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Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« on: January 19, 2017, 06:28:13 pm »
Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium

 By Peter Schroeder - 01/19/17 10:55 AM EST   


Steven Mnuchin’s confirmation hearing quickly went off the rails Thursday as Democrats and Republicans feuded over a GOP lawmaker's quip about giving antidepressants to the panel’s top Democrat.

Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Treasury Department, had yet to give his opening statement before the Senate Finance Committee when an offhand remark by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) riled up committee members.

Roberts, who was permitted to ask a handful of questions before jumping to another hearing, jabbed at Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) after he gave a lengthy critique of Mnuchin’s experience.

“Sen. Wyden, I’ve got a Valium pill here that you might want to take for a second round,” he joked.

The crack did not go over well with Democrats. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) pounced on the remarks, calling it an inauspicious start to the committee’s work for the year. And Wyden accused Roberts of wasting precious time.
“I just can’t quite believe that the senator would say that,” said Brown. “I just hope that doesn’t set the tone for 2017.”

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http://thehill.com/policy/finance/315054-hearing-derailed-after-senator-suggests-colleague-needs-valium

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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2017, 06:37:08 pm »
Sounds like the Democrat Party is  increasingly in need of safe spaces
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2017, 06:37:09 pm »
“I just can’t quite believe that the senator would say that,” said Brown. “I just hope that doesn’t set the tone for 2017.”

Heaven forbid.
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2017, 06:57:51 pm »
“I just can’t quite believe that the senator would say that,” said Brown. “I just hope that doesn’t set the tone for 2017.”

Most of the country hopes this sets the tone you effete piece of garbage.
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2017, 08:42:01 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on January 19, 2017, 06:37:09 pm
“I just can’t quite believe that the senator would say that,” said Brown. “I just hope that doesn’t set the tone for 2017.”

Heaven forbid.


Senator, the tone was set a few days ago, when Lieawatha of the Flipping Tipi Tribe refused to shake the hand of Betsy DeVos.
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2017, 08:51:06 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on January 19, 2017, 06:37:09 pm
“I just can’t quite believe that the senator would say that,” said Brown. “I just hope that doesn’t set the tone for 2017.”

Heaven forbid.


He had a spell of the vapours.
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2017, 09:17:14 pm »
Quote from: corbe on January 19, 2017, 06:28:13 pm
Steven Mnuchin’s confirmation hearing quickly went off the rails Thursday as Democrats and Republicans feuded over a GOP lawmaker's quip about giving antidepressants to the panel’s top Democrat.

Valium is far from an antidepressant.  It's a benzodiazepine (think anti-anxiety, calming, sedative).
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2017, 09:21:30 pm »
Quote from: Suppressed on January 19, 2017, 09:17:14 pm
Valium is far from an antidepressant.  It's a benzodiazepine (think anti-anxiety, calming, sedative).
Exactly. It's not like Prozac or something was recommended. (Maybe Thorazine would have been in order for the writer).
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2017, 02:10:39 am »
Valium is a half measure.  Wyden needs a full frontal lobatomy. 
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2017, 02:12:43 am »
Quote from: Once-Ler on January 20, 2017, 02:10:39 am
Valium is a half measure.  Wyden needs a full frontal lobatomy.
I thought you had to have one of those just to be a Rat. :laugh:
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2017, 03:03:22 am »
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“I just can’t quite believe that the senator would say that,” said Brown. “I just hope that doesn’t set the tone for 2017.”

Beats the heck out of the tone the President set for 2009.
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2017, 03:04:54 am »
Missing from the discussion is how this former Goldman exec-turned Hollywood producer, diverges from conservative fiscal policy boilerplate.
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2017, 03:10:33 am »
  He was reaching into his pocket, as Brown went bat$hit crazy.
  Isn't it a Felony to transfer Valiums without a script? 
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Re: Hearing derailed after senator suggests colleague needs Valium
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2017, 03:11:55 am »
Quote from: beandog on January 20, 2017, 02:12:43 am
I thought you had to have one of those just to be a Rat. :laugh:

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I don't think any surgery is required.  The effect comes naturally to democrats.
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