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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I don’t think he’s a Trump supporter either!
But he wotks hard and puts out useful info. That’s all I ask.
My fav House reporter during the Obama years was Matt Fuller at Rollcall- a rabid snowflake.
But he reported on the House Freedom Caucus which was useful.
Now he’s at HuffPost and it’s terrible how poor his reporting is. Sad.
‘The Senate May not go along’
That is unless the pig Lefties had assurances from Murky and Mittens! Throw in Collins and it might have passed the Senate.
Pelosi was on the Tarmac looking for her Plane.
RATS have a particularly wide view of chaos.
“Will Nancy’s blood pressure be back to normal by then?”
I hope she blows a temporal artery.
It says:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the congressional delegation were on a bus headed to the airport to depart, and the Capitol Police already had personnel on the ground in Europe.ClassicThen Trump canceled the trip
What a waste of money to send the advance team when there is no trip
Pelosi has some nerve wasting so much money for her try at a POLOTICAL junket
McConnell would table it unless it has 5B for the wall
She would not be on the bus. She’d be in an SUV ahead of the bus. This is SOP for an Speaker. It was perfectly timed.
“Will Nancy’s blood pressure be back to normal by then?”
I hope she blows a temporal artery.
While the caning was done by a house member, the one caned was a senator and the caning took place in the senate, IIRC
Where was he when Murtha held a voice vote to pass Bungholecare?
Between Huma and the Awans I'm fairly certain they know every move of every Dim Dummy at all times.
This is the real story of the day.You wish.
How did he know his people had 1:30 planes if it wasn’t all wickedly planned ahead of time?
Was she still on the bus?You don't really think she was going to be on that bus and not a limo do you?
Hello... Newman.
“Frankly, he should have let her go and then shut it down leaving her in Kabul.”
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That would have been cruel.....to the Afghan people, that is.
It’s not nice to fool the vile Botoxian.....LMAO!
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