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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 11:13 AM Mar 2019

Pelosi rejects Republican bill to change national emergencies act

Source: Reuters

Politics
March 13, 2019 / 10:10 AM / Updated an hour ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday the House of Representatives will not consider a Republican bill to amend a federal national emergencies law after President Donald Trump used the declaration in a bid to get money for his long-promised border wall.

“Republican Senators are proposing new legislation to allow the President to violate the Constitution just this once in order to give themselves cover.

“The House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump a pass,” the Democratic leader said in a statement. “The House will not take up this legislation to give President Trump a pass.”

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-emergency/pelosi-rejects-republican-bill-to-change-national-emergencies-act-idUSKBN1QU1XE



Hey Moscow Mitch....................The Speaker of the House ( Nancy Pelosi ) has spoken, the proverbial ball is in your court and Pence / Trump and you can't do anything about it................................see what happens when you have a legislative body that follows the CONSTITUTION..........................you can't ................... ......................


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough..............

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Pelosi rejects Republican bill to change national emergencies act (Original Post) turbinetree Mar 2019 OP
Pense says: NCjack Mar 2019 #1
meant to be a joke but 100% true EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #9
Go, Nancy, Go! Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #2
Love it! DownriverDem Mar 2019 #3
When President Harris declares Voting Rights and the Climate national emergencies.... Mars and Minerva Mar 2019 #4
A President Inslee might do that regarding the climate crisis. calimary Mar 2019 #10
Me Too! Mars and Minerva Mar 2019 #13
The article is short on details ScratchCat Mar 2019 #5
Tit for tat, McTurtle! forgotmylogin Mar 2019 #6
Good. We're gonna use national emergency Don Quijote Mar 2019 #7
A fake emergency according to Trump's own words. keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #8
Pelosi kicks ass! Democrats rule! Nitram Mar 2019 #11
can't believe they even thought Pelosi might agree to that one rurallib Mar 2019 #12

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
1. Pense says:
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 11:17 AM
Mar 2019

"Oh, please, please! We have gotten so dependent on screwing DEMs, let us do it one more time -- just to help wean us off of it."

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)
3. Love it!
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 11:25 AM
Mar 2019

You go Nancy! I have always supported you. See how having experience is a good thing? trump and the repubs would have just rolled a newbie.

Mars and Minerva

(369 posts)
4. When President Harris declares Voting Rights and the Climate national emergencies....
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 11:27 AM
Mar 2019

Republicans will be setting themselves on fire.

Then comes Gun Violence.

forgotmylogin

(7,527 posts)
6. Tit for tat, McTurtle!
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 11:35 AM
Mar 2019

<cue Mitch McConnell bemoaning in sad voice the takeover of an entire branch of government by one person...>

<bonus for Lindsey Graham on-camera freakout>

rurallib

(62,406 posts)
12. can't believe they even thought Pelosi might agree to that one
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 02:09 PM
Mar 2019

Jesus effing christ they are desperate.

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