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In reply to the discussion: Checkmate! Looks like Pres Obama may have set the GOP up before making the 4 recess appointments [View all]Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)For the second time in recent weeks, C-SPANs video on Friday morning cut away from high drama in the U.S. Congress as Democrats demanded to be heard, only to see their session immediately shut down by Republicans.
In another so-called pro forma session, or a session of Congress staged merely as formality in order to block presidential recess appointments, the House of Representatives was gaveled in on Friday and immediately gaveled out again, even as Democrats took to the floor demanding to know where their Republican colleagues were.
After the session was initiated, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) stood and asked Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), Where are the Republicans? He was joined by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and a small assemblage of other Democrats whove been pushing to extend lower payroll tax rates to working Americans.
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p.s. Pelosi knows that the Republicans are not going to let anyone speak during the Pro-forma sessions, so going there today to try to speak has to be part of a calculated strategy, in my opinion, to rack up more evidence that The House is actually in recess.