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To: ChicagoConservative27

And MTG is the only member with the balls to call him on it.

Why is that? Let’s hear some attempts to justify voting for a Democrat bill filled with pork and woke.

They might as well elect Amy Schumer as Speaker if all they’re going to do is rubber-stamp bills written by her cousin Chuckie.


5 posted on 03/22/2024 11:01:06 AM PDT by bigbob
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Under House rules, the speaker schedules floor votes on pending legislation.

The Hastert rule says that the speaker will not schedule a floor vote on any bill that does not have majority support within their party—even if the majority of the members of the House would vote to pass it.


6 posted on 03/22/2024 11:02:29 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray: Our Father wIho art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. )
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To: bigbob

“They might as well elect Amy Schumer as Speaker if all they’re going to do is rubber-stamp bills written by her cousin Chuckie.”

That would be funny if not for the fact that many Republican representatives would be all for it.


7 posted on 03/22/2024 11:03:05 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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