GOP house lawmaker boycotts meetings and panels, saying she doesn't ‘need to be involved in circuses’
GOP house lawmaker boycotts meetings and panels, saying she doesn't ‘need to be involved in circuses’
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The decision to step down confused some Republicans, but others suspected the move had something to do with the House GOP Steering Committee not giving her a coveted post on the House Ways and Means Committee, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Spartz, who has had problems with retaining staff, said she’d prefer to “spend more of my time helping” the mission of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which is meant to help cut government spending.
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A fit of pique.
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No. Stop. Don't.
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Also keep in mind their house majority is super tight so this kind of thing matters even more than usual. They lost a house seat this last election and will only have a 3 seat majority. If they follow their currently stated plans, they'll also only have a single seat majority for at least couple of months based on who they're planning on pulling from the house into the admin. (House vacancies are not filled by governor, unlike the senate. They are just left vacant until a special election)
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I dont believe her when she says she doesn't need to be involved in circuses. She ran as a republican after all.
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K, bye
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Let's hope they step on each other's dicks so much for the next four years that they are completely stalled from implementing any of their agenda.
Plus keep in mind that many of their margins are far smaller than they were in 2016. Then, they had 241 house seats. Next year they'll have 220 seats (just a 3 seat majorty)
You only need a handful of defections to defeat bills so it's a reminder to keep fighting them
Plus at the sate level were also much stronger with control of 31 state governors. They had 25 state government trifectas compared to just 6 for dems (rest divided)
Next year they will have 27 state govenors and a trifecta in 23 state governments compared to 15 dem trifectas (rest divided)
I gotta love your optimism. They have the Senate, the House of Representatives, the white house, the Supreme Court and the support of a host of oligarchs... but BARELY.