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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DIM slimebags...steny is an exceptionally full one.
I’m currently in a heated argument with a friend on Facebook. She’s claiming despite all articles and videos proving otherwise that Pelosi wasn’t even on the bus and had cancelled the trip two days ago.
That,according to NPR which signals to me the damage control route being taken.
Wow that would be something!
Pelosi’s head would explode
She was planning on going on a plane to Brussels while this was going on.
As I said earlier. Let her go and then tell al Qaeda she is coming.
Lord have mercy!
Talk about CHAOS!
LOL
It’s just too bad canes aren’t allowed on the
house floor any more.
Sadly few will understand the reference
Send your friend this link:
https://twitter.com/nprpolitics/status/1086007754328748032
NOT being an inmate in that asylum it’s hard to say, but probably trying to establish some credibility in support of some lie, your choice as they are all lies from the left.
Students of history perhaps.
You just know this was some scheme cooked up by
Nanzi.
Her minions just don’t act on their own.
She had this set up so she wouldn’t get her
hands dirty...
Desperation?
The Rats are scrambling for attention. They are getting hammered at every turn.
This is just a FAILED gimmick to divert attention form their failure on the border, failure to open the government, and just now - their failure to fly Pelosi on some unnecessary trip.
I thought they were supposed to have impreached Trump by now.
Guess not.
You just know this was some scheme cooked up by
I am not so sure. It is strange because even if the house passed such a bill the Senate may not go along and certainly President Trump would not sign it (unless it was designed to embarrass the President).
It is such a crude move I am thinking someone else thought of it and tried to pull a fast one.
Personally I think all the drama is just great. The Democrats are being played and they don’t know what to do.
Should have let her gone.
THEN canceled all return flights.
https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1085972002203201537
Chad’s pretty good and he says the Rs weren’t pating attention and didn’t ask for a rollcall.
Dems agreed to a revote.
Won’t be voted on by the Senate anyway.
I sincerely doubt it. It’s going to take some time for her to recover from this slap down. IF she ever does.
Thank God for President Trump!
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