Author Topic: Frustrated House GOP to begin five-week recess (Read 1915 times)

mystery-ak · « **on:** July 28, 2017, 08:46:40 pm »

Frustrated House GOP to begin five-week recess
By Cristina Marcos and Scott Wong - 07/28/17 02:47 PM EDT

House Republicans departed Washington on Friday in a gloomy mood.

While they are going home for a five-week recess, the Senate’s rejection of a slimmed-down ObamaCare repeal bill ends their summer session on a sour note.

“I’m going to go home to a whole bunch of frustrated Alabama citizens who cannot for the life of them figure out why after six years of promising that we were going to repeal ObamaCare, after actually having done so just a mere two years ago, that the Senate can’t pass the same kind of legislation that we promised we would pass,” said Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), who is running for the Senate.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/344360-frustrated-house-gop-to-begin-five-week-recess

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2017, 09:48:31 pm »

So Mr. Root and Branch Turtle McConnell says it's time to move on from the ACA repeal fiasco, then decides to move on to the home state for over a month? WTF happened to our tax relief, you moron?

Night Hides Not · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2017, 09:51:39 pm »

Too much work to get done to go home for five weeks. Be prepared for a government shutdown starting October 1.

dfwgator · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2017, 09:59:17 pm »

Useless as t*ts on a bull.

Oceander · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2017, 10:01:08 pm »

Lazy bums. If a project at work fails, I don't get to take a 5 week vacation to get over it.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2017, 10:04:21 pm »

Quote from: Oceander on July 28, 2017, 10:01:08 pm

Lazy bums. If a project at work fails, I don't get to take a 5 week vacation to get over it.

If a project at work fails, I may find myself taking five weeks to get new work...

Wingnut · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2017, 10:04:44 pm »

Quote from: Oceander on July 28, 2017, 10:01:08 pm

Lazy bums. If a project at work fails, I don't get to take a 5 week vacation to get over it.

Only in congress!

dfwgator · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2017, 10:05:20 pm »

....and don't come back!

Hondo69 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2017, 08:48:13 am »

First order of business upon return, vote themselves a raise.

Applewood · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2017, 09:58:33 am »

I hope the hometown citizens give them a good swift kick in the nuts. Same goes for the senate. Have those guys left DC yet?

The Republicans deserve to lose the majority in both houses starting next year and the presidency in 2020. I for one won't be shedding any tears when all that happens. After all, what's the difference between the two parties anyway?

Hondo69 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2017, 02:13:10 pm »

Sign spotted at the House of Representatives:

Due to lack of interest the House has been closed

Bigun · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2017, 02:28:05 pm »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 28, 2017, 10:04:21 pm

If a project at work fails, I may find myself taking five weeks to get new work...

That's because you have bosses that pay attention to what you do! For the most part they do not!

MajorClay · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:08:19 pm »

They should have voted on the 12 appropriations bills before leaving.

bilo · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:26:42 pm »

I understand the frustration of them leaving town, but what's the point in them staying. The Pub party has made it clear they can't lead. When they come back it will be schumer who dictates the terms of everything that gets done. I think Pres. Trump will start working with the Rats to get things done. The Pubs will try to put a "pretty face" on it, but everything that gets passed will move the country to the left by increasing the govt's control over our lives.

The defeat on healthcare was greater than just that, it was a surrender to the left.

XenaLee · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:29:19 pm »

Quote from: bilo on July 29, 2017, 04:26:42 pm

I understand the frustration of them leaving town, but what's the point in them staying. The Pub party has made it clear they can't lead. When they come back it will be schumer who dictates the terms of everything that gets done. I think Pres. Trump will start working with the Rats to get things done. The Pubs will try to put a "pretty face" on it, but everything that gets passed will move the country to the left by increasing the govt's control over our lives.

The defeat on healthcare was greater than just that, it was a surrender to the left.

It also solidified and made their betrayal (once again) of the voters (that would be us) official.

We get it now.

corbe · « **Reply #15 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:34:32 pm »

These 5 House Republicans are ripping their Senate colleagues over healthcare

By Julia Manchester - 07/29/17 12:06 PM EDT

Republican efforts to fulfill a seven year campaign promise to repeal and replace ObamaCare failed in the Senate early hours of Friday morning, with 48 Democrats and three Republicans opposing the measure.

Because the House successfully passed an ObamaCare repeal and replace bill, the Senate is now in the crosshairs for the collapse of the effort.

Here are some of the House Republicans speaking out against their colleagues in the upper chamber.

Paul Ryan

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who led the House in passing its own version of a repeal and replace bill, voiced his frustrations with the result of the repeal and replace efforts on Friday, saying although he was “disappointed and frustrated,” he encourages “the Senate to continue working toward a real solution that keeps our promise.”

However, Ryan reportedly did not mince words during a close door meeting, saying the House of Representatives was the only arm of government that was functioning, according to CNN.

Mo Brooks

CNN reported that during the same meeting Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) yelled “low bar!”

Brooks even called for McConnell’s resignation, saying “the buck stops there.”

"Unquestionably, the leadership at the top is responsible. The buck stops there, that's why you take on that kind of responsibility," Brooks told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. "And if Mitch McConnell cannot get the job done on this, how is he going to get the job done on the rest of President Trump's agenda over the next three-and-a-half years? This is a killer."

"It's not necessarily anything bad about Mitch McConnell himself personally," he said. "But he's got a job to do, and if he can't do it, then, as 'The Apprentice' would say, 'you're fired,' get somebody who can."

Bradley Byrne

Rep. Bradley Bryne (R-Ala.) offered more toned down comments, saying he did not want to point the finger at one person, but that the Senate has an institutional problem.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/344455-6-house-republicans-blaming-senate-gop-for-healthcare-failure

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #16 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:37:18 pm »

Quote from: Bigun on July 29, 2017, 02:28:05 pm

That's because you have bosses that pay attention to what you do! For the most part they do not!

Or the entire business collapses. In the private sector, failure has a price.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #17 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:37:28 pm »

Seven Senators opposed the Senate bill. If five had voted for, it would have passed.

So for the sake of 5 Senators in one chamber, you geniuses want to kick the GOP out of power and declare all is lost?

You want to punish all of America for the sake of 5 Senators? You think McConnell could have influenced Collins, Murkowski and McCain?

Great reasoning. I used to say even before the 2016 primaries, that many "true conservatives," were "math and logic challenged." That view is being reinforced.

It boils down to: "I didn't get by way. I quit, and America can suffer."

corbe · « **Reply #18 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:47:04 pm »

Wingnut · « **Reply #19 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:58:18 pm »

Quote from: corbe on July 29, 2017, 04:47:04 pm

corbe · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2017, 05:04:00 pm »

Douches and D*ldos @Wingnut you seem a bit preoccupied with VJJ lately, Did you buy another Bike and the ol Lady left?

Victoria33 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2017, 05:08:19 pm »

Quote from: MajorClay on July 29, 2017, 04:08:19 pm

They should have voted on the 12 appropriations bills before leaving.

@MajorClay

What appears to happen, is, the last minute before govn. shutdown happens, they rush to approve spending bills with no discussion or amendments, as in, "Vote right now this minute to keep govn. open!" The next year, they do the same. It is always an emergency to pass these bills or use a continuing resolution to keep the same spending as the year before in order to get rid of it for another year. Then when their reelection comes up, they give grandiose speeches about how they need to change congress to work better for the people, then they do the same thing they have been doing, waiting for another election to say the same thing. Doing "wrong" over and over is still wrong.

Applewood · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2017, 05:18:50 pm »

Quote from: truth_seeker on July 29, 2017, 04:37:28 pm

Seven Senators opposed the Senate bill. If five had voted for, it would have passed.

So for the sake of 5 Senators in one chamber, you geniuses want to kick the GOP out of power and declare all is lost?

You want to punish all of America for the sake of 5 Senators? You think McConnell could have influenced Collins, Murkowski and McCain?

Great reasoning. I used to say even before the 2016 primaries, that many "true conservatives," were "math and logic challenged." That view is being reinforced.

It boils down to: "I didn't get by way. I quit, and America can suffer."

So you suggest that we should still vote Republican even though they lied to us, broke their promises and really don't give a (expletive) for any of us, even though we elected them, thereby making us their employer? If you owned a business and you had an employee who lied, cheated and stole from you, would you continue to employ him?

I'm tired of this nonsense that we have to vote Republican because Democrats are much worse. I don't know about you, but these days I see little, if any, difference between the two parties. Both lie, cheat, steal and break promises. And make no mistake, both parties want government to control every aspect of your life, including whether you live or die. They crave absolute power. They all want to be god.

No way in hell will I vote for either party ever again. They can all kiss my posterior.

Wingnut · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2017, 05:24:06 pm »

Quote from: corbe on July 29, 2017, 05:04:00 pm

Douches and D*ldos @Wingnut you seem a bit preoccupied with VJJ lately, Did you buy another Bike and the ol Lady left?

Wingnut rule #9

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libertybele · « **Reply #24 on:** July 29, 2017, 05:38:03 pm »

Aww...they're frustrated. I wonder if they have any idea how the American people feel? You know the ones who are paying up the azz for health insurance, or who have lost their doctor, or who can't afford to go to the doctor? Or who have lost their jobs because of Bammycare. Meanwhile the a**holes that created this situation, decide they need a vacation!!! :nometalk: :nometalk: Where's my vacation? My vacation dollars are spent on trying to afford health care!

I never thought I would say this, but there is absolutely no point in going to the ballot box anymore.