Short Takes – 10-23-23

Three leading space companies agree: No new regulations on human spaceflight. TechCrunch.com article. Pull quote: ““Congress and the FAA helped accelerate the development of the spaceflight industry, and now the FAA is struggling to keep pace,” he said. “Streamlined processes will help, but the FAA needs more funding to deal with the increase in launches.””

Matt Gaetz blasts the House GOP secret ballot process that knocked off Jim Jordan as the party's speaker nominee: 'It's as swampy as swamp gets'. BusinessInsider.com article. Pull quote: “"The most popular Republican in the United States Congress was just knifed by a secret ballot, in a private meeting, in the basement of the Capitol," the Florida Republican said. "It's as swampy as swamp gets, and Jim Jordan deserved better than that."”

GOP senators pressure House to solve Speaker drama. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “They also worry the leadership vacuum in the House has paralyzed the annual appropriations process so long that it appears increasingly inevitable the spending bills will have to be crammed into a massive year-end omnibus package, something GOP senators vowed they would try to avoid.”

Gingrich says House GOP poses ‘very real danger’ of electing Speaker, then going ‘back into the same mess’. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “The House is now back at square one, with nine Republicans who have thrown their name into the Speakership race. A candidate forum is expected to take place Monday at 6:30 p.m., and the House will move to an internal nomination election Tuesday at 9 a.m.”

Illinois first responders learn about anhydrous ammonia safety. MyWabashValley.com article. Pull quote: “One of the reasons situations like this can spiral out of control is because a lot of first responders aren’t in the agriculture industry. This means that many of them have rarely dealt with chemicals of this magnitude.”