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littlemissmartypants

(33,579 posts) Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:14 AM Oct 2025

What are the odds that the Republicans in the House are getting paid extra to stay on their "vacation" away from DC?

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What are the odds that the Republicans in the House are getting paid extra to stay on their "vacation" away from DC? (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 OP

Oh, you mean while slob et al pressures rethugs to change vote on eps files? SheltieLover Oct 2025 #1

They're either being threatened or getting paid. ... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #2

While Rump is playing golf. multigraincracker Oct 2025 #3

The payoff is the paid vacation. Ping Tung Oct 2025 #4

SheltieLover

(80,441 posts)

1. Oh, you mean while slob et al pressures rethugs to change vote on eps files?

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:15 AM

Oct 2025

littlemissmartypants

(33,579 posts)

2. They're either being threatened or getting paid. ...

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 10:24 AM

Oct 2025

They certainly don't answer to a higher power than the rotten mango. So, nothing that they do comes from good intentions or is internally motivated.

multigraincracker

(37,651 posts)

3. While Rump is playing golf.

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Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:01 AM

Oct 2025

Ping Tung

(4,370 posts)

4. The payoff is the paid vacation.

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Sun Oct 26, 2025, 11:08 AM

Oct 2025

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