A day of House drama over a resolution blaming Trump for the shutdown

[Right_in_Virginia]

A day of House drama over a resolution blaming Trump for the shutdown
Conservatives disrupt floor proceedings in objection, Democrats amend resolution to appease Republicans
Roll Call, Jan 29, 2019

House Republicans disrupted normal floor proceedings Tuesday because they were upset that the Democratic majority scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution that blamed President Donald Trump for the 35-day partial government shutdown.

The resolution, sponsored by freshman Virginia Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton, was ultimately amended to address Republicans’ complaints but not without some partisan squabbling and procedural antics.

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After the original resolution was filed, Republicans objected to specific parts of it referencing the president’s role in the shutdown and quoting House Republicans expressing disapproval for shutdowns as a tactic. Later Tuesday, Democrats amended the resolution to take those portions out ahead of Wednesday’s vote, but not before the complaints spilled into public view on and off the floor.

The text of the measure starts by expressing the sense of the House that “government shutdowns are detrimental to the nation and should not occur” — a statement so innocuous that in and of itself it would certainly have broad bipartisan support.

But the original text of the resolution then laid out a series of “whereas” statements that were more partisan in nature. Republicans objected to the ones that laid blame for the shutdown solely at Trump’s feet.


More:  https://www.rollcall.com/news/day-house-drama-resolution-blaming-trump-shutdown

[Cyber Liberty]

A perfectly good waste of time....

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A resolution of Blame? What the hell is that?
Surly the Dems don't want to outlaw a government shutdown.
Dems do it as much or more than Pubs.

Instead of legislating for the country, the Dems are stuck on focusing solely on President Trump and nothing else.
Waste of time is correct. And likely a deliberate waste of time. Anything they can do to keep Trump from getting anything substantive done they will do.