Posted on 06/14/2023 3:44:59 PM PDT by Twotone
Twenty House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday in voting to table a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), breaking from the majority of the GOP conference on a measure that was backed by leadership.
The House voted 225-196-7 to effectively kill the measure, which was spearheaded by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.). It called for censuring and condemning Schiff “for conduct that misleads the American people in a way that is not befitting an elected Member of the House of Representatives.”
It also would have directed the Ethics Committee to conduct an investigation into Schiff’s “lies, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information.”
Twenty Republicans voted with Democrats in favor of the motion to table: Reps. Kelly Armstrong (N.D.), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Ore.), Juan Ciscomani (Ariz.), Tom Cole (Okla.), Warren Davidson (Ohio), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Kay Granger (Texas), Garret Graves (La.), Thomas Kean Jr. (N.J.), Kevin Kiley (Calif.), Young Kim (Calif.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Tom McClintock (Calif.), Mark Molinaro (N.Y.), Jay Obernolte (Calif.), Mike Simpson (Ind.), Mike Turner (Ohio), David Valadao (Calif.) and Steve Womack (Ark.).
Schiff in comments after the vote said he was “frankly surprised.”
“And I think it showed a lot of courage for Republican members to stand up to the crazy MAGA folks,” he said.
“I’m astounded by the vote frankly, it was basically almost one of ten Republicans voted against this resolution,” Schiff later added, referring to the resolution to censure him.
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Thomas Massie is a huge Fraud.
Like Manchin, he believes he can manipulate Republicans / Conservatives with code words and displays of guns.
I guarantee you he studied Manchin.
Mike the UBER RINO Simpson “represents” ID 2nd district.
I have voted for others since 2006 when he voted with Hiterly
to over ride Bush II’s veto of SCHIP
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This is precisely like the FBi internally agreeing to Protect any principal in the Get Trump Op.
This enables Schiff, - and more to come forward and attack Conservatives with wholesale Lies and crazy allegations - with impunity, and that was the Intent.
Simple. Defend and Empower the Deep State.
Me too. I'd love to hear his reasoning.
next week there is another bill to sanction Schiff which will be weaker.
I presume these 20 have something to hide and are concerned about living in a glass house. Too bad, hopefully all get primaried next year.
I’m so disappointed in Steve Womack too! I’d like too hear his reasoning too!
It makes it harder to get control back
Who voted “present” or didn’t vote?
The normal (historically) GOP circle jerk continues...
Not much of a surprise...
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I’m sure Hannity will admit he was wrong when he said the GOP House is going to expose the Deep State, restore Fiscal Responsibility, Investigate Hunter, and Build the Wall
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Well, we know who’s been blackmailed now.
Anyway, I blasted Kiley -- who ran as a "conservative" -- on his vote on the budget/debt ceiling earlier this month, and I just fired this one off to his office:
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Greetings:
In a period of just two weeks, Mr. Kiley has again revealed to his voter base a serious disconnect between the principles he expounded to win the election and the significantly different principles he now holds in office.
With his decision to join with the democrat/communists in the House to excuse Adam Schiff's extraordinarily unethical behavior against a sitting Executive, Kiley could not even muster the moral courage to condemn this despicable behavior which, quite frankly, says more about Kiley than it does about the disgraced Schiff.
Alas, I blame myself for being so easily duped by him ... and at my age and with my half century of professional experience I am rightly embarrassed over my failure to see the duplicitous nature of this man that has become so blatantly obvious.
Be assured I won't make that mistake again. I shall commit my time and resources to ensure Kevin Kiley has the shortest possible full term in office ... realizing that over the next 18 months he can continue to cause measureable damage to the Republican Party and to conservative voters in this district.
Then again, perhaps next year Kevin Kiley will run as a Democrat, but then he would not be anywhere near as effective in undermining one of the few remaining conservative sanctuaries in this dying state.
Trustworthy politicians are very rare indeed. So although my disappointment is profound, it is not unexpected.
I’m with Massie. Remove the the retarded fine and make it actually payable, and add censure and committee stripping and it would probably pass.
So? Do it anyway.
Wave your white flag
Tom McClintick was one of them. That’s surprising.
Who sat on their hands and didn’t vote?
Weren’t even present?
Thought Lori Chavez was MAGA, guess not.
All members of the old boy club.
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