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Arkansas Granny

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Tue Feb 14, 2017, 04:02 PM Feb 2017

Do You Hear the Silence? [View all]

Elijah Cummings Slams Republicans for Lack of Oversight of Trump and Flynn

Following declarations made by the Republican chairmen of the House Oversight and Intelligence Committees this morning that they wouldn’t be conducting any additional probes into the Trump administration surrounding the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) ripped into them.

Cummings, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, highlighted the silence coming from those in power to investigate President Donald Trump and Flynn.

“Let me begin by asking everyone in this room a very simple question,” he said. “Do you hear that? Do you hear the silence?”

Cummings continued, “This is a town of House Republicans conducting no oversight of President Trump. Zero. That is what it sounds like when they abdicate their duty under the Constitution.”

http://www.mediaite.com/online/do-you-hear-the-silence-elijah-cummings-slams-republicans-for-lack-of-oversight-of-trump-and-flynn/
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Do You Hear the Silence? [View all] Arkansas Granny Feb 2017 OP
I like the Paul Simon song, Sounds of Silence. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1
Here is the new oversight committee's theme song you requested Elwood P Dowd Feb 2017 #3
Much better. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #4
I hear it il_lilac Feb 2017 #2
Loud and clear! I cruise the twittersphere regularly, and the "deplorable KGB" posters are Leghorn21 Feb 2017 #5
Excellent moment! Did we ever find out if the Flynn tweet he referred to was real?? jmg257 Feb 2017 #6
They'll find some way to blame us for their incompetence. They always do. Initech Feb 2017 #7
If there is one word to describe GallopingGhost Feb 2017 #8
But they won the election sooo retrowire Feb 2017 #9
If this had happened on President Hillary Clintons watch it would be open season on democrats. Augiedog Feb 2017 #10
YES! Keep hitting them! Tatiana Feb 2017 #11
I'll tell you one thing I'm not hearing anymore: "Winning". Mr.Bill Feb 2017 #12
Actually Trump talked about his "landslide" Electoral College win mtngirl47 Feb 2017 #13
I don't mean from Trump. Mr.Bill Feb 2017 #14
There is a distinct lack of Trump apologists on Yahoo News suddenly. Ligyron Feb 2017 #17
We don't want to distract them from the most important American problem of all time: Benghazi! NNadir Feb 2017 #15
I was sure you were referring to the silence of the puny thumbs erronis Feb 2017 #16
re: can you hear the silence AllaN01Bear Feb 2017 #18
"... they (House Republicans) abdicate their duty under the Constitution." rock Feb 2017 #19
We can count on Rep. Cummings to stay on their ass. brer cat Feb 2017 #20
It's not that they're cowards, though they are, but that they are willing to let this shit go down Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #21
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