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brooklynite

(94,333 posts)
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 05:10 PM Jul 2021

House Republicans pull out of another key select committee in a sign of 1/6 panel fallout

Source: CNN

(CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has pulled out all six Republicans designated to serve on a key select committee on the economy, three sources tell CNN, a sign of the fallout among House Republicans over being vetoed from the panel investigating the January 6 insurrection.

None of McCarthy's initial appointments to the select committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth will be joining that committee's first meeting this week, a lawmaker familiar with the committee told CNN.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Deputy Chief of Staff Drew Hammill also confirmed to CNN that McCarthy's selections to this key economic select committee had pulled out.

What is still unclear at this time is whether these Republicans are boycotting the committee temporarily or leaving it altogether. It also remains to be seen whether there are other select committees Republicans will reject.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/republicans-withdraw-economic-disparity-and-fairness-in-growth-committee/index.html
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House Republicans pull out of another key select committee in a sign of 1/6 panel fallout (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2021 OP
So... if they aren't going to work, do we still have to pay them? C_U_L8R Jul 2021 #1
This is very pertinent! dchill Jul 2021 #20
They obviously see some political gain, or should I say some frump directed pleasing PortTack Jul 2021 #2
Hmm... some TFGrump directing them? ananda Jul 2021 #6
Dereliction of duty, undermining Congress bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #3
Rump told Mitch McConnell yesterday to not do any6 bipartisan committees MiniMe Jul 2021 #4
Yup..and turtle and kevi are fine with it PortTack Jul 2021 #5
"....to stop the government from working"? PatSeg Jul 2021 #11
He reminds me of this little girl... NurseJackie Jul 2021 #7
Nellie Oleson? rickyhall Jul 2021 #13
That's "Rhoda" from the movie "The Bad Seed" NurseJackie Jul 2021 #14
AND... he reminds me of this little girl, too! NurseJackie Jul 2021 #8
Better Off Without Them, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2021 #9
Still think we can work with them, senators Manchin and Sinema? Walleye Jul 2021 #10
Manchin and Sinema aren't in the House. President Biden thinks he can work with republicans too. George II Jul 2021 #15
I know they're not in the House,but they're certainly aware of it. And Biden isn't blocking anything Walleye Jul 2021 #16
Big babies Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 #12
Pelosi should tell them they forgot their ball. rickford66 Jul 2021 #17
committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth everyonematters Jul 2021 #18
They show themselves for the Fifth Column placeholders they really are. ancianita Jul 2021 #19
Trump reminds me more of this boy caraher Jul 2021 #21
They dont even know how bad they're screwing themselves oldsoftie Jul 2021 #22
whatever dude...fuck you.... bahboo Jul 2021 #23
TFG is running the GQP like ran his casinos -bankruptcy!! but , keep money coming !!! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #24
Fine then resign.....we have a majority then we should use it..... turbinetree Jul 2021 #25
If all of them want to leave Washington DC for the rest of the year that would be a good thing. ZonkerHarris Jul 2021 #26

PortTack

(32,705 posts)
2. They obviously see some political gain, or should I say some frump directed pleasing
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 05:18 PM
Jul 2021

Kevi doesn’t make a move without der leader.

This is the same thing that happened when the orange mass was squatting. Pull out everyone, every support, trip up every normalcy, centralize their so called power, decimate any ability for the government to work as it should

MiniMe

(21,709 posts)
4. Rump told Mitch McConnell yesterday to not do any6 bipartisan committees
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 05:38 PM
Jul 2021

Until after the next election. So he is telling the Repukes to totally stop the Government from working.

PatSeg

(47,260 posts)
11. "....to stop the government from working"?
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 06:33 PM
Jul 2021

Well, some things don't change do they? All republicans want to do is raise campaign cash, run for office, give press conferences, confirm conservative judges, and then run for office again. That is pretty much their job description. They don't have to really know anything about government, because they don't govern anyway.

The Magistrate

(95,241 posts)
9. Better Off Without Them, Sir
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 06:06 PM
Jul 2021

It has long been clear Republicans have no interest in governing. Now they are making it obvious to even the dullest denizen of the Village....

Walleye

(30,977 posts)
16. I know they're not in the House,but they're certainly aware of it. And Biden isn't blocking anything
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 07:52 PM
Jul 2021

everyonematters

(3,432 posts)
18. committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:02 PM
Jul 2021

The Republicans have never been big on economic fairness, like if you are poor it's always your own fault. They agree to raise the minimum wage, only after it becomes ridiculously low thru inflation, and then not very much. The essence of a market economy is competition, but that means someone has to be at the bottom. That shouldn't mean they have to starve or neglect their kids because they are working all the time.

ancianita

(35,932 posts)
19. They show themselves for the Fifth Column placeholders they really are.
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:17 PM
Jul 2021

Again, they're not there to do a job, just to be a mouthpiece for dark money, to shut down and take down democratic processes and democracy.

As TLP say and Dylan say, they gotta serve somebody -- the 28 funders of trumpcult.

ZonkerHarris

(24,207 posts)
26. If all of them want to leave Washington DC for the rest of the year that would be a good thing.
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 02:18 PM
Jul 2021

Just leave Cheney and Kinzinger to work with us and shit will get done!

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