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House Republicans Caught on Video Refusing to Stay in Session to Create Jobs
Democrats Rep. Elijah Cummings and Rep. Ruben Hinojosa attempted to stop the House adjournment in order to conduct more work, but the Republicans refused to acknowledge them and instead adjourned the Pro Forma session until Tuesday, Oct 9 at 11 AM, while legislative work will not resume until November 13. In other words, House Republicans denied the Democrats’ request to do further work for the people.
The pending agenda Republicans are kicking down the road is full of jobs bills, a middle class tax cut, the Violence Against Women Act, deficit reduction/Sequestration, relief for underwater homeowners, and more.
Watch Democrats Rep. Elijah Cummings and Rep. Ruben Hinojosa seeking recognition:
The CSPAN narrator makes a point that the House gaveled in and out for a brief pro forma session and that the cameras, which cut off right after the gaveling out, are not controlled by CSPAN but by the House. They are in fact controlled by Speaker John Boehner, a fact revealed when Boehner cut the live feed during another attempt to get Republicans to do their job:
Speaker John Boehner doesn’t want you to see what went down today in a pro-forma session of the House as he and his fellow Republicans ran away from their responsibility to the people, ignoring Rep. Stenny Hoyer (D-MD)’s calls to put the Senate passed payroll tax holiday extension up for a vote. He didn’t want you to see this so badly that he commandeered the congressional cameras to stop the live feed from the House floor.
Speaker Pelosi never cut the CSPAN feed in order to run away from her job. Pelosi did grant additional coverage of the healthcare debates, as requested by C-SPAN, although both parties have refused to grant CSPAN more access than they currently have.
Your tax dollars at work — Republicans would rather campaign than do the people’s work, but this should come as no surprise since the “work” they have done is obstruct jobs while trying to restrict the rights of women, minorities and the gay community. Oh, and arresting military moms. Very, very busy.
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10 Responses to House Republicans Caught on Video Refusing to Stay in Session to Create Jobs
Andrew Carvin
Oct. 5th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Republicans being Republicans as usual. What the Republicans want is the complete destruction/subjugation of the non-rich to give everything to RICH WHITE YOUNG STRAIGHT MEN. Unemployment will do nothing but increase wherever Republicans have power. I made a video about unemployment, and how we can fix it. It’s at my YouTube channel Zarrakan, and here’s the name:
2012 6 5 ZOC Job Pyramid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l...
Watch it, share it, and join the fight against those who want to kill all of us with destructive social policies.
Luciboo
Oct. 5th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Jim Gerlach I saw what you did!
sharon3780
Oct. 5th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
bums….they don’t want people to do well in this country!
Kim Mileusnic
Oct. 5th, 2012 at 4:33 pm
If you donn’t want to work for the citizens of the United States come November we would like to respond with, “You’re Fired!”
Kenneth Morgan
Oct. 6th, 2012 at 10:07 am
But, they would work if the bills coming to the floor involved cutting regulations on banks, and polluters, a permanent tax cut for the rich, repealing ACA for the 34th time, destroying more rights for women and minorities, changing the voter rights act of 1964, etc.
Sally
Oct. 5th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Dave Camp, you and your fellow GOP should be mightily ashamed of your behavior since 2010, and your behavior under Bush when you let him run roughshod all over the world with no way to pay for any of it…oh, we’ll leave that to Democrats.
Dee
Oct. 5th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
If there’s a chance to fire a Republican in November DO IT! Lazy asswipes.
Colleen
Oct. 5th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
They should all be fired. If a regular person walked out on their job for a month they would lose their job. These yahoos all get paid for doing nothing. Let’s get rid of them in November.
Anne
Oct. 6th, 2012 at 4:04 am
The video showing them shirking their obligation to Americans should be aired by the opponents of each and every one of them seeking re-election. It cements their reputation as the Party of No, and underscores their rank hypocrisy when they talk negatively about the very government that employs them. In the everyday world, they would have been fired.
Bonnie
Oct. 6th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Personally? I think we should send EVERY republican to Lincoln Center in NYC, as they are always looking for Prima Donnas.