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Posted on 01/16/2019 7:54:47 AM PST by BradtotheBone
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, citing the ongoing government shutdown, urged President Donald Trump in a letter Wednesday to either reschedule his State of the Union address set for later this month or to deliver it in writing to Congress.
Pelosi, D-Calif., in her letter noted "security concerns" related to the partial shutdown's effect on the U.S. Secret Service, which provides security for the president's annual in-person address to a joint session of Congress.
"Both the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security have not been funded for 26 days now — with critical departments hamstrung by furloughs," wrote Pelosi.
"And since the start of modern budgeting in Fiscal Year 1977, a State of the Union address has never been delivered during a government shutdown," wrote the speaker.
The letter comes as Pelosi and other Democratic leaders in Congress have been ocked in a political battle of wills with Trump over his demand for funding for a wall on the border with Mexico.
Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address on Jan. 29.
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My point was that Pelosi is out of touch with the Constitutional nature of the requirement. Technically, he could give it from the Senate or from the WH for that matter.
I hope he invites all of the Angel Mom and Dads to the Address and asks Congress to acknowledge them.
Whether he proceeds (1000 to 1)-- or even if he does not-- she has shouted that she is uncooperative and stupid. She's operating on a different plane than DJT. She appears petty, aside from the partisan political hack she is. Keep at it , Nanc.
I'm betting some wiser heads in that party see that trap they've set for themselves. Snap it closed !
“A TRUMP rally and State of the Union Address combined ?”
Instead of a stuffy room full of glaring grimacing tight-asses, a mega stadium full of Trump supporters. SO cool.
Yes. Yes. Yes!! That is the ONLY response to Pelosi. Be careful what you wish for, Nancy; you just might get it.
Pelosi knows that President Trump will laying out his many record-breaking and economy-booming accomplishments for the whole world to hear, and she’s desperately trying to postpone it.
Nancy, please stay home.
President Trump has his own security people.
They can handle it.
She wants it moved because Trump is winning the public relations war on this issue — and the State of the Union Address will only accentuate that.
Trump to Nancy
The layoffs start in 4 days. The SOTU will happen as planned either in the house, or somewhere else.
the ball is in your court.
The ‘Rats are having all these temper tantrums over a federal $5B rounding error because it is for border security which they don’t want.
Can you imagine if the ‘R house/senate in the previous congress did this over PP funding? Dept of Education funding? EPA funding? NPR/public-broadcasting funding? Add that stuff up and you get quite a bit north of $5B.
Non-Essential” employees in DC = 535 ???
He can give it in the senate chambers if he wants to.
But if I were him, I would give in it the house chambers just to spit in that old S*&^ks face.
George Washington gave the first one in the senate chambers in NYC.
Yeah, they look like a monkey toy banging a drum.
He can give it in the senate chambers.
I’d give it in the house chambers whether that old S%^&k wants it or not.
He should deliver the address from the Oval Office, bypass that witch completely.
That is very likely to happen. Matter of fact, it will happen without a doubt, and that is what the old B is afraid of.
“The letter comes as Pelosi and other Democratic leaders in Congress have been ocked”
Urban Dictionary
ocked
when one feels stupid, or like a fool
LMFAO
She must be Scared without her Secret Service and Homeland security protection.
Fund the Wall Nancy and you wont have to be so Scared.
Walls and Safety for Nancy but not Citizens of the USA.
If nancy is too skeered that capitol security can’t make her feel safe then the President could bring in a full company of his US Marines and station them along the walls of the chamber. Have them in full battle rattle and be sure to state immediately it is for the safety of the democrat members that are afraid to be in their chamber working.
Cancel all Congres’s Holidays and Days off until we get the 5.7 billion for the Wall. Oh make that 35 billion now for good measure.
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