Now Faced With Doing Actual Work, No House Republican Wants To Chair Border Funding Committee

[sartre play]

Exactly.

Republicans have no interest in addressing issues concerning immigration and the border – Republicans have weaponized the issue of immigration to attack political opponents and pander to their bigoted, racist, hateful base.

AGREE,, Do wish you could tone down the additional added hateful words.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

AGREE,, Do wish you could tone down the additional added hateful words.

You can only use the only thing you have. He has nothing else and certainly nothing of substance.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Exactly.

Republicans have no interest in addressing issues concerning immigration and the border – Republicans have weaponized the issue of immigration to attack political opponents and pander to their bigoted, racist, hateful base.

Does anyone really take this demoquack serious?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

AGREE,, Do wish you could tone down the additional added hateful words.

Denouncing the right’s bigotry and hate is not to use ‘hateful’ words.

Republicans’ unwarranted opposition to immigration reform and indeed their opposition to immigration in general is motivated by bigotry and racism – the hateful nativism expressed by white grievance politics and racist replacement theory; the baseless fear that America will be ‘taken over’ by black and brown people with white Americans relegated to that of second class citizens.

 

[Nostra]

Denouncing the right’s bigotry and hate is not to use ‘hateful’ words.

Republicans’ unwarranted opposition to immigration reform and indeed their opposition to immigration in general is motivated by bigotry and racism – the hateful nativism expressed by white grievance politics and racist replacement theory; the baseless fear that America will be ‘taken over’ by black and brown people with white Americans relegated to that of second class citizens.

What bigotry and hate?

Bring links.

 

[Greenbeard]

What Trump campaigned on was repeal and replace. Thanks to McCain he couldn't repeal it therefore no reason to work on another plan. We don't need two government healthcare systems in this country.

Repealing with no replacement wasn't the deal. Which is why McCain called bullshit.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Repealing with no replacement wasn't the deal. Which is why McCain called bullshit.

The only reason McCain stabbed America in the back was because he was an enemy of President Trump. Like Cheney, he used his political position of power for a personal vendetta. That's why he didn't vote for it in spite of lying to the American public he would support the repeal of Commie Care.

 

[Greenbeard]

The only reason McCain stabbed America in the back was because he was an enemy of President Trump. Like Cheney, he used his political position of power for a personal vendetta. That's why he didn't vote for it in spite of lying to the American public he would support the repeal of Commie Care.

The American people didn't support Trump's attempts to take health care away from tens of millions of people and replace it with nothing. The lie told to the American public was "repeal-and-replace" and when it was exposed, McCain to his credit did not allow the GOP to proceed with its plot.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

The American people didn't support Trump's attempts to take health care away from tens of millions of people and replace it with nothing. The lie told to the American public was "repeal-and-replace" and when it was exposed, McCain to his credit did not allow the GOP to proceed with its plot.

Bullshit. Trump couldn't repeal it so he never tried to replace it. You can't replace something that's still there. If people didn't support getting rid of Commie Care he would have never won the election.

The only reason traitor McCain voted against it was to hurt Trump. If he thought he could do more damage to Trump by supporting it and Trump having nothing to replace it with, he would have voted for it putting Trump in a terrible position with the public.

 

[Greenbeard]

Bullshit. Trump couldn't repeal it so he never tried to replace it. You can't replace something that's still there. If people didn't support getting rid of Commie Care he would have never won the election.

The GOP lied about repeal-and-replace. When presented with their actual (incredibly unpopular) policy of repeal-and-maybe-we'll-come-up-with-replace-someday, McCain voted against it. The rest of his party would've been smart to follow his lead.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

The GOP lied about repeal-and-replace. When presented with their actual (incredibly unpopular) policy of repeal-and-maybe-we'll-come-up-with-replace-someday, McCain voted against it. The rest of his party would've been smart to follow his lead.

Right, that's why he did it. But I digress: I have a bridge here for sale if you're interested. You can setup toll booths and make a ton of money!

 

[Greenbeard]

Right, that's why he did it. But I digress: I have a bridge here for sale if you're interested. You can setup toll booths and make a ton of money!

I bet you keep it right next to your imaginary replacement for the ACA! Pass.

 

[badbob85037]

Republican Kevin McCarthy and others in his caucus have carried out campaign stunt after campaign stunt at the southern border, at times happening when the wannabe speaker is desperately attempting to distract from certain scandals that also pertain to him. What a coincidence.

But now Republicans have won slim control of the U.S. House, and they’re apparently realizing that, shit, the usual theatrics they used when in the minority might have to be replaced with some actual work. I mean, what else explains why none of them want to chair the committee tasked with border-related issues?


“The House GOP is still searching for a senior lawmaker willing to head the politically combustible panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies for the next Congress, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions,” Politico reports this week. Typically, you’d think that the top minority member of a committee would be absolutely chomping at the bit following a change in power, but the outlet said that the committee’s senior Republican, Tennessee’s Chuck Fleischmann, has his eyes set elsewhere.

“And Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), who previously led the committee, said: ‘I don’t know who wants it,’” the report continued.

Politico framed the panel as one that has faced “gridlock,” but that’s because it has required working with committee members from the opposing party. It requires figuring out numbers for operations and personnel and studying departments and agencies and actual work that isn’t filming a video amid the shrubbery of the Rio Grande like some nature special. The committee’s current chair, California’s Lucille Roybal-Allard, is a respected lawmaker who has led on meaningful immigration-related legislation.

Shitting on the opposing party’s administration policies, particularly on issues as complex and nuanced as immigration, is easy enough when you’re in the minority. You get to complain and point fingers and do it all on some right-wing program or to racist propaganda outlets. But when you control the committees, it’s a lot harder to try to blame the other party for issues that you railed on as a campaign strategy, because that’s all immigration is to Republicans. A ******* campaign strategy.

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Work? Did somebody say work? Do we do that?

Don't you mean work not destroying the Constitution and rule of law?

 

[scruffy]

The GOP lied about repeal-and-replace. When presented with their actual (incredibly unpopular) policy of repeal-and-maybe-we'll-come-up-with-replace-someday, McCain voted against it. The rest of his party would've been smart to follow his lead.

Bullshit.

You're obviously another leftard liar.

OBAMA is the one who killed Medicare for all.

Him and Liz Fowler.

 

[pknopp]

Bullshit.

You're obviously another leftard liar.

OBAMA is the one who killed Medicare for all.

Him and Liz Fowler.

Both statements are true. The GOP did say they would repeal and replace. It's true they never had anything to replace it with. It's also true Obama is the one who killed Medicaid for all when he turned health care over to the medical and pharmaceutical companies.

 

[Dragonlady]

Bullshit.

You're obviously another leftard liar.

OBAMA is the one who killed Medicare for all.

Him and Liz Fowler.

REPUBLICANS demanded that "public option" be taken out of the ACA while in Committee and the Democrats went along with it in order to get Republican votes for the Bill. But then no Republican voted in favour of the Bill anyway:

Senate panel votes down public option for health care bill - CNN.com

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected two amendments to include a government-run public health insurance option in the only compromise health care bill so far.

www.cnn.com

Senators Reject Pair of Public Option Proposals (Published 2009)

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected two proposals to add a government-run health insurance plan to the health care proposal.

www.nytimes.com

The internet is a wonderful resource when you clowns try to rewrite history.

 

[pknopp]

REPUBLICANS demanded that "public option" be taken out of the ACA while in Committee and the Democrats went along with it in order to get Republican votes for the Bill. But then no Republican voted in favour of the Bill anyway:

Senate panel votes down public option for health care bill - CNN.com

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected two amendments to include a government-run public health insurance option in the only compromise health care bill so far.

www.cnn.com

Senators Reject Pair of Public Option Proposals (Published 2009)

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected two proposals to add a government-run health insurance plan to the health care proposal.

www.nytimes.com

The internet is a wonderful resource when you clowns try to rewrite history.

Democrats held a majority on those committee's.

 

[Dragonlady]

Democrats held a majority on those committee's.

Yes, but Democrats acquiesced to the Republican demands that it be taken out. It's called "bi-partisanship". They were furious that they caved on this critical piece for Republican votes, and then no Republican voted for it.

 

[Couchpotato]

Republican Kevin McCarthy and others in his caucus have carried out campaign stunt after campaign stunt at the southern border, at times happening when the wannabe speaker is desperately attempting to distract from certain scandals that also pertain to him. What a coincidence.

But now Republicans have won slim control of the U.S. House, and they’re apparently realizing that, shit, the usual theatrics they used when in the minority might have to be replaced with some actual work. I mean, what else explains why none of them want to chair the committee tasked with border-related issues?


“The House GOP is still searching for a senior lawmaker willing to head the politically combustible panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies for the next Congress, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions,” Politico reports this week. Typically, you’d think that the top minority member of a committee would be absolutely chomping at the bit following a change in power, but the outlet said that the committee’s senior Republican, Tennessee’s Chuck Fleischmann, has his eyes set elsewhere.

“And Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), who previously led the committee, said: ‘I don’t know who wants it,’” the report continued.

Politico framed the panel as one that has faced “gridlock,” but that’s because it has required working with committee members from the opposing party. It requires figuring out numbers for operations and personnel and studying departments and agencies and actual work that isn’t filming a video amid the shrubbery of the Rio Grande like some nature special. The committee’s current chair, California’s Lucille Roybal-Allard, is a respected lawmaker who has led on meaningful immigration-related legislation.

Shitting on the opposing party’s administration policies, particularly on issues as complex and nuanced as immigration, is easy enough when you’re in the minority. You get to complain and point fingers and do it all on some right-wing program or to racist propaganda outlets. But when you control the committees, it’s a lot harder to try to blame the other party for issues that you railed on as a campaign strategy, because that’s all immigration is to Republicans. A ******* campaign strategy.

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Work? Did somebody say work? Do we do that?

Who would want that job? Regardless of any amount of work anyone with an R next to their name does to get things passed in the House the Senate wouldnt pass it and even if they did the POTUS would veto it. It would be more productive to piss up hill or into the wind.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Yes, but Democrats acquiesced to the Republican demands that it be taken out. It's called "bi-partisanship". They were furious that they caved on this critical piece for Republican votes, and then no Republican voted for it.

If they had enough votes to not need the Republican votes, they could have passed anything they wanted. Don't try to blame Republicans for Democrat failures.