Republicans behaving badly
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House to vote Wednesday to censure Rep. Gosar, remove him from Oversight panel for violent video
“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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"For completeness," the last House member to be censured was Charles Rangel in 2010. The last House member to be reprimanded was David Schweikert (R-AZ6) last year.
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I don't want to start a new thread for Chris Christie. He's been all over the media promoting his book and I haven't watched any of them, but was listening to Nicole Wallace/Deadline Whitehouse just now. She did not cut him any slack at all.
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Word on the street is that they want to remove him from Oversight as well.
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Liar.
When I came home and found he was on, I changed the channel.
When I came home and found he was on, I changed the channel.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/audit-rev ... -pay-staff
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds improperly used federal coronavirus relief funds to pay her staff for three months and covered it up by spending the money via the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, according to an audit released Monday. State auditor Rob Sand found that Reynolds used nearly $450,000 in federal aid to pay salaries despite her office being warned repeatedly by Sand that the arrangement was unlikely to get federal approval. When pressed for documentation to justify the spending, the Republican governor said the 21 staff members were employees working on the state’s COVID response—but she provided no proof to back it up.
Sand obtained a spreadsheet from DHS that listed the employees in a section titled “FY 2020 Shortfall” at a cost of $448,448.66. But, in a follow-up spreadsheet, the title had been changed to “Covid-19 Personnel Costs.” The change was “a pretty big deal,” Sand told the Associated Press. “What is not clear is why these salaries were not included in the governor’s budget set prior to the fiscal year and prior to the pandemic,” he wrote in his report. “Based on this information, we conclude that the budget shortfall was not a result of the pandemic.” Reynolds’ spokesperson claimed the U.S. Treasury Department gave them permission to use COVID aid to reimburse salaries.
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Well, shoot! It wasn't really his fault. His staff did it. So he said.
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He meant his female staff.
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“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
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Because death threats from Republicans are as American as apple pie...
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Kevin is so despicable.
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I lost count how many times he said the rules for me and not for thee, in the Seuss like sing song voice. Blame it all on the Dems.
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Amazing House session.
AOC was incredible. As is Jackie Speir. As are all the speaking Dems.
Gutless Republicans denying reality. So be it.
AOC was incredible. As is Jackie Speir. As are all the speaking Dems.
Gutless Republicans denying reality. So be it.
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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I lost count how many times they've blamed Gosar's actions on the border.
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Boebart in the House. They gonna let her speak? I might listen. All the crazies are speaking: Gohmert, Biggs, Roy, etc.