Hillary Clinton: Get Out Of Congress 'If You Can't Stand The Heat'
Source: Talking Points Memo
By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 22, 2017, 4:35 PM EDT
Hillary Clinton on Wednesday told members of Congress who are avoiding their constituents that if they can't stand the heat, they should "get out of the...Congress."
Clinton linked to an opinion piece by the editorial board of the Kansas City Star addressing senators and representatives who are holding fewer town halls in order to avoid irate constituents.
"Members of Congress signed up for this when they ran for office. They were elected to serve," the paper's editorial board wrote. "Representing the people means showing up, even when the exchange may not be among friends."
Link to tweet
Constituents and protesters gathered at public events and outside local appearances by Republican lawmakers. Members of Congress who are home in their districts for the week during the congressional recess faced large crowds and vocal criticism at town halls on Tuesday.
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delisen
(6,043 posts)Claimed they weren't his constituents -couldn't be from his district.
The contrast Clinton before his faux committee, and Chaffetz in front of his constituents is stark.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)About friggin time you spoke up. Watch the GOP heads explode bigly. Game changer baby.
AllaN01Bear
(18,201 posts)eggscllent rebutt by ms hillary.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Nt
charlyvi
(6,537 posts)from Congress, the Republican party, and her own Democratic party than any of these cowardly pampered bozos. They seem like spoiled children compared to her, led by the biggest spoiled brat of all!
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)MsLeopard
(1,265 posts)JohnnyLib2
(11,211 posts)Get 'em, Hillary!
Cha
(297,205 posts)Leith
(7,809 posts)When they get a little blow-back, they scurry off like the rats they are.
Whiny little scumbags!
not fooled
(5,801 posts)with the corporate media not exposing their perfidy as they sell out the American people--rob and poison us--to satisfy their billionaire backers.
Scum can't abide being exposed for the sellouts they are.
spooky3
(34,451 posts)what your constituents want (unless they want to take away someone's rights, etc.).
TNNurse
(6,926 posts)and explain it to your constituents, you have no business in government.
NBachers
(17,108 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)I would too in a heartbeat.
BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)But then where would they get their bribes, and who would tell them what moral and social positions they should adopt, however temporarily?
olddad56
(5,732 posts)are owned indirectly by Putin, and have no real sense of obligation to the people who were duped into voting for them. My opinion is that the Russian Oligarchy has channeled money through the Koch Bros for years. Then the Koch Bros. donate the money to the Super PACS who then buy the candidates. I don't think that the Russian connection begins or ends with Don the Con. Just my opinion..