Posted on 02/21/2021 5:33:21 AM PST by karpov
The House is officially in therapy.
In the weeks after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, which left at least five dead, lawmakers and their staff in the House of Representatives are seeking out mental health counseling.
Paul Tewksbury, director of the House Office of Employee Assistance, told lawmakers in a Thursday hearing that his office has provided 760 counseling sessions since the events of Jan 6 — something he called a “significant increase.”
Tewksbury said there had been around 3,000 contacts between his office and the Capitol Hill community in the first half of 2020.
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“There’s a lot of stress and anger going on. … We’re validating feelings, whatever they are,” Rep. Gerald E. Connolly told the Capitol Hill newspaper. “Interestingly, the people I think who were struggling the most are the people who physically were not here.”
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Since they can’t handle a fraternity prank invasion, every one of these snowflakes who are “getting counseling” needs to be fired immediately as they clearly can’t do the job of someone who’s sending troops in harm’s way and who failed to protect actual victims of violence across the country during Leftist riots.
I can see a combat action ribbon in their future.
Disagree. I think not only DemoKKKrats but elitist GOP were profoundly shaken by Patriot’s taking the Capitol. I think to this day they are screwed up. I have a piece tomorrow coming out in www.uncoverdc.com citing multiple pieces of evidence on this.
I should have a piece coming out tomorrow about this in www.uncoverdc.com
Yep.
Perhaps. I tend to underestimate the snowflake propensity to believe the MSM narrative of the day.
I do not underestimate the unionized government worker schemes to sit on their rump either.
Their THERAPY consists of being told... "Life is a Twinky".. that'll be $350 please!
I should have included the word “care” after the word “doesn’t” on the first line I posted.
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