Posted on 08/03/2008 4:10:26 PM PDT by SE Mom
Washington, Aug 3 - House Republicans will be back on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives again Monday to continue the unprecedented protest that began last Friday, when dozens of Republicans joined hundreds of American citizens on the House floor to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) decision to send Congress home for the rest of the summer without a vote on legislation to lower gas prices and move America toward energy independence.
In an urgent memo sent to GOP Members and staff Saturday (“A Call to Action on American Energy”), Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) hailed Friday’s action, which was led by Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Tom Price (R-GA), and others, and encouraged House Republicans to return to the Capitol beginning Monday morning to help keep the historic effort going.
“It’s not a request we make lightly. But the American people are suffering,” Boehner and Blunt said in the memo. “The consequences of continued congressional inaction on gas prices are unacceptable. We’ve called on the Speaker to call Congress back into an emergency session this month and schedule a vote on the American Energy Act. We must continue to make a stand until the Speaker complies.”
“We realize not everyone can be in Washington next week. But if you can be, we ask that you come to the Capitol, join our colleagues, and lend your voice, beginning this Monday at 10:00 am,” the GOP leaders wrote. “If you can’t be in Washington, we ask that you contribute to the cause in other ways – such as spreading the word among your constituents, writing an op-ed for your local newspaper, or taking our ‘all of the above’ energy message to your local airwaves.”
“Republicans stand with the American people. We share their passion and determination for energy independence, and we’ve pledged to fight boldly until Congress heeds their will,” Boehner and Blunt concluded.
Proud to be Republican! I will make some calls too.
Meanwhile, they’re charging $12 admission to the Philadelphia Library for Pelosi’s book signing.
DRILL NOW!
The present US energy policy has a large cavity which the GOP intends to drill and fill.
The email boxes will be closed until 9 AM. People might start manning the phone lines then too.
Then there's Fox News:
Fox’s main number 888-369-4762
Great idea!!! Kudos...
Listening to my Congresscritter, Tim Murphy of PA, talking about the “uprising” now on the radio with Quinn & Rose.
Apparently, Rose happened to be visiting the House chambers Friday afternoon when this all transpired.
Not dumb- and NO, Cspan will not cover. Madame Speaker will be in Philadelphia today at a $12 per person “book signing” event.
There’s a thread explaining the House rules for broadcasting here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055922/posts
EXCELLENT!
If I could remember what post I might be able to defend it, but right now I don’t have time to look it up. Let’s just say that you and I probably see things differently and let it go at that:) I made many post that day, probably close to 100.
Thanks. Do we have a new thread running yet today?
Hoekstra is on Laura Ingraham now.
This is the latest from The rep johnculberson from TX on Twitter
On my way to the US Capitol: will broadcast from outside House floor on Qik.com & send #dontgo updates here on Repub Revolt/Texas Tea Party
less than a minute ago from web
I don’t know....but I certainly hope this all pans out. I want to see these brave congressmen keep at this until it sparks the rest of the American people (who probably don’t know much about it yet).
Suggestion for FReep sign,
Imagination will not fill my gas tank
Yes, including a March on Washington for Energy Independence !
I got a feeling some of the newbies may be congressional aides.
BTW are House members permitted to have lap tops on the floor???
Hey Drierice, can you confirm this information?
The folks in the House may be able to use their imagination and go with this information
Actully, I looked under that post and he was on a roll. (Hoekstra was talking to the host subbing for Bill Bennett, sorry. however they lost him. He is in West MI cycling for a week to talk to people out there.)
From Twitter.......
petehoekstra Getting ready for first 1e miles. TV shows showers moving in. Perhaps severe. Don’t ride in storms. Looking forward to good but busy week. about 2 hours ago from TwitterBerry
johnculberson Good night all! Monday 10am House members who want America 2 b more energy indep. w our own oil asap will b back talking w/ twitter/Qik etc about 7 hours ago from web
johnculberson Good night all! thank you for showing America Congress’ future: real time representation w/ a real time network of free people watching! about 8 hours ago from web
johnculberson Monday @10am House members who want America to be more energy indep. w our own oil asap will be back on floor talking to gallery/Twitter/Qik about 8 hours ago from web
johnculberson What is #dontgo ? Does it keep one single conversation going among all of us on the topic when our Tweets include #dontgo ? about 8 hours ago from web
johnculberson Retweeting@Gillis57:Plz convey wishes of Mobile,alabama where drilling is allowed- Drilling is not destructive- Creates jobs,life,& wealth about 8 hours ago from web
johnculberson Retweeting @SmBizGuru “The Public is hungry to participate in the process on a new level” - So are we!! DC old media has ignored us forever about 8 hours ago from web
johnculberson Cong Pete Hoekstra & I & House conservatives welcome this chance forour story tobe “tried at the bar of public opinion” since DC press won’t about 8 hours ago from web
johnculberson My hero Thomas Jefferson believedas I do that “all abuses must be tried at the bar of public opinion.” New media promises total transparency about 9 hours ago from web
johnculberson Utterly & blindly biased old media DCpress corps will not tell you these things. I will happily help new media absorb & eliminate old media about 9 hours ago from web
johnculberson Senate is in “pro forma session” for 5 minutes every day all summer to stop the Pres from calling a special session to drill here drill now about 9 hours ago from web
johnculberson We would ask the Pres to call Congress into special session but the Senate used a sneaky trick to prevent this - they are still in session about 9 hours ago from web
johnculberson I will be back on House floor tomorrow at 10 am with others asking the Speaker to call the House back for a vote to drill here drill now! about 9 hours ago from web
That sounds like a “windfall profit”.
Any word on the Dems plan to shut down Twitter???
one can become as angry as can be, but the real problem is the electorate. they will elect more “dimocrats” and the likes of nancy pelosi to get their “social justice”. (whatever the he** that is.)
quote: Hey Drierice, can you confirm this information?
The folks in the House may be able to use their imagination and go with this information[unquote]
Yes I can - not to sound Obummerish. I got it in an email from a friend, but I see the $12 admission fee also appears on this page:
http://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/calbydate.cfm?ID=18972&type=2
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