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TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
Fri May 28, 2021, 02:22 AM May 2021

Biden chides Rep. Beth Van Duyne for touting COVID relief she voted against: 'Some people have no

Biden chides Rep. Beth Van Duyne for touting COVID relief she voted against: ‘Some people have no shame’


WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden accused Dallas-area freshman Rep. Beth Van Duyne on Thursday of taking credit for part of a COVID relief package that, like every other Republican, she opposed.

“Some people have no shame,” he said.

Biden didn’t mention her by name. But during a visit to Cleveland to tout economic recovery since he took office, he held up a list of 13 GOP lawmakers – in type large enough for sharp-eyed photojournalists to focus on.

Van Duyne, R-Irving, was fourth on the president’s list, two spots below Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and just above Indiana Rep. Greg Pence, brother of the former vice president.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/05/27/biden-chides-beth-van-duyne-for-touting-covid-relief-she-voted-against-some-people-have-no-shame/
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Biden chides Rep. Beth Van Duyne for touting COVID relief she voted against: 'Some people have no (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2021 OP
Darn right "Some people have no shame," elleng May 2021 #1
I'm grateful that I moved from Irving before Rep. Beth Van Duyne became mayor. TexasTowelie May 2021 #2
Thanks for nailing the shameless ones, Mr. President. (nt) Paladin May 2021 #3
I really dislike her. Shell_Seas May 2021 #4

TexasTowelie

(112,204 posts)
2. I'm grateful that I moved from Irving before Rep. Beth Van Duyne became mayor.
Fri May 28, 2021, 02:49 AM
May 2021

The elections there were always pretty close, but the GOP always pulled out the victory.

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