House won’t resume as planned next week due to virus risk

Associated Press ^ | April 28, 2020 | Lisa Mascaro

[madison10]

Excuses.

[hadaclueonce]

One would think this was their plan.
Get their friends in the media to run around with their hair on fire.
“The sky is falling, we have experts.”
All BS

[Paladin2]

Congress yet again admits it is non-essential.

Furlough them with no pay.

[1Old Pro]

The physician has privately warned senior lawmakers it will be at least a year before Congress can return to business as usual

O.K.

[unixfox]

"But we hope to come back very soon.”

We hope you don't.

[dp0622]

A year. Are they going to get paid for that year? Is this what the founding fathers had in mind? Or were they thinking part-time per diem pay?

[Jim Robinson]

They should stay out until after the 2020 elections (just to be safe from the virus).

[Irenic]

Absolutely!

[treetopsandroofs]

Rat message to America that they want us all locked down past May 1.

They’d prefer not to open before Wednesday, Nov. 4.

[llevrok]

How convenient!

[Mr. Rabbit]

The House should be required to stay away until every last COVID virus particle is gone and there is vaccine that makes ponies and unicorns fly out of your ass and rainbows appear in the sky. Because they are the definition of non-essential.

When Congress is away, there are no “stimulus” ripoffs getting passed to be looted by Chase and Ruth’s Chris. Fine with me.

[roadcat]

Hoyer, D-Md., said that because the Washington, D.C., area remains a “hotspot” under stay-home orders ...

We have put men on the Moon, moved many thousands of troops around the world, and stationed scientists at the South Pole.

But Congress can't convene in an isolated region of flyover country? What a bunch of pampered pansies! Get them off their butts, or dissolve Congress! They're eating cake (and Pelosi's ice cream) on our dime while the rest of the country suffers.

[Political Junkie Too]

This is a political ploy by Pelosi to challenge President Trump's plans to reopen the nation.

The House will cower in fear while the states begin to reopen. If I were a governor of a reopening state, I would publicly demand that my states Representatives get their butts back to Washington and start serving the people of their districts.

-PJ

[funfan]

Hasn’t seemed to stop them from spending money though.

[RomanSoldier19]

what if we provide ice cream

[llevrok]

The longer they are out, the less money they can waste. And there is no better campaign ad against them (in my opinion) than their “inaction”

[Texas Eagle]

Dammit. Just move Congress to Chinatown. It’s perfectly safe there. Am I right, Nanzi? Up high!

[Lurkinanloomin]

Stay away, you’ll do less damage.

[CodeToad]

Trump should declare them in recess and make his recess appointments.