Posted on 02/25/2025 12:55:03 PM PST by RandFan
... In the first vote series on Tuesday afternoon, four Democrats were absent from the chamber. If that number holds — and Republicans have full participation — Johnson’s cushion would jump from one allowable defection to three.
It’s for that reason that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) had penned a letter to all the members of his Democratic Caucus on Monday urging full participation in the budget vote.
“Given the expected closeness of the vote, it’s imperative that we are present with maximum attendance,” Jeffries wrote.
The four Democratic lawmakers who missed Tuesday’s early votes were Reps. Kevin Mullin (Calif.), who recently suffered an infection following knee surgery; Brittany Pettersen (Colo.), who recently gave birth to her second child; Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.), who has spent most of the last year being treated for lung cancer; and Frederica Wilson (Fla.).
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
The less present the bigger the cushion
Raul Grijalva has been extremely ill, and is not expected to survive.
He continues to cling to his seat to the death!
Dems are usually very cohesive in that way.
Trump is just changing everything.
And he doesn’t #### around. If he needs a house member to vote his way (an R) he is not afraid to apply some pressure.
Good
a lot of them are making travel arrangements to undisclosed non extradition countries before the epstein list is revealed.
Trump has been on the phones. It looks like Burchett will vote in favor
That means there’s 2 or 3 now and this article says it can pass with up to 3 No’s
So it looks good but still very close!
If Raul continued to serve after he was dead that would fairly represent his primary constituency.
Lol.
Another Congress vermin who wants to be carried out of Congress on a gurney.
IS FREDERICA WILSON THE CRAZY LADY WITH THE FLAMBOYANT COWBOY HATS????
He probably needs the health insurance.
It’s too bad somebody doesn’t kick Hakeem “The Alarmist” Skyhook’s ass before the vote.
If a few are in jail awaiting trial for treason, do they still get to vote?
Asking for a friend.
“IS FREDERICA WILSON THE CRAZY LADY WITH THE FLAMBOYANT COWBOY HATS????”
No that was Sheila Jackson Lee, who died.
Politicians just can’t give up the power they have.Also, I don’t know if he loses his insurance if he resigns. It costs a lot to die from cancer.
We have one that should be deported for lying on her citizenship application and married her brother and another that should be arrested for threatening to use weapons against the administration.
This budget is a joke
Nice!!
BTW, I never knew that story about that piece of garbage host who gloated over Rand getting beaten.
It sickened me and I actually wish people could get together and force her firing.
Have a good one FRiend.
It’s not a great budget. It’s not a good start. It is crap.
It’s only value is opposing what the Senate will have.
But makes no mistake here. This budget increases the debt ceiling $2.5T. That does not bespeak surplus. That’s continued huge deficits.
Johnson needs to get with Trump’s program. Do his job, not create stuff with pork.
I haven’t checked whether Sheila Jackson Lee had worn cowboy hats when she was alive. But, a Google Images search will show you that (Representative) Frederica Wilson DOES wear brightly colored cowboy hats. Maybe she’s a Tejano singer ...
Joining Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Frank Lautenberg, Diane Feinstein, Sheila Jackson Lee, John Lewis, and numerous other congressional sickos who believe dying in office is virtuous.
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