Posted on 01/17/2022 12:11:33 PM PST by gattaca
House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Monday that he is in agreement with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy that more than 30 of the chamber's Democrats may retire before the year is out, in light of the constraints lawmakers are under.
"First of all, the House under Nancy Pelosi is not a very happy place, with all the COVID restrictions, all the voting by absentee, all the different things they are doing, the masking, the police requirements," Gingrich said. "Members get corrected walking on the floor. I walked on the floor recently and I was astonished that to get on the floor of the House, you go through sort of a TSA system with a policeman watching you, as though you are some subservient person who is a danger to your colleagues."
He added that he believes Democrats are looking ahead and have concerns about being in the minority.
His comments come after McCarthy, R-Calif., said this weekend that in 2010, when Republicans won the majority, 17 Democrats retired, but now, there are already 25 leaving and he believes there will be more than 30 "because they see what the future holds."
McCarthy also said this weekend that Republicans are seeking to secure the border, and Gingrich said he's glad the minority leader "transferred immediately to real issues, real substance."
"Controlling the border is a big, big deal," Gingrich said. "[Immigrants] weren't checked for COVID or criminal records. They could be in your neighborhood and you have no idea. The Biden administration is shipping people around the country. But it's deeper than that. we had 100,000 people die last year from drug overdoses. We have an amazing number, a tragic number of suicides. We have a mental health problem that exhibits itself in homeless towns."
Gingrich went on to say that he believes that under the leadership of McCarthy as House Speaker, "the Republicans are going to have serious hearings looking at the big issues that affect our lives, as well as going through the stuff you have to do just to uncover all the bad stuff the Democrats did. I think you have got to have both things."
The Freedom Caucus should already be writing legislation and working on serious budgets. They have little else to do right now. They should be preparing to hit the ground at a sprint. But, they is no sign of that under McCarthy - just hot air.
They are, and he is still a enviro/green pusher.
“Controlling the border is a big, big deal,” Gingrich said.
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Has been for 30 years and the Republicans did nothing about it.
When Trump was elected on the promise of doing something, they fought him building the fence.
Unless we replace the 145 that voted for Liz Cheney in Feb., we will get the same leadership we have always had, Bush League Republicans fully committed to the fundamental transformation of the USA into North Mexico.
Before that he was going to have hearings on the Kavanaugh kerfuffle...
The Freedom Caucus needs more members.
That is up to us to replace the Assistant Democrats with Freedom Caucus members.
Well I don't. I'm conservative.
So long as you’re rational, the right way forward is clear as day.
McCarthy is one of the young guns aka RINOs.
I like that... Me too.
I’m conservative.
But for now I’m thrilled more people are identifying as Republican...
Wait until these newly minted Republicans realize how moribund the GOP really is. The GOP will do nothing when in power except push the status quo and reaching across the isle stuff. We need change and the GOP NEVER delivers....
Citizens are waking up to what democrats really are... and that the only people democrats ‘do for’ is fellow white liberal ‘elites’...
Blacks get silly promises from democrats that are never kept... which is why blacks are moving back home to the Republican party. This is much more real a move than you think...
.....and betray their supporters.
It's for your protection Newt, ever seen Ilan Omar?
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