Posted on 01/17/2019 2:27:14 PM PST by conservative98
Chaos briefly broke out on the floor of the House Thursday as Republicans accused Democrats of trying to pull a fast one with a hasty vote to end the partial shutdown.
The drama began in the afternoon when the Democratic-controlled House held a voice vote on an interim spending bill to re-open the government through February 28.
Customarily, after a voice vote is held, the opposition party will demand a recorded roll call vote. But when no one was heard, North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who was presiding over the House, did not hold a roll call vote and instead announced that the measure was approved.
“The ayes have it!” Butterfield announced. “The Joint Resolution is agreed to!”
Steve Scalise on negotiations to end partial government shutdown, Republican agenda for the new CongressVideo This led to a tense exchange on the floor between House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, who claimed a Republican lawmaker had actually requested a recorded vote.
“The gentlemen from Kentucky did stand and ask for a recorded vote,” Scalise said on the floor. “Whether or not it was heard or not, we’ll have to watch the tape, but it’s an important piece of legislation that I’m sure members from both parties would like to be recorded on.”
Hoyer denied that “games were played,” saying the request was simply not heard.
“I was surprised that a vote was not asked for,” Hoyer said.
Eventually after the back and forth, Hoyer agreed to redo the vote next Wednesday.
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Steve Scalise & Steny Hoyer HEATED Debate On Recorded Votes 1/17/19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCuX4pI0v40
Full of sound and fury signifying nothing................Kabuki Theater...............
The RATS are feeling the heat.
Will Nancy’s blood pressure be back to normal by then?
Pelosi and her gang of drug dealers needs to make that trip to Afghanistan.
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It’s just too bad canes aren’t allowed on the
house floor any more.
Get a hearing aid if you didn’t hear one!
The Senate should amend the House vote, adding funding for the Wall, and then record the votes on the resulting measure.
So what specifically were the Rats trying to pull by this bit of parlimentary jiggery-pokery?
[ Eventually after the back and forth, Hoyer agreed to redo the vote next Wednesday.]
In other words, Hoyer knew they had been caught, didn’t have the votes, and needed a week to twist some arms and try to write a bill that could actually pass. I’m kinda surprised the dems backed down on this.
Dems are growing desperate to change the narrative that they are not doing anything to end the shutdown. IOW, they blinked. Not a full agreement to fund the wall, but a blink none the less.
Dems are growing desperate to change the narrative that they are not doing anything to end the shutdown. IOW, they blinked. Not a full agreement to fund the wall, but a blink none the less.
This is the real story of the day.
Wouldn’t go anywhere anyway.
They were soft-talkers. Now Hoyer has to wear a puffy shirt.
Similar to the phony process that shoved Obamacare onto the American people.
It’s all for show, red tofu for their base..................
It would be Poetic Justice if Nan and her gang of Misfits are out of the country when RBG expires. I would say they should just handpick the opposite RGB. By that I mean picking the chief legal counsel for the greatest pro-life organization in America. Let that person sit on the court while idiot Democrats try to obstruct the appointment process in the Senate.
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