Republicans threaten reprisals as House Democratic chairman gets subpoena power

[babylonsister]

Republicans threaten reprisals as House Democratic chairman gets subpoena power
Democrats said they need the power to overcome the administration's "stonewalling." The Interior secretary responded: "Godspeed with the witch hunt."
By ANTHONY ADRAGNA
02/12/2020 04:59 PM EST


Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee gave Chairman Raúl Grijalva unilateral power Wednesday to subpoena documents from the Interior Department and other agencies — prompting Republicans to vow payback.

Grijalva told reporters he plans to begin issuing document demands next week, following what Democrats call a long pattern of the Trump administration's refusal to comply with congressional oversight.

“After more than a year of stonewalling and smokescreens, I would be failing my responsibility as chair if I did not seek this authority,” the Arizona Democrat said before the resolution passed on a party-line vote of 21 to 15. “I do not intend to surprise nor harass anybody. I intend for this committee to do its job.”

Grijalva said the first subpoenas will be about a canceled study on the health effects of mountaintop removal mining; Interior reorganization efforts, including the relocation of the department's Bureau of Land Management to Colorado; and the decision to downsize two national monuments in Utah.

But Interior Secretary David Bernhardt denounced the move, and other Republicans said they may well wield the same tactics against Democrats the next time the GOP regains the majority.

"Today's action by the House Natural Resources Committee demonstrates they won't let the facts stand in the way of their rhetoric," Bernhardt said in a tweet. "Going forward, the Department will take today's action into account for every decision it makes to deal with this committee. Godspeed with the witch hunt."

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[Lindsay]

1. Apparently Mr. Bernhardt is unfamiliar

with the never-end Benghazi hearings et al.

[in2herbs]

2. He has not been without his own scandals but when I contact him about the status of the

wild horses he always responds. I'm glad he's got this subpoena power and he's a member of the House Progressive Caucus.

[Phoenix61]

3. Maybe they'll do something really mean like

prevent a sitting President from filling a seat on the Supreme Court. We need to stop forgetting how they are. For them to act like we are “making” them do anything reminds me of when I worked domestic violence cases.

[eleny]

4. "they may well wield the same tactics against Democrats the next time the GOP regains the majority"

That would be nothing new.

[2naSalit]

5. Hahahaha!!!

Like there will BE any fucking republicans after this election.

[cstanleytech]

6. Its not the Republican Party anymore its actually the new American Nazi Party.

[Woodycall]

7. True that!

[aggiesal]

11. Run by the GOP Mafia ...

GOP = Greedy One Percent

[2naSalit]

14. Yup.

[maxrandb]

8. Subpoena Power is not enough...

When that fuckstick interior secretary showed "contempt" of Congress with that "Godspeed with the witch-hunt" comment, the House Sargent At Arms should have been summoned, slap the prick in handcuffs and march him off to the nearest broom closet.

Same for any of these asspickles that show such contempt.

Look, there is absolutely NO FUCKING ACTION a future Retrumplican House majority could do that would be worse then one God Damned second more of this "Putin in orange face paint" jackass.

Call their bluff.

Besides, we the people can ensure that it will be a cold day in hell before there is another Retrumplican majority in the House.

In fact, by the time the history of Donnie Shit for Brains BRIEF reign of terror is written, we'll have organizations whose only job will be to track down and bring to justice all the Retrumplicans that fled the country to escape treason charges.

And that's not hyperbole!

[2naSalit]

15. Exactly!

[Liberalhammer]

9. Fuck the Republicans

They are traitors and liars.

[c-rational]

12. Well put. Succinct and to the point.

[calimary]

10. Well, he's taking his cue from donald. Why wouldn't he say that?

Senate CONS already gave him a blank check. I guess his minions assume it’s theirs as well, ‘eh?

[c-rational]

13. Again, standard reThuglican tactics. Always threaten. They, the reThugs, need to go down bigly.

[Galraedia]

16. Republicans threaten ...fuck Republicans!

"Today's action by the House Natural Resources Committee demonstrates they won't let the facts"
...WHAT FACTS!? You can't withhold information and then accuse someone of not excepting the information that you just withheld.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

18. Bring these scofflaw parasites into public scrutiny. They hate truth and light.