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Maxwell Frost
May 24, 2023
Prem Thakker
GOP Lawmaker Erases Maxwell Frost’s Valid Point on Student Debt From the Record
Representative Virginia Foxx, a top recipient of cash from student loan companies and for-profit colleges, acted offended by Frost’s comments on student debt relief.
March 8, 2023
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Pablo Manríquez
Republicans Hate “Transgenderism”—but Is That All They Hate?
They insist they see a distinction between the -ism and the human beings. But the legislative attack on trans rights continues apace.
March 3, 2023
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Pablo Manríquez
Gen Z Congressman Maxwell Frost Picks His First Fight With Biden
The musician turned representative says that a new visa plan will all but prevent non-rich foreign performing artists from being able to perform here.
February 8, 2023
Prem Thakker
Maxwell Frost Enters “P**** A** B****” Into the House Record to Make a Point About Free Speech
Frost was referencing an iconic Chrissy Teigen tweet about Donald Trump.
January 10, 2023
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Pablo Manríquez
Here’s the First Salvo in House Republicans’ War on Transgender People
They’re reversing a rule Democrats passed in 2021 calling for gender-neutral pronouns. Think it’s gonna stop there?
December 19, 2022
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Pablo Manríquez
Mr. Frost Goes to Washington—and Tries to Find an Apartment
Maxwell Frost of Florida, Gen Z’s lone congressman-elect, has gotten a rude awakening to the economic realities of the nation’s capital.
December 8, 2022
Prem Thakker
First Gen Z Member of Congress Says He Can’t Find an Apartment Due to Bad Credit
Representative-elect Maxwell Frost said he was denied an apartment in Washington, D.C., due to his “really bad” credit.
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