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Archae

(46,327 posts)
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 09:55 AM Feb 2019

Two Wisconsin congressmen vote against Trump's "emergency," my congressman voted no on the bill.

My congressman, BTW, is Glenn Grothmann, "Trump can do no wrong" type republican.

Sensenbrenner, Gallagher vote against Trump's declaration

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner and Mike Gallagher are among 13 House Republicans who supported a Democratic effort to block President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration to fund a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. The House's vote of 245-182 Tuesday fell well below the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override what would be the first veto of Trump's presidency.

Both Sensenbrenner and Gallagher are in districts that are solidly Republican. Sensenbrenner, in Wisconsin's 5th District, says he supports constructing a wall, but opposes circumventing the "will of Congress" by funding it through the declaration.

https://www.wbay.com/content/news/Sensenbrenner-Gallagher-vote-against-Trumps-declaration-506431461.html

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Two Wisconsin congressmen vote against Trump's "emergency," my congressman voted no on the bill. (Original Post) Archae Feb 2019 OP
My GOP Congressman voted against Trump's emergency Johnny2X2X Feb 2019 #1
he also knows damn well a democrat President could do the same thing if Trump does. Archae Feb 2019 #2
My condolences to you!! aeromanKC Feb 2019 #3
It's ok, I never hear anything from him 99% of the time. Archae Feb 2019 #4
when a veto override occurs, we may see more GOP congresspeople support it.....same with GOP beachbum bob Feb 2019 #5

Johnny2X2X

(19,060 posts)
1. My GOP Congressman voted against Trump's emergency
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 09:57 AM
Feb 2019

Justin Amash here in West Michigan. Amash is a Tea Party fool whose ideas are awful for the country, but he's a principled one who cares about the rule of law.

Archae

(46,327 posts)
2. he also knows damn well a democrat President could do the same thing if Trump does.
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:01 AM
Feb 2019

Trump doesn't give a shit, since he doesn't care.

But the 13 congressmen DO care.

aeromanKC

(3,322 posts)
3. My condolences to you!!
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:06 AM
Feb 2019

Grothman is one of the most despicable piecess of human excrement to set foot on earth. Total POS!!!

Again, my condolences to you.

Archae

(46,327 posts)
4. It's ok, I never hear anything from him 99% of the time.
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:08 AM
Feb 2019

He's just there in Congress, that's about all.

He made a name for himself a couple years ago when he claimed having money was "more important to men than to women."

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
5. when a veto override occurs, we may see more GOP congresspeople support it.....same with GOP
Wed Feb 27, 2019, 10:09 AM
Feb 2019

senators.

Many understand the gravity of an unchecked president and do they want to deal with next democratic president doing the same tact?

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