House committee chairs respond to GSA delay of response

[Yonnie3]

Link to tweet

Steve Herman
@W7VOA
House committee chairs insist @GSAEmily brief them tomorrow on refusal to grant @Transition46 "access to critical services and facilities." https://oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/2020-11-23.CBM%20Lowey%20GEC%20Quigley%20to%20Murphy-GSA%20re%20Biden-Harris%20Transition%20Team%20Access.pdf
2:50 PM · Nov 23, 2020

The letter (PDF) linked is IMO worth a read.

[soothsayer]

1. She'll say no?

[SallyHemmings]

2. They removed all excuses other than

"I don't want to, I don't feel like it".

Which is clearly not an option.

[gohuskies]

3. Addressing the tRumpanista as 'honorable' is a total joke

She needs to be held accountable for her deceitful actions and using her staff to essentially give a 'dog ate my homework' excuse is way beneath any sense of decency and duty to the nation. Inherent Contempt was meant to be used in circumstances such as what she is doing to play lapdog for dRumpf.

[malaise]

4. Send the Marshal if she fails to show

that is all

[Grins]

5. Or what...?

Repukes get away with this shit all the time. If she’s a no-show, send the Marshall's to arrest her and drag her to the Capitol. Otherwise, this is just meaningless pouting.

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. Yep. Add me to the list that would like to see real consequences for defiance.

[LizBeth]

8. +1. You can just hear them saying, Dems won't do nuthin'.

[MyOwnPeace]

7. Hard to not believe that the House

brought so much of this on themselves by letting SO MANY OTHERS ignore "requests" and even subpoenas during the Impeachment hearings, as well as other investigative hearings that have taken place over the past 4 years.
We can only hope that the Biden administration will take action regarding the powers of each branch of government - as the Constitution outlined and expected.

[beachbumbob]

9. Geeze, another strongly worded letter heading to the wastebasket, seems

like we haven't learned anything in 2 years

[Crunchy Frog]

10. What's the likelihood she'll show up tomorrow if she didn't today?

What would the Rs do if the situation were reversed?

[dalton99a]

11. She'll ignore them.

November 23, 2020
The Honorable Emily Murphy
Administrator
General Services Administration
1800 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20405

Dear Administrator Murphy:

Last week, we requested that you brief us and our Ranking Members on your ongoing refusal to grant the Biden-Harris Transition Team access to critical services and facilitiesspecified in the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 and millions of dollars in funding that Congress appropriated on October 1, 2020, for transition activities under the Act. We asked for this briefing to occur by today, and we explained that the results of your briefing would help inform whether we bring you, your Deputy, your Chief of Staff, and your General Counsel to testify at a public hearing.
Earlier today, our staff received an email from your office indicating that your Deputy would provide the briefing instead of you, but that this briefing would not occur until next week. Your staff’s email also indicated that you may have some type of problem with your ability to set up video-conferencing this week.

We cannot wait yet another week to obtain basic information about your refusal to make the ascertainment determination. Every additional day that is wasted is a day that the safety, health, and well-being of the American people is imperiled as the incoming Biden-Harris Administration is blocked from fully preparing for the coronavirus pandemic, our nation’s dire economic crisis, and our national security.

In order to address the logistical concerns raised in your staff’s email, we are willing to host the briefing. We can use Webex, Teams, or any other platform that Americans across the country now use routinely. If you are unable to utilize one of those platforms, we will set up a conference call via telephone.

In the spirit of accommodation, we are willing to host this briefing tomorrow at a time that is convenient for you. We are currently reserving 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m., and we can also work with you to accommodate another time tomorrow. In order to arrange this briefing, we ask for your response by 5 p.m. today.

The Committee on Oversight and Reform is the principal oversight committee of the House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X. The Committee on Appropriations has oversight of executive departments and agencies to assist in the determination of appropriation of revenue for the support of the Government under House Rule X.

Sincerely,