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.
;) They would have to work, and find someone who knows how to block the url.
That might take awhile, mware.
I think they could shut it down on the floor itself, but remember these are mobile devices. It comes from their Blackberries. They can walk into the bathrooom and Twitter.
I still haven’t figured out how to post on his board, but I did send him a PM stating that we are here at FR and want to send in Donuts and Pizza so say the word.
P.S. And it’s funny - it’s called the Free Library Of Philadelphia. Well, it was free - until she got there. :)
Laura Ingrahams on.
Let’s see what she says
Note that La Pelosi, who tells us that she wants to save the planet, demanded a government funded plane to take her on regular trips back to San Francisco. That seems awfully much like a hypocrite, doesn’t it now?
I love Eric Cantor. McCain’s campaign indicated on Saturday that he was added to the list of individuals to vet for VP. He would be great.
Laura has Mike Pence on, she said live from the floor!!!!
Looking for someone to post Twitter postings.
Some House Republican emails....
blunt@mail.house.gov
john.boehner@mail.house.gov
writehenrybrown@mail.house.gov
cannon.ut03@mail.house.gov
howard.coble@mail.house.gov
doolittle@mail.house.gov
vito.fossella@mail.house.gov
texas.granger@mail.house.gov
sam.graves@mail.house.gov
mark.green@mail.house.gov
gil.gutknecht@mail.house.gov
john.hostettler@mail.house.gov
istook@mail.house.gov
mark.kennedy@mail.house.gov
pete.king@mail.house.gov
jack.kingston@mail.house.gov
rep.knollenberg@mail.house.gov
latham.ia05@mail.house.gov
steve.latourette@mail.house.gov
myrick@mail.house.gov
butch.otter@mail.house.gov
rep.paul@mail.house.gov
rpombo@mail.house.gov
ask.adam@mail.house.gov
mn03@mail.house.gov
dana@mail.house.gov
sensenbrenner@mail.house.gov
petes@mail.house.gov
souder@mail.house.gov
repcharles.taylor@mail.house.gov
talk2lee@mail.house.gov
ed.whitfield@mail.house.gov
roger.wicker@mail.house.gov
bob.goodlatte@mail.house.gov
joe.wilson@mail.house.gov
ask.heather@mail.house.gov
bill.young@mail.house.gov
Thanks!
If a few of us are on Twitter, we can post encouragements too!
Also, if someone can tell me how to look up other people, we may find other reps posting.
I’m camping as of tomorrow, so we need someone to check for updates anyway. I’m in a State Park in OH so no Internet. I can check and post through about 10am tomorrow.
And BTW, Twitter is free. All you do is sign up and follow people. You get their updates on your homepage.
The live thread is up!!!!!
Sorry to be cynical, but it's easy to strut with bravado when the enemy has left town. I'll be happier if they'll act this way when the Dems are in town and the House is in Session.
Called Fox news and left comment to please cover the discussion going on at Capitol Hill.
We need an energy policy NOW and I see no network coverage on TV. We have GOT to keep the heat on, folks.
First, second, and third, who gives a rip what Lindsay Grahamnesty thinks about anything? I can only hope that the voters in his district vote the little weasel out of office, but I won't be holding my breath.
Thanks, same as I posted in 227.
Let’s keep this up, today.
That’s exactly what I did. I got a staffer but the message was sent (mine is Sestak, (who is lockstep with Pelosi). I don’t care, I am voting for the challenger and any cadidate that says drill here drill now!!!
Excellent. Without this, Friday’s episode would have been meaningless.
Thank you very much for that numbers list.
I’d love to listen to that. If you have a source available, that would be very much appreciated.
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