Posted on 07/11/2023 9:03:20 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
The New Democratic Coalition, which says it has a 98-House member bloc, is ramping up pressure on Speaker Kevin McCarthy to reject hardliners in his party and instead work with Republicans and Democrats to pass its annual defense legislation in a timely manner.
“Speaker McCarthy must choose between caving to the most extreme elements of his party that seek to compromise our national defense or working with sensible lawmakers to support all of our troops,” New Democrat Coalition Chairs jointly announced Tuesday.
The urge to pursue a bipartisan path comes as leadership must navigate right-wing lawmakers pushing for a slew of hot button amendments that could put moderate Republicans in a complicated position and threaten Democratic support for the must-pass bill.
The House Rules Committee is meeting Tuesday to decide which of the over 1,500 amendments that have been submitted will actually be made in order, with the GOP leaders hoping to pass the final bill on the floor by the end of this week.
The National Defense Authorization Act, which outlines the policy agenda for the Department of Defense and the US military and authorizes spending in line with the Pentagon’s priorities, passed out of the House Armed Services committee with overwhelming bipartisan support, even though some controversial GOP amendments – including a ban on drag shows on military bases and the reinstatement of troops who refused to comply with the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate – were adopted.
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The Democrats only care about being ‘bi-partisan’ when they are not in power.
Since the bill would be extremely expensive, the PORK would be extremely expensive also.
My very first thought, too! How much PORK is loaded into this particular bill? *SPIT*
Yours is a great mind then. I’m an amateur ….
McCarthy is the third stooge
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McCarthy thinks his way to fame and adoration - is to partner with Joe Biden.
He’s from Cali - and that’s the lens he sees through.
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People here don’t believe it about McCarthy, and they’re going to be surprised.
As they were in denial about Pence, and swore he wouldn’t do that to Trump.
Hannity is another one, he’s playing for a team but it’s not Conservatives. He regular dinner mates are Geraldo and Lindsey Graham.
Trust me, McCavey will give the Dems what they want and tell us he had to compromise. $1.0 Trillion has already been tacked on to the debt. Only one more left before we have to bend over again.
Defend the NSA, end the Partiot Act.
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