"Absent an emergency, the House is not expected to meet prior to Monday, May 4, 2020." -- Steny Hoyer email
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Posted on 04/13/2020 4:08:00 PM PDT by jazusamo
Does a pandemic that has killed thousands of people around the globe, shuttered the American economy and resulted in a nearly 20 percent unemployment rate qualify as an "emergency?" Not in the mind of Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. As he explained to the press on Monday, the House of Representatives would not be meeting again before May 4, "absent an emergency." They had initially planned to reconvene on April 20.
"Absent an emergency, the House is not expected to meet prior to Monday, May 4, 2020." -- Steny Hoyer email
Cue our confused faces.
"Absent an emergency, the House is not expected to meet prior to Monday, May 4, 2020." -- Steny Hoyer email
can someone please tell me how approaching 40% unemployment isn't an emergency https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1249793158310920197 …
HOYER to House Dems: "Members are advised that absent an emergency, the House is not expected to meet prior to Monday, May 4, 2020. "
Good thing people dying isn’t an emergency to them.
's other Tweets HOYER to House Dems: "Members are advised that absent an emergency, the House is not expected to meet prior to Monday, May 4, 2020. "
Literally all 50 states are in a state of emergency.
Hoyer's statement comes after his fellow Democrats held up Phase Three of the congressional coronavirus relief effort because of a liberal wish list that included irrelevant environmental measures, and blocked an additional $250 billion for small businesses under the Payment Protection Program. Democrats said they want to include more money for hospitals and food stamps in the additional funding, but Republicans want to keep the focus on small businesses, many of whom have had to let go of their employees.
Yet Democrats are the ones accusing Republicans of " political posturing ."
and Trump gets blamed for doing nothing...........
The need more time to compose the abortion they will propose as the next stimulus.
This is good because they won’t pass another bailout, which means we will have to open up the economy.
It is because Nancy Pelosi is SUCH a DEVOUT Catholic....
LOL! That’s a good one. :^)
She should have been excommunicated long ago.
Just keep the Senate in session to keep confirming judges.
Am I the only one who has noticed that, beyond the panDEMic and its endless reaction, no screwball legislation has happened in the last month or two?
Maybe there is a silver lining to the house arrest orders!
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Trump declared an emergency...soooo... there’s that.
Hubby actually saw tp at the store this morning for the first time since this started. He grabbed a 12 pack even though we didn’t really need it.
“The House will meet in its own pro forma session Friday but Pelosi, who is in California, downplayed the chance of any last-minute drama. Pelosi, a devout Catholic, said those negotiations will essentially be on hold this weekend as many Americans celebrate Easter.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/09/pelosi-trump-coronavirus-178633
Article 2 - The Executive Branch
Section 3 - State of the Union, Convening Congress
He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
Bang your little gavel on that nan.
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Lazy-assed Democrats. If they’re not hanging people, they’re screwing them.
That's right !
Democrats are VILE EVIL LYING VICIOUS DESTROYERS of gOOD things and Good people!
NEVER ELECT A DEMOCRAT!!
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