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House passes rules package in first big test for Speaker McCarthy

The House of Representatives passed a new rules package Monday that overhauls the way it functions by putting up more barriers to congressional spending and creating a more deliberate process for passing legislation, key demands of the more conservative members of the Republican Party.

The rules passed with an 220 to 213 vote that saw just one Republican, Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, vote against it.

Gregg wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:57 pm The laptop could easily be traced to confirm or deny that Hunter Biden ever owned it. The serial number can be traced to the manufacture, distributor, retailer and if Hunter Biden really bought it there ought to be a credit card receipt. And if "he paid for it with cash" which is not something grown up people do for things that cost a grand give or take, it should still have been sold at a Best Buy somewhere near where someone can prove he was in the habit of being during the few months around when it was purchased.

Unless he had enough foresight to have someone buy the laptop for him so when he dropped it off to be repaired and never went to pick it up, it couldn't be traced back to him. Despite having apparently every fact of his life that wasn't going to church stored on it.

Nothing, NOTHING would please me more than Democrats following this line of evidence in hearings, leading up to proving that the laptop was never even owned by Hunter Biden and the proof is right there, while Gym Jordan screams "you're out of order" desperately at a witness who is showing everyone that the computer was originally bought in Kansas or somewhere on a day that Hunter Biden was in court in Los Angeles.

Kevin McCarthy called for Mayorkas to resign in November or face an impeachment inquiry

Texas Republican Rep. Pat Fallon has filed impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, delivering on a promise he made last week before the 118th Congress was officially sworn in.

The articles of impeachment against Mayorkas for "high crimes and misdemeanors," known as House Resolution 8, were introduced by Fallon in the House on Monday and have been referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

Danraft wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:47 pm True, Impeachment Fever has its drawbacks.
After the fiasco of the Speaker selection, we know it’s a house divided.
They don’t have the votes to succeed on impeachment and normally one would think that would impede them from pursuing that course of action.

But, now we know McCarthy can’t count, so…

Azastan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:08 pm It's performance art. There's going to be a segment of the base which needs to see that their GQP Representative did his/her/their best to make life miserable for President Biden. And his son. And his cat.

Phoenix520 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:21 pm Are their theatrics likely to get anyone in trouble? Could they actually subvert justice?

Gregg wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:59 pm Good, let them show these braying asses giving their "minute speeches" meant to create soundbites, and the camera pans to the empty House chamber exposing the fact that Congressman Fire and Brimstone is really just a kid playing in front of a mirror.

Goldman: A member from Pennsylvania had his cell phone seized pursuant to a court order finding probable cause that he committed a crime. Yet he's indicated that he wants to be on this subcommittee so he can undermine a criminal investigation into himself..

Foggy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:26 pm Like, he should find a dancing bear somewhere in East Armpit, Kneekickya, but just tell everybody he got a bear to play with, so Fox News and everybody would lose their cotton pickin' minds. WTF? The president got a pet BEAR?

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:33 pm NYT is reporting that the House Rs have "created a new committee to investigate law enforcement and other federal agencies for evidence of bias against conservatives."

Frater I*I wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:57 pm He should call it by it's original name...the House Un-American Activities Committee....