Did I just hear that right on MSNBC? The House voted to condemn VP Harris for the border ALONG with 6 Democrats???

[tulipsandroses]

Are you fukkin kidding me? Who are they??

[GreenWave]

1. What's next? Impeach Pelosi for too much chocolate ice cream at home?

[orange jar]

2. From ColoradoPolitics.com:

Those Democrats include Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Don Davis (D-NC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Mary Peltola (D-AK)

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/house-gop-passes-resolution-decrying-kamala-harris-as-border-czar/article_6fd66d96-33ba-585b-bfd9-c843ce6ba49f.html

[dsc]

11. I am so not surprised by Davis

sadly he is my Congressman.

[Celerity]

22. Davis is one of at least 4 Democrats trying to scupper Biden's pharma cost reductions

Democrats Josh Gottheimer (NJ), Wiley Nickel (NC), Scott Peters (CA), and Donald Davis (NC) are all co-sponsoring at least one of multiple bills that would stifle regulators’ ability to bring down prices of drugs covered by the Medicare. The bills would significantly reduce or outright block the drug price reduction framework contained in Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

3 of the 4 are No Labels' Problem Solvers Caucus members, with Gottheimer being the co-chair, and the 4th, Davis, was the lone Democratic co-sponsor of a bill by Rethugs Greg Murphy and Brett Guthrie that significantly weakens Medicare's ability to lower prices:

The lone Democrat willing to weaken Medicare’s power to negotiate drug prices

https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/05/democrat-weaken-medicare-drug-price-negotiation/

All 4 are in the moderate/centrist New Democrat Coalition, and Nickel and Gottheimer are also in the conservative Blue Dog Coalition.

One of the bills, the Optimizing Research Progress Hope and News (ORPHAN) Cures Act, would exclude vital drugs for many diseases from the price reduction process.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5539/text?s=1&r=88

Two other bills,

the Maintaining Investments in New Innovation (MINI) Act

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5547

and the Ensuring Pathways to Innovative Cures (EPIC) Act,

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7174/cosponsors?s=7&r=1

would delay or block the price reduction apparatus for many other drugs.

The four have cumulatively taken in more than $400,000 from Big Pharma during just the 2023–2024 congressional session.

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/don-davis/industries?cid=N00049636&cycle=2024

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/josh-gottheimer/industries?cid=N00036944&cycle=2024

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/wiley-nickel/pacs?cid=N00049133&cycle=2024

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/scott-peters/industries?cid=N00033591&cycle=2024

[Grins]

12. Jared Golden of Maine.

A HUGE disappointment.

Should have gone with my instincts: “Anyone whoever worked for Susan Collins should be avoided.”

[edisdead]

21. Primary the fuck out of these MFers

[lizardkingjr]

3. Here you go

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4792632-house-democrats-border-harris/

[Nikossitti]

4. It sure did!

Six democrats note with all republicans. And don’t you know that Katie Tur was the one to make it her story. We have been turning her off.

[mommymarine2003]

5. Sick of Perez's commercial. I live in the Portland, Oregon area, but we get SW Washington commercials.

Her commercials start off with being against Biden and for protecting the borders. She does not even mention being a Democrat. Her Republican opponent ran against her last time. They are trying to out-conservative each other. I swear their commercials sound like they want to shut down the border between Oregon and Washington. They should both lose.

[WA-03 Democrat]

7. I had high hopes for Marie

I have talked and meet her. I have no idea. Jamie was sadly better.

[Klarkashton]

6. Some shitbirds. Hard to believe.

[Abolishinist]

8. "The six Democrats who voted in favor of the legislation

are all in highly competitive races this fall."

Reps. Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.), Donald Davis (D-N.C.), Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) are in toss-up races in the nonpartisan Cook Political Report’s race analysis, while Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) are in races that are leaning Democrat.

A tweet from Peltola - "I'm not voting for Trump & I’m not endorsing anyone else either. The media won’t allow us to engage in nuanced conversation because it doesn't sell clicks. I won't vote for a candidate who's not pro-choice. I can't ask Alaskans to vote for a candidate who's not pro-energy."

Ridiculous. If the vote was 220-196, then had they done the right thing it would have been 214-202, and if there are 3 empty seats (2?), this means there were 16 who didn't vote? Assuming 6 of these were R's, that leaves 10 D's who didn't vote?

[TommyT139]

16. Can't help but notice

Peltola's complaint about "the media" not letting her be all nuanced was...tweeted. she could have said anything she wanted, posting a whole thread, or a link to a blog. But no.

[ViewObsessed]

9. The border is secure!

[malaise]

10. Yes

Puke

[UTUSN]

13. CUELLAR Texas - under indictment, Anti-Choice, saved multiply by Dem endorsements

[SunImp]

15. Jessica Cisneros was the better person, but she was smeared by idiots

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-congressman-henry-cuellar-and-his-wife-charged-bribery-unlawful-foreign-influence-and

Maybe he'll end up like Menendez

[musette_sf]

14. Just got a begging text from Peltola 🙄

Responded with the “condemn” vote info and said BYE GIRL

[lees1975]

17. Republicans.

Same jackasses who wouldn't pass the border bill they had previously agreed on because of Trump.

Thank you, Mike Johnson, for handing this election over to our party and putting it on a silver platter.

[Cheezoholic]

18. Big Money squeeze will be hitting many unfortunately. I'm telling you, if we sweep strong it's gotta be up there

to be fixed. It is impossible for every Democrat to run or be "the way we all would like" and win unless we get rid of Big Money. IMO it is the #1 problem our social and political system faces. Estimates are this election cycle could cost over 10 billion dollars. That's almost HALF of NASA's 25 billion dollar yearly budget!!!

Whose launching American astronauts? Big Money. Big Fucking Problem.

[AngryOldDem]

19. Heard that too and did a double-take

Apparently they are in tight races in their districts (per NPR).

Not exactly a way to win friends and influence people.

Shameful.

[Emile]

20. Do they advertise themselves as moderates?