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applegrove

(118,771 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:01 PM Mar 2020

Lone Congressman Holds Up Coronavirus Bill

Lone Congressman Holds Up Coronavirus Bill

March 16, 2020 at 2:56 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 183 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/16/lone-congressman-holds-up-coronavirus-bill/

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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) is holding up the House-passed coronavirus relief bill and preventing it from being delivered to the Senate for a vote, NBC News reports.

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Lone Congressman Holds Up Coronavirus Bill (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2020 OP

This really should not be allowed to happen. How is this democracy? spanone Mar 2020 #1

I knew who it was before reading it, what doc03 Mar 2020 #2

If we don't declare that an act of terrorism/treason/whatever and sidestep this idiot FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #3

You mean Ohiogal Mar 2020 #4

Rand Paul who called the police and prosecuted the neighbour who applegrove Mar 2020 #5

Change House rules right now! Can we do that? KPN Mar 2020 #6

The house isn't in session and most reps aren't even in DC VMA131Marine Mar 2020 #8

WTF is his issue? demtenjeep Mar 2020 #7

How come Dems couldn't do that while in the minority ? rickford66 Mar 2020 #9

spanone

(135,870 posts)

1. This really should not be allowed to happen. How is this democracy?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:03 PM

Mar 2020

doc03

(35,363 posts)

2. I knew who it was before reading it, what

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:11 PM

Mar 2020

a stupid f---

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

3. If we don't declare that an act of terrorism/treason/whatever and sidestep this idiot

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:12 PM

Mar 2020

Then we deserve everything that's going to happen to us.

Ohiogal

(32,055 posts)

4. You mean

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:18 PM

Mar 2020

It’s not Rand Paul this time?

applegrove

(118,771 posts)

5. Rand Paul who called the police and prosecuted the neighbour who

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:25 PM

Mar 2020

assaulted him because he likes government when it comes to his own ass.

KPN

(15,649 posts)

6. Change House rules right now! Can we do that?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:29 PM

Mar 2020

VMA131Marine

(4,148 posts)

8. The house isn't in session and most reps aren't even in DC

Reply to KPN (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:38 PM

Mar 2020

so the only way to approve the bill is through unanimous consent, which means we are depending on Louis Gohmert to do the right thing for the survival of the Republic ...

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)

7. WTF is his issue?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:35 PM

Mar 2020

is it his turn to be #fatdonnie's dumb fuck of the week?

rickford66

(5,528 posts)

9. How come Dems couldn't do that while in the minority ?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:46 PM

Mar 2020

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