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Pelosi Introduces Bill to Force Presidents—But Not Members of Congress—to Release Their Tax Returns
Cybercast News Service ^ | January 6, 2019 | 9:49 AM EST | CNSNews.com Staff

Posted on 01/06/2019 8:31:10 AM PST by Olog-hai

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation on Friday that would require the president and vice president and candidates for the presidency and vice presidency to release their tax returns.

The bill, however, would not require members of Congress or candidates for Congress to release their tax returns.

The provision is part of H.R. 1—the “For the People Act”—which Pelosi introduced Friday. A summary of the bill says that it includes a section titled “Presidential Tax Transparency.” […]

In 2017, when members of Congress were calling on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns, Roll Call asked all 535 members of the House and Senate to release theirs. As Roll Call reported at the time, 6 members did release their tax returns as requested by the publication. Another 6 had already released theirs elsewhere. Another 45 members, Roll Call reported, had previously and partially released their tax returns. But 473 members had not released their tax returns and did not respond to Roll Call’s request that they do so.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi was one of the members, Roll Call reported, who had not released her tax returns. …

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: attainder; billofattainder; forthepeopleact; hr1; hypocrites; liberalagenda; pelosi; rollcall; taxreturns; tds
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To: marajade

The Senate simply won’t take it up.

Besides that, there aren’t 60 votes for it.

House Democrats can pass all the bills they want on a partisan vote.

They will go nowhere.


61 posted on 01/06/2019 10:08:51 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Olog-hai

Idiot temper tantrums


62 posted on 01/06/2019 10:12:01 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: All

(As goldstategop insightfully posted:
They need 290 votes and but Dems control only 234.)

The Dems know this......and that is precisely part of the plan.

To sow confusion among the electorate....than blame all of their failures on Repubs.

All their bluster and bravado.....they are more like invaders.....an army waging war on a peaceful people.


63 posted on 01/06/2019 10:14:58 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Olog-hai

This is about as meaningful as POTUS instituting and EO that says the same for Congress. D.O.A.


64 posted on 01/06/2019 10:17:45 AM PST by afterhoursarmory
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To: Magnum44

Fun having power you can’t use.

Pelosi should ask Chuck U why he can’t do any real heavy lifting on her behalf.


65 posted on 01/06/2019 10:18:08 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Olog-hai

Actually she is a very well paid corrupt clown who has been drunk on power for some time now.
One of the joys of abusing power is shoving it in other people’s faces.
Like Hillary, who should have went to jail, taunting honest Americans ..who are powerless to do anything about it.
She, like Pelosi, are above the law.
Why would Pelosi a tax cheat, and corrupt politician, go after Trump on his taxes?
Because she is really sticking her abuse of power in our faces because she knows she is untouchable.
In the end Pelosi may very well end up walking around in her own poop filled diapers believing she actually is co-President


66 posted on 01/06/2019 10:19:14 AM PST by Leep (Leftist are neither liberal or democratic. Nor are they pro American.)
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To: ronnie raygun

Release also all charitable trusts they have set up and all influence they have on these trusts. Do not let them hide money.


67 posted on 01/06/2019 10:41:16 AM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Olog-hai

How abut ALL public employees in this country be required to submit their tax returns to the public every year they are in office? Maybe we can see who is on the take.


68 posted on 01/06/2019 10:47:07 AM PST by drypowder
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To: Olog-hai

Guess Pelosi forgot that she can introduce all the bills she wants but unless they are taken up and passed by the Senate and then signed by the President, they are meaningless game playing and for show.


69 posted on 01/06/2019 10:59:02 AM PST by falcon99
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To: Olog-hai

We could use this. Why not flood the Democrat congressional offices with thousands of bat-crazy demands in legislation.

Number one could be deleting any mention of the Founding Fathers or the Revolutionary War because they were slave holders.

Passing legislation to apologize to North Korea for aggression.

And lots more.

Passing laws to protect furries from discrimination and allowing them to wear their perceived species at work and in public.


70 posted on 01/06/2019 11:01:35 AM PST by OpusatFR
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To: OpusatFR

Well I saw a freak on Beach Street in such a getup


71 posted on 01/06/2019 11:50:19 AM PST by Phil DiBasquette
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To: falcon99

If a bill won’t pass, why waste time? How bout someone investigate why people get rich in Congress, without doing much work?


72 posted on 01/06/2019 12:33:04 PM PST by FreedBird
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To: usconservative

Why not reveal how Pelosi and her husband became so wealthy?


73 posted on 01/06/2019 12:34:18 PM PST by FreedBird
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To: Olog-hai

What does she hope to find? Trumps’ tax
attorneys are probably the best in
the business, and have done everything
on the up-and-up to keep him out of
prison. I’m positive the IRS would have
red flagged any wrong doings.


74 posted on 01/06/2019 12:48:01 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: Olog-hai

Thanks a bunch Nancy for wasting my taxpayer dollars on this flight of your fancy. Bitch! Spit!!


75 posted on 01/06/2019 1:37:45 PM PST by upchuck (Liberalism is a foul and nasty mental disease for which the suffers should seek professional help.)
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To: Olog-hai

I would note that Nancy Pelosi is 3rd in line for the Presidency, right behind the VP, so if the country needs to know the VP’s taxes, we need to know hers.

But seriously, congress can’t impose additional requirements for candidates for federal office, the requirements are listed in the constitution, and don’t include tax returns.

On the other hand, the courts have sadly supported unconstitutional rules about candidates spending money on themselves, and disclosure.


76 posted on 01/06/2019 1:50:53 PM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Olog-hai

I want to see all of Obama’s shit unsealed.


77 posted on 01/06/2019 2:08:09 PM PST by hattend
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To: grey_whiskers

Me too!


78 posted on 01/06/2019 2:08:41 PM PST by hattend
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To: hapnHal

One estimate places Nancy Pelosi as the fourth wealthiest person in the state of California.


79 posted on 01/06/2019 3:10:51 PM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: Olog-hai

When the Constitution was written there were no income taxes. They were only added to fund a war. That war is over. My money is none of their business and the Presidents money is none of their business.


80 posted on 01/06/2019 4:57:48 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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