavy rescuers at the Louisiana/TX border. Fuel trucks will be posted. #harvey #lawx
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Inbox: @LouisianaGov has sent a letter to the NFL's Roger Goodell "on behalf of the people of Louisiana and New Orleans Saints fans all across the country" about that @Saints game. #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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@emilyvdixon @LSUfootball While you are at it... I want to remind everyone that this is not tiger print.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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@debates Trump campaign agrees with Biden camp to move the next debate to Oct. 22 but also wants a third debate on Oct. 29 now.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
CDC officially announces fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks outdoors. Note: Fully vaccinated=14 days after final shot.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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From @LADeptHealth : Details on getting into the special medical needs shelter that opened @ #LSU Fieldhouse tonight.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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You have 8 more hours to vote for Louisiana governor. Reminder: If you are in line when the polls close at 8 pm, you can still vote. #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
Who is running my social media today?!
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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People at @celticstudios shelter cheer as @louisianagov arrives. #laflood
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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For those wondering... the #lsu team didn’t eat at the White House today. They had steaks at their hotel.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Dr. John, iconic New Orleans musician, has died via @KeithSpera
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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@nytimes Entire @nytimes #1619project is very powerful and worth a read (or 2--I'm rereading), but sugar essay & Louisiana's prominent role is especially heavy. Should be mandatory reading in schools: Bravo @nhannahjones for masterfully-executed, important project.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
Just to let everyone know: I'm safe. I'm in DC but I'm not at the Capitol.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
2 years
. @chiproytx is currently RT'ing people who are saying he should be the House speaker.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Inbox 👀: "Just released in the App Store and on Google Play, C-SPAN Now is a free mobile app featuring video of the day’s biggest political events, presented in C-SPAN's signature unfiltered think-for-yourself style."
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Coach O talked about players who tested positive for covid after partying in Tigerland: “They’re not going to parties anymore, I can tell you that,” he said. #lsu
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @LouisianaGov stressed on @maddow that lack of nat media coverage relates to $ coming to help with #laflood relief
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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When #LSU is in town. #PeachBowl
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Louisiana will debut this float, dubbed the “Celebration Gator," at the 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year!
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Inbox: @SenJohnKennedy has filed legislation called the Welfare of Our Furry Friends Act (WOOFF) to prohibit airlines from putting animals in overhead bins. Background: #lalege #lasen
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
Inbox: @PeteButtigieg will visit the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Tuesday to discuss supply chain disruption and infrastructure.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
Mississippi coaches at the State Capitol to advocate for changing the flag. #msleg
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Nick Niehaus
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What a picture. All of the college coaches at the State Capitol today.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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JBE is going to to BTR airport to greet the #LSU team upon landing. #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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@BillStepien @JasonMillerinDC . @BillStepien tells reporters that Trump camp feels things are going according to plan. He says Biden camp is concerned about votes in Pennsylvania. “We believe this to be a tight race…it’s gonna come down to turnout.”
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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From @thejusticedept on #AltonSterling shooting investigation.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
Not much news from it but I got a peek at the VP residence at the Naval Observatory this morning on pool duty. It’s beautiful, and I would like to enjoy a nice sweet tea on that wraparound porch.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
Well, the House is having a day. @repcleaver was presiding over the chamber, then announced that he was "abandoning the chair" and threw the gavel down. Two sides fighting over Pelosi calling Trump's tweets racist in resolution.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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@debates And Biden's camp says no to Trump camp's suggestion of an Oct. 29 debate. From @kbeds just now.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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More than 40% of Louisiana’s state budget comes from federal funding. #lalege #lagov
@SenJohnKennedy
John Kennedy
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D.C. statehood? Congress already puts up $700 million a year to defray Washington, D.C.’s expenses, and we have NOT been impressed with the way the mayor and her colleagues have handled the recent felony rioting in D.C. To say the least.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Who’s gonna tell him? #chiefs
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Let them eat cake. #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
💜💛💚 Best float. 🐊
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
. @seanspicer is gonna win #dwts , isn’t he? I don’t regularly watch but I’m seeing the twitter lobby in action.
@AmericaFirstPAC
America First
5 years
You still have a little over an hour to text SEAN ten times to 21523. Remember it's free to vote!
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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I hate that my husband had a reason to write this but so glad he was willing to share this story with everyone.
@RossDellenger
Ross Dellenger
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Unbearable agony and unnecessary death. The most difficult two weeks of my life.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Teaching them early, I guess. #lsu http://t.co/RYVLjnQ8Z6
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
. @LouisianaGov said Tito's vodka has donated 72 gallons of hand sanitizer, as well as masks and gloves. He joked: "That may not have been what some people were hoping Tito's would donate to the state, but it is what we need right now." #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
Seeing the outpouring of condolences and sadness over the passing of Congressman-elect Luke Letlow tonight tells you everything you should know about what a kind soul he was who will be missed deeply in Louisiana politics. My heart hurts for his close friends and fam. RIP
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Flight attendant on the plane to Orlando just remarked she sees “a lot of purple and yellow” on the plane. The reply was just a bunch of loud cries of “GOLD!” #lsu ✈️
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@elizabethcrisp
Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
I can think of an easy way to solve this problem... take it down
@mackenziesross
MacKenzie Ross
4 years
Facilities management has tried to power wash the graffiti off of the confederate state on the Ole Miss campus with no luck.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
. @JohnBelforLA just held a news conference surrounded by tweets from @WhiteHouse touting Louisiana's economic growth... #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
Jayapal on Manchin's shifting positions on child tax credit and other BBB negotiations: "It makes no sense to negotiate with someone who i'm not sure wants to negotiate...Honestly, I don't know what he wants. He says different things on different days."
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Trump's message to Black community: "In 2016, I had a straightforward question for Black Americans: 'What do you have to lose?' Black Americans don’t have to ask what they have to lose in 2020. Instead, the question should now be, 'how much more do we have to gain?'"
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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From White House pool. The president asked a child if he still believes in Santa tonight.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
So proud of @theadvocatebr ! Winner of #Pulitzer and finalist for another, and that’s on top of having a role in changing an unfair Jim Crow-era law. Local news matters! Not there to celebrate with you guys but am celebrating in honor of the occasion. 🥂 #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @LANationalGuard in Puerto Rico.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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NEW from @RepJayapal : "If our six colleagues still want to wait for a CBO score, we would agree to give them that time — after which point we can vote on both bills together.” (In other words, not exactly looking great for a deal today...)
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
3 years
In appeal to young people to get vaccines, @aslavitt46 says his son got covid last year and still suffers long-term effects.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Here's the quote from Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan comparing the Ukraine situation to Louisiana and hurricane disaster aid. #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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. @SpeakerPelosi on what just went down in the House. #lasen
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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@BillStepien . @JasonMillerinDC tells reporters that Trump team is more confident right now than it was this time on #ElectionDay 2016.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Trump on the death of Coach Mike Leach.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
Back from vacation, and now what? #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Thread provides some insight for @LouisianaGov news today that more than 70% of #coronavirus deaths in Louisiana have been Black Americans. #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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A very Louisiana message from @louisianagov in today’s briefing: “Save your Second Lines for later this year.” #lalege #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Reminder: Kennedy literally spent 4th of July in Russia in 2018. But he says he didn’t attend recent intel briefing for senators on Russia/Ukraine. #lasen #lagov
@elizabethcrisp
Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Kennedy says he didn’t attend intelligence briefing for senators after Hill’s testimony. The ones who did heard about Russian interference and that Russia is spreading propaganda that Ukraine interfered. #lasen #lagov
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
White House press secretary response to #MuellerHearing .
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Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived
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The last three hours have been an epic embarrassment for the Democrats. Expect more of the same in the second half.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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On Weather Chanel they are urging anyone with kayaks, boats to help. We saw with #CajunNavy how critically important it is if u can safely!
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
4 years
So, it’s been an eventful start to this “bus tour” to say the least. Trump campaign bus had a fender bender with a dump truck. Pence abandoned bus and moved to limo. A short while later two motorcycles in the motorcade went down. No injuries reported. Back on the road now.
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
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Before we head out, Delly has a new cap. #lsu
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Elizabeth Crisp ⚜️
5 years
I cannot express how much I'm just happy this exhausting race is over. #lalege #lagov
@AP
The Associated Press
5 years
BREAKING: Louisiana’s John Bel Edwards stuns GOP, wins reelection to a second term as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor.
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