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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 02:39 PM
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GOP complains House isn't being very Obama-like
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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/democrats-push-through-new-rules-package-2009-01-06.html

House Republicans Tuesday lost their fight to retain the minority’s ability to force potentially embarrassing floor votes when the lower chamber voted 242-181 to pass the rules package for the 111th Congress.

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Republicans cried foul on the floor Tuesday afternoon, charging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) with setting a divisive tone on the first day of the 111th Congress, in contrast to President-elect Obama's message of inclusion and unity.

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However, one of the most contentious issues included in the rules package is a revision to the way Republicans may amend a bill before final passage. The passed rules package allows Democrats to remove the GOP’s ability to offer a “motion to recommit” a bill “promptly,” which in effect kills the underlying legislation.

Democrats argue that Republicans will still have the opportunity to offer amendments to legislation in the final stages, i.e. “forthwith” - they just won’t be able to use that amendment for political gimmicks, according to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.).

“Members have said on the other side, they want to be able to offer an alternative. Nothing in this proposal diminishes their ability to offer an alternative. They are fully able to offer an alternative as an amendment. What they are losing is a legislative Ponzi scheme,” Frank argued.

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