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turbinetree

(24,683 posts)
Mon Dec 30, 2019, 05:44 PM Dec 2019

GOP leader really wants you to forget about all the Republicans fleeing the House

By
Josh Israel -
December 30, 2019 1:29 PM

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is facing 25 retirements from his caucus, and there may be more to come.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy mocked the Democratic majority on Monday for having "fewer members than they started with" in 2019. But his own caucus has seen significantly more departures than the Democrats have and will soon face dozens of retirements.

Under the guise of presenting a year-in-review for the House Democratic majority, Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) noted misleadingly that they had "Issued more subpoenas than laws," claimed they "Have fewer members than they started with," and opined that they "Jammed though an unpopular impeachment which will cost them their House majority."

While McCarthy is technically correct that the Democratic caucus is slightly smaller today (232) than at the beginning of the year (235), his own caucus is as well and may get smaller still in the upcoming days.

Since the start of 2019, one Democratic member died in office, Elijah Cummings of Maryland), one resigned after revenge porn was posted online (Katie Hill of California), and one switched parties (Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey).

https://americanindependent.com/house-minority-leader-kevin-mccarthy-gop-retirements-congress-democrats/

The utter brilliance of this "guy" is amazing......................... ..........................he is on the ...................and they are abandoning his party.....................his treasonous enabling party................. ...............

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GOP leader really wants you to forget about all the Republicans fleeing the House (Original Post) turbinetree Dec 2019 OP
One of those GOP "retirements" will be Duncan Hunter Jr BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #1
He might get a pardon...........................go figure...................... turbinetree Dec 2019 #2

BigmanPigman

(51,551 posts)
1. One of those GOP "retirements" will be Duncan Hunter Jr
Mon Dec 30, 2019, 05:56 PM
Dec 2019

after committing multiple financial crimes and was found quilty.

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