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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican from Washington state who leads one of the most influential U.S. House committees, announced Thursday that she won’t run for reelection this year.
McMorris Rodgers chairs the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee — which, including McMorris Rodgers, will be losing eight of its 51 members to retirement next year.
The loss of one of the GOP’s most important and seasoned members comes as Republicans struggle to unite under a new GOP House leader with a precarious 219-212 majority.
He voted against the Mayorkas impeachment.Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher, who made news earlier this week with his vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Saturday that he won’t run for re-election this year.
“The Framers intended citizens to serve in Congress for a season and then return to their private lives. Electoral politics was never supposed to be a career and, trust me, Congress is no place to grow old. And so, with a heavy heart, I have decided not to run for re-election,” Gallagher said in his statement.
Translation: "My ass is going to be primaried because I don't have sufficient loyalty to Zee Orange Furher..."AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:08 pm https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... rcna138233
He voted against the Mayorkas impeachment.Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher, who made news earlier this week with his vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Saturday that he won’t run for re-election this year.
“The Framers intended citizens to serve in Congress for a season and then return to their private lives. Electoral politics was never supposed to be a career and, trust me, Congress is no place to grow old. And so, with a heavy heart, I have decided not to run for re-election,” Gallagher said in his statement.
Figure Buck and McClintock will have similar announcements soon (if they haven't already)AndyinPA wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:08 pm https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... rcna138233
He voted against the Mayorkas impeachment.Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher, who made news earlier this week with his vote against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Saturday that he won’t run for re-election this year.
“The Framers intended citizens to serve in Congress for a season and then return to their private lives. Electoral politics was never supposed to be a career and, trust me, Congress is no place to grow old. And so, with a heavy heart, I have decided not to run for re-election,” Gallagher said in his statement.
Buck had already announced his retirement. It's his district that BooBoo is moving to.W. Kevin Vicklund wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:19 pm Figure Buck and McClintock will have similar announcements soon (if they haven't already)
Senate Republican argues Ukraine funding could lead to Trump impeachment
Miranda Nazzaro
Mon, February 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM GMT+1·
Republican Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) argued Monday that the latest Senate proposal to fund Ukraine and Israel could spark an impeachment of former President Trump if he is reelected in November.
Vance sent a memo to each of his Republican colleagues in the Senate, claiming “an impeachment time bomb” is “buried” in the bill’s text in the case Trump should try to halt funding for Ukraine while president.
“The supplemental represents an attempt by the foreign policy blob/deep state to stop President Trump from pursuing his desired policy, and if he does so anyways, to provide grounds to impeach him and undermine his administration,” Vance wrote in his memo, calling for all Republicans to oppose the bill’s passage.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/senate-repub ... 38756.html
(original: The Hill)
Isn't that kind of like blaming a bank for being robbed? After all, if they didn't have all that money, the robber wouldn't have violated the law to steal it.RTH10260 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:03 pmSenate Republican argues Ukraine funding could lead to Trump impeachment
Miranda Nazzaro
Mon, February 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM GMT+1·
“The supplemental represents an attempt by the foreign policy blob/deep state to stop President Trump from pursuing his desired policy, and if he does so anyways, to provide grounds to impeach him and undermine his administration,” Vance wrote in his memo, calling for all Republicans to oppose the bill’s passage.
You'd think those weapons manufacturers would be leaning harder on their GOP pals.MN-Skeptic wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:49 pm I just find it funny that the Republicans don't want to send the money to Ukraine. However, that's really not how it works. The majority of the money designated for Ukraine gets spent here, in the U.S., on weaponry which is then sent to Ukraine. So the bill is really a benefit for our defense industry.
Manu Raju @mkraju wrote: Rep. Warren Davidson told me that Mike Johnson would face a motion to vacate if he puts the Senate's $95B aid package on House floor.
"He would need Democrats to hold onto the gavel at that point," Davidson said, adding that warnings from conservatives is "not an empty threat"
Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree wrote: House votes to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Jake Sherman @JakeSherman wrote:NEWS — just caught up with @SpeakerJohnson
I asked if he thought he’d put the senate aid bill on the floor. No. He won’t.
“I certainly don’t right now. We're dealing with the appropriations process. We have immediate deadlines upon us and that's where the attention f the House is in this moment.“
Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski wrote: Boebert: “Just now, we impeached Secretary Mayorkas! Now that’s delivering for the American people and I’m proud to be a part of it!”
Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) @ColMoeDavis wrote: So Moscow Mike Johnson got thousands of dollars in campaign cash from a corporation that’s 88% owned by 3 Russian oligarchs tied to Putin and now he’s blocking aid for Ukraine in their fight against Putin.
@SpeakerJohnson … the finest politician rubles can buy!WTF Seriously 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 @stopbeingaderp wrote: Hey @SpeakerJohnson, this explains why you are pushing so hard against Ukraine support.
"A group of Russian nationals were able to donate to newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson's campaign in 2018 by funneling the money through a U.S. company."
From newsweek.com
https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker- ... na-1838501
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... rcna138751Speaker Mike Johnson wants Biden meeting before any action on Ukraine and Israel aid package
The House speaker, who has previously met with Biden, is seeking a one-on-one meeting ahead of any movement on legislation that would provide aid for the U.S. allies.
House Speaker Mike Johnson wants an in-person, one-on-one meeting with President Joe Biden before proceeding with a supplemental aid package with funding for Ukraine and Israel, a source close to Johnson said.
Johnson, R-La., and his staff have requested the meetings with Biden through senior White House officials several times over the past two months after Johnson's trip last month to the U.S. border in Eagle Pass, Texas, the source said.
The most recent request for a meeting came just over a week ago, several days before the Senate passed a bipartisan $95 billion national security package and before House Republicans impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Johnson's requests for a meeting were not necessarily about the Senate’s version of the supplemental aid but rather about a general path forward on a legislative package.
The Senate bill, which includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, passed with support from 70 senators.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said Tuesday that Biden "refuses" to meet with Johnson. [bullshit, Biden has met with him multiple times in the last month]
“Ultimately, the two of them could come to an agreement that can become law,” Scalise said. “And yet the president refuses to even meet. So the president can’t say he’s serious about Ukraine or the border when he refuses to meet with the speaker so they can come to an agreement on this issue.”
A White House official pointed to what the administration characterized as Johnson’s inconsistencies on the border, saying he needed to wrap the negotiations he has having with himself and stop delaying national security needs in the name of politics.
“That body language says: ‘I know I’m in a tough spot. Please bail me out,’” said a Democratic source involved with the supplemental aid package.
Biden met with Johnson alongside other congressional leaders less than a month ago to discuss a bipartisan immigration deal that would have unlocked aid to Ukraine. Johnson at the time called it a “productive” meeting.
Biden also spoke with Johnson last month about border security.
All that campaign cash and Johnson has always run unopposed. Gosh.raison de arizona wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:02 pm Forget Moscow Mitch, it's Moscow Mike Johnson and his ilk that we should be concerned about.
https://x.com/ColMoeDavis/status/175744 ... 58147?s=20Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) @ColMoeDavis wrote: So Moscow Mike Johnson got thousands of dollars in campaign cash from a corporation that’s 88% owned by 3 Russian oligarchs tied to Putin and now he’s blocking aid for Ukraine in their fight against Putin.
@SpeakerJohnson … the finest politician rubles can buy!WTF Seriously 🇺🇲 🇺🇦 @stopbeingaderp wrote: Hey @SpeakerJohnson, this explains why you are pushing so hard against Ukraine support.
"A group of Russian nationals were able to donate to newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson's campaign in 2018 by funneling the money through a U.S. company."
From newsweek.com
https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker- ... na-1838501
