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Posted on 01/16/2019 7:54:47 AM PST by BradtotheBone
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, citing the ongoing government shutdown, urged President Donald Trump in a letter Wednesday to either reschedule his State of the Union address set for later this month or to deliver it in writing to Congress.
Pelosi, D-Calif., in her letter noted "security concerns" related to the partial shutdown's effect on the U.S. Secret Service, which provides security for the president's annual in-person address to a joint session of Congress.
"Both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security have not been funded for 26 days now — with critical departments hamstrung by furloughs," wrote Pelosi.
"And since the start of modern budgeting in Fiscal Year 1977, a State of the Union address has never been delivered during a government shutdown," wrote the speaker.
The letter comes as Pelosi and other Democratic leaders in Congress have been ocked in a political battle of wills with Trump over his demand for funding for a wall on the border with Mexico.
Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address on Jan. 29.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
Reschedule for October 2020
State of the Union is a Constitutional requirement.
No. And l hope the rats boycot it. The optics of that would be priceless.
a.) Drunk
b.) Dementia
c.) Scared of Trump’s connection with the deplorable people
d.) All of the above
-PJ
See what happens when ya give and idiot a gavel.
“[The President] shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” - Article II, Section 3
Seems like a good place to discuss out out of control border with Mexico to me.
Here’s a thought, Nancy.
How about you pass a Continuing Resolution (heaven forbid you pass an actual budget,) that includes $5.7 billion for boarder security barriers, and have the State of the Union address as scheduled?
She is just telling the president that she will not give him the wall and she’s in it for the long haul. A bluff !!!!
I encourage her to rescind the invitation (so she can look smaller)....and then DJT can present the SOTU on TV, or perhaps in the senate with no reps present.
Trump is going to beat the democrats like a gong!
The speaker has to give the President permission to enter the House. The Sgt at Arms has the authority to deny entry to the President.
But there is no reason the State of the Union address cannot be given in a larger venue with the Judicial branch, The Senate,House Republicans ( the House Dems will boycott), in which the public can attend.
Can you imagine a 65,000 attendance by the public in support of PDJT with the other branches of government in attendance without Pelosi?
A TRUMP rally and State of the Union Address combined ?
Pelosi has unleashed the Trump Kraken!
She will be very, very sorry she did. PDJT gets his wall.
The left loses big league.
Huzzah!
what is she planning... she is third in line for the presidency, so make sure pence is somewhere protected...
just to be safe.
Even better, give the SOTU to a house boycotted by the dems. America would certainly get the message that it is the progressive commies that are the real problem.
“Since Modern Budgeting”
Uh, when was the last time the national government even HAD a budget?
These people are unreal!
“...or to deliver it [required address] in writing to Congress.”
Now isn’t she such a generous, caring little thing? I am touched.
The current state of the union calls for an address....sooner rather than later.
Since the Democrats took over the house...not one productive thing has been accomplished in the House of Representatives, other then the insane Democrat Inmates are running wild in the House, Democrat, insane asylum.
Pelsoi is weak, ineffective and cannot keep her caucus under control. Democrat, Moron, Empty Brain, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & many others are running roughshod over Pelsoi and that idiot fool, Democrat Dummie, Steny Hoyer. LMAO!!!
Ask the senate to use their chamber instead. Provide seating for Republicans and make the Democrats stand in the aisles.
Do you mean to tell me that the Secret Service is full of “Non-Essential” employees? I ain’t buying.
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It would be hilarious if one of them would go to Nancy and say...You aren’t all that important so you are on your own until the shutdown is over.
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