While we were distracted by Trump, Republicans advanced these 9 terrifying bills

[workinclasszero]

While we were distracted by Trump, Republicans advanced these 9 terrifying bills
Posted By: Tom Cahill March 4, 2017

1. H.R. 861: To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency

2. H.R. 610: Tax dollars for private schools

3. H.R. 899: To terminate the Department of Education

4. H.J.R. 69: To repeal a rule protecting wildlife

5. H.R. 370: To repeal the Affordable Care Act

6. H.R. 354: To defund Planned Parenthood

7. H.R. 785: National Right-to-Work legislation

8. H.R. 83: Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

9. H.R. 147: To criminalize abortion

http://resistancereport.com/politics/gop-bills-congress/

[raccoon]

1. K&r. Nt

[mdbl]

2. Repuglicans are total sleezeballs

those bills leave no question of that.

[Alpeduez21]

3. +1

[lillypaddle]

4. Heartless, shortsighted SOBs

They don't give a shit about DJT, they just want to pass their fucking agenda.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. As I posted in a similar thread yesterday

Unless there are companion Senate versions... or any of that even makes it through committees, committee votes, floor scheduling, floor debates, amendments from the floor, and to a final vote to eventually go over to the Senate for the same treatment, then none if it is going too far any time soon.

Some of those items might be fast-tracked due to them being "red meat", but otherwise....

They NEED to work on appropriations for FY 2017 because the entire federal government is still operating on a CR (until April 28th). And the "debt ceiling" is due for action (increase) some time this month...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8745118

[Volaris]

6. Uh-huh. And if third passes, who's gonna make sure the second gets done correctly?

That's kinda what I thought. They're so damn eager to have their fire sale they're pouring gasoline on their own stuff. I would posit that that's because they're all fucking idiots, but at this point I'm not much inclined to stop them. If they want to set all of our nice things on fire, the least that can happen is that we get to enjoy watching them run around like headless chickens and beg us for help when they realize theyve lit up the coop in addition to the farmhouse.

Our response to that 'request' should be to quote Saint Ronnie back to them and 'just say no'.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

7. K&R nt

[Vinca]

8. And what exactly do you think we can do about any of them??

They don't care how many times we march and call and email. In fact, some of them find it amusing. Democrats don't have the numbers to stop anything. If anything fails to pass it will be at the discretion of a semi-sane Republican. We might as well remain distracted.

[lame54]

9. They were going to advance them anyway...

Tired of this can't walk and chew gum argument

[Cosmocat]

10. I have posted and told people repeatedly

This Congress, fully controlled by ideologically deranged right wing extremists are an equal or greater threat than 45.

And, that they are so craven as to allow a Russian mole as our potus be completely unchecked for the sake of enabling their hate-filled, destructive agenda highlights that fact.

[Dustlawyer]

11. Terrifying enough, but the article fails to mention any of the 5 Tort Reform

bills in the House. They make it impossible in many instances to sue, and in others they make it harder to recover and for amounts that are capped at very low amounts. It is corporate America's dream to keep individuals and workers from being able to sue large corporations.

It is not just Lady Justice that is blind, the American people are too because our media can only handle one or two stories at a time.

[spanone]

12. this is ALL they do.... take-away from the american people.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. We're not distracted. There's almost zero we can do to stop

them. Do you think if we just ask our Republican reps and senators to vote against the dismantling of the country, they'll do.it?

[CrispyQ]

17. My republican senator's main voice mail box is full.

So i started calling his satellite offices, but now they are full too. Probably with my voice mails.

[dalton99a]

14. Kick.

[onenote]

15. Advanced? Not really. Just introduced

With the exception of HR 69, none of these bills has "advanced" beyond the stage of being introduced (in several instances with only a handful of co-sponsors) and referred to one or more committees (a ministerial, essentially automatic act that occurs with respect to every bill that is introduced).

And people are mobilizing against these bills. I've received multiple emails about the planned parenthood defunding bill, the EPA termination bill and others.

[BeckyDem]

16. We're mobilized not distracted. Maybe you meant the press?