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From Townhall.com:
A few days ago, a tweet from Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw caught my attention. He mentioned an effort by House Republicans to force a vote on a bill that would have ensured that federal employees at agencies shuttered by the partial government shutdown -- including furloughed workers -- would receive their first paychecks of 2019. This push was made in the form of a 'motion to recommit', one of the few legislative tools available to the lower chamber minority, and it was soundly defeated, despite half-a-dozen Democrats crossing the aisle to join the GOP. Crenshaw said this development had not been reported widely, and he was right.
Actually, the Dems have defeated this action 3 times, 6 Dems crossed over the 1st time, 10 the 2nd time, and 13 the 3rd time. Democrats' top talking point throughout this entire partial shutdown has been the plight of unpaid federal workers. Many are living paycheck to paycheck, they've explained, and are therefore struggling to make ends meet during this political standoff. House Republicans responded by seeking a narrow method to pay these people. Nancy Pelosi and her party have now twice defeated these attempts, calling them "political stunts." I wonder if the government employees would be as dismissive of bipartisan efforts to pay them. What's useful about this exercise is that it's clarifying: In spite of their protestations and theatrics, Democratic leadership's top priority is not helping these workers.
Talking Point, RIP: House Democrats Defeat THIRD Bipartisan Effort to Pay Federal Workers During the Shutdown
Let's review:
1. The Dems supported and voted for a border barrier back in 2006, in large numbers.
2. The wall plainly does work, as proved in places like Yuma, San Diego, and El Paso.
3. Dems have NEVER given a tinker's damn about spending money, and $5.7 bil is peanuts to them.
4. They don't give a damn about those furloughed workers or the ones working but not getting paid. This is all political, nothing more. And they don't care one bit who gets hurt as long as they win. Congrats, nice bunch of people you got there. I don't see where anyone at all on the Left has any moral ground to point fingers at anyone else.
A few days ago, a tweet from Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw caught my attention. He mentioned an effort by House Republicans to force a vote on a bill that would have ensured that federal employees at agencies shuttered by the partial government shutdown -- including furloughed workers -- would receive their first paychecks of 2019. This push was made in the form of a 'motion to recommit', one of the few legislative tools available to the lower chamber minority, and it was soundly defeated, despite half-a-dozen Democrats crossing the aisle to join the GOP. Crenshaw said this development had not been reported widely, and he was right.
Actually, the Dems have defeated this action 3 times, 6 Dems crossed over the 1st time, 10 the 2nd time, and 13 the 3rd time. Democrats' top talking point throughout this entire partial shutdown has been the plight of unpaid federal workers. Many are living paycheck to paycheck, they've explained, and are therefore struggling to make ends meet during this political standoff. House Republicans responded by seeking a narrow method to pay these people. Nancy Pelosi and her party have now twice defeated these attempts, calling them "political stunts." I wonder if the government employees would be as dismissive of bipartisan efforts to pay them. What's useful about this exercise is that it's clarifying: In spite of their protestations and theatrics, Democratic leadership's top priority is not helping these workers.
Talking Point, RIP: House Democrats Defeat THIRD Bipartisan Effort to Pay Federal Workers During the Shutdown
Let's review:
1. The Dems supported and voted for a border barrier back in 2006, in large numbers.
2. The wall plainly does work, as proved in places like Yuma, San Diego, and El Paso.
3. Dems have NEVER given a tinker's damn about spending money, and $5.7 bil is peanuts to them.
4. They don't give a damn about those furloughed workers or the ones working but not getting paid. This is all political, nothing more. And they don't care one bit who gets hurt as long as they win. Congrats, nice bunch of people you got there. I don't see where anyone at all on the Left has any moral ground to point fingers at anyone else.
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