“the rule” is the cloture of the House. Like the senators that vote to “proceed to debate” and then vote against the bill, congressmen vote “for the rule” and then against the bill, when they know it will pass.
They get to have it both ways. They get the legislation they want but can tell their constituents that they voted against it.
But we’re on to their game!
looks like time for a 2015 remix
well I would love a link to such an article
The fascist republican leadership do not care what conservatives want, they are dictators-arms with the Obama fascists in congress.
Fool me a hundred times, time to leave the Republican Party . . . .
McConnell and his minions in the US Senate use the same tactic. Cruz called him on it last year and exposed him.
And yet McConnell thinks we’re all so stupid as he points to his American Conservative Union ratings to buttress his conservative bona fides.
Congressman Huelskamp of Kansas
The sole Kansas Congressman with a spine.
My Congress Critter voted no. For the wrong reason but she did vote NO.
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WASHINGTON U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., released the following statement about her vote today against the House GOPs Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Resolution introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc.:
The Ryan budget will damage my Arizona district, and I intend to fight it tooth and nail. I cannot support a plan that shuts the door on investments in infrastructure, education, science and public health. These are the foundations of our local economies. And I cannot support a plan that punishes our seniors, veterans, workers and families. This reckless plan scraps the promise of traditional Medicare and replaces it with a voucher system. It reopens the Rx donut hole, forcing seniors to pay more for prescriptions. It allows insurance companies to once again charge women more than men for the same coverage. And it cuts Head Start and other vital education funding. Ive been listening to the seniors and families across my district and they are the reason Im fighting the Ryan budget.
My Congressman voted against the rule. I just sent him a Well Done e-mail. That is refreshing for a change.
Bill Flores TX17 Yes on rule, No on passage.
Ironically, he defeated Chet Edwards by pointing out this exact hypocrisy on Obamacare.
My congressman is one of the 16 good ones, he voted against “the rule” and the bill. Has anyone yet put together a list of the 51 (67 - 16 = 51) congressmen who voted against the bill but for “the rule” and think we are idiots? I really believe putting a target on each of their backs would be a good thing.