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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm a huge Rep. Katherine Clark fan now after this floor speech....
&t=4s"The historic dysfunction that we are seeing, in the intra-party fight, that the American people have been drawn into, is imperiling our national security, it will imperil the ability of this government to deliver basic services," Clark warned. "It is imperiling our jobs and our responsibility to serve our constituents."
The House is at a stand-still, so there are members that can't provide constituent services to those in their states back home. So, if for example, a veteran needs help navigating his or her benefits and the complexities of the VA, they're left in the dark. For anyone trying to get someone to help them with a misfiled tax return and for a widow lost in how to navigate Social Security, there is no one in to help.
"But it is also entirely predictable. They're failing to convene congress today, but for years, they have failed to deliver the votes for the American people," she said to applause
"When small businesses needed to reopen, and the American people wanted vaccines, they said no," Clark began with a list of things Republicans opposed. "When we capped insulin costs for seniors, at $35 a month, they said no. When we lowered health care costs and premiums for working families, they said no. When we defended the civil rights of LGBTQ+ Americans, they said no. When we protected lives from senseless gun violence, especially in the wake of the horrors of Buffalo and Uvalde, they said no. When we stood up for women and reproductive freedom, they said no. When we brought manufacturing back to America, they said no. When we answered the urgent call to protect our planet and invest in clean energy, and create tens of millions of good-paying jobs, they said no."
She went on to cite equal pay, child care, paid family leave, the fundamental right to vote for every American, and supporting veteran access to healthcare were all "no" votes from Republicans.
"When we defended our democracy, two years ago tomorrow, from a tyrannical president, following the Jan. 6th insurrection, they said no," Clark said. "House Democrats will stand together. We will stand for the American people. It is our job and our responsibility to elect a speaker who stands with them and with great pride, i nominate Hakeem Jeffries."
DeeNice
(575 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,506 posts)Karadeniz
(22,606 posts)out to destroy democracy.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,547 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,292 posts)Lonestarblue
(10,155 posts)Are the people in Boeberts district watching? Is Fox televising the failure of the party to function? Are Gen Z and millennials who get their news from social media paying attention? How much of the chaos is being covered by ABC, NBC, and CBS on their evening news programs? Im not a television watcher, so I get my news online.
Decades ago when I was younger, the majority of people got their news from the evening news programs, and those programs covered most of the events needed to help people stay informed. That is not true today as corporations like Sinclair censor what their stations can run on the evening news, and fewer people watch as well.
I can only speak for myself, but I have often overestimated what I thought people would know about current events. And thus too many voters often dont have a clue about what thenpeople they vote for have actually done or not done.
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crickets
(25,990 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,292 posts)the information.
crickets
(25,990 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)Just click on the cog in the upper right and goto captions.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,853 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,773 posts)3catwoman3
(24,109 posts)Dignified, direct, disciplined.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,823 posts)concretebluetwo
(114 posts)How Democrats should have been messaging all along.
KEEP IT UP!
wendyb-NC
(3,344 posts)It's true, and the country needs to hear it. Especially the republicons. She's fantastic.
Cha
(298,018 posts)magicarpet
(14,208 posts)... Dems have nothing to be ashamed of,.. but the same can not be said of the Fascist ReThugs.
When there is an open microphone - blast that reality out to the world. Broadcast it near and far - it might help shake some folks out of their slumber.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)calimary
(81,594 posts)What a difference between our two main political parties!
I hope Dems are already planning the campaign commercials for taking the House back in 2024! The GOP certainly is generating a lot of usable material!
11 Bravo
(23,928 posts)efhmc
(14,736 posts)What is wrong with the GQP who do not want these things to happen for people?
usaf-vet
(6,233 posts)Because what we have here in Wisconsin is gerrymander bubbleheads.
Just being nice, they are worst than bobbleheads.
Hekate
(91,004 posts)bringthePaine
(1,742 posts)dchill
(38,609 posts)ybbor
(1,558 posts)I heard her live and was like Damn! That was one hell of a speech!
efhmc
(14,736 posts)Response to ZonkerHarris (Original post)
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niyad
(113,860 posts)Response to niyad (Reply #39)
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electric_blue68
(15,012 posts)SunSeeker
(51,796 posts)Was not disappointed.
Uncle Joe
(58,524 posts)Thanks for the thread ZonkerHarris
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,169 posts)..."The Velvet Assassin", or sometimes "The Silent Assassin".
I am proud that she is from Massachusetts.
niyad
(113,860 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,292 posts)dlk
(11,600 posts)Overwhelming evidence they are unfit to govern.
BWdem4life
(1,720 posts)and someone just couldn't help themselves from shouting "point of order!"
Iris
(15,679 posts)niyad
(113,860 posts)Fla Dem
(23,875 posts)barbtries
(28,818 posts)i know i should know this, but: the Speaker of the House must come from the party in the Majority, correct?
is it even possible that Jeffries could be elected Speaker in this current scenario?
ZonkerHarris
(24,292 posts)barbtries
(28,818 posts)i wonder if it's ever happened. Of course the republicans would rather waste the entire term than to let that happen. they have no desire to govern anyway.
Mr. Sparkle
(2,954 posts)electric_blue68
(15,012 posts)Iris
(15,679 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,292 posts)sheshe2
(84,057 posts)She was my rep before I moved.
Brava, Katherine.
wryter2000
(46,130 posts)My ears perked up. Another hero. We have a lot.
Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)Pototan
(1,237 posts)and she is my hero.
bucolic_frolic
(43,476 posts)True Blue American
(17,995 posts)*and the transcript below. Many of our members really appreciate you.
Best_man23
(4,914 posts)As in:
Can't govern.
Can't pass a bill that's not a tax cut or takes away rights from the American people.
Can't win elections without suppressing voters or rigging the system to their advantage.
Can't refuse Russian money.
Can't elect a House Speaker even when their in the majority.
You get the picture.
Alice Kramden
(2,169 posts)geardaddy
(24,931 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)and sadness in how the American people have been held hostage by Republikkkans since 1/6. Rep. Clark is a patriot trying to get our country moving again with one tool, truth.
THE BARRISTER
(3 posts)Rep. Clark's speech is an inspiration; the Repugs in Congress are those that supported or went along with the Jan. 6 Insurrection.
The Repugs are the NEIN AND WHINE Party, the party of "NO!" They can't and won't govern--they just whine and say "Nein!"
So, thank goodness for Rep. Clark and her speech! The whole world is watching....