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Post by itsmyopinion on Jun 18, 2009 17:21:03 GMT -5
No more questions, please
www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0609/No_more_questions_please_.html
The day that GOP-ers have been dreading — in terms of the House Rules Committee — has come.
During Monday night’s meeting, Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) cut off ranking member and former Rules Chairman David Dreier (R-Calif.) while he was questioning Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey (D-Wis.) on a Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill. Chairwoman Slaughter asked Dreier: “You want to talk about the previous bill?”
Dreier responded, “There are a number of things I want to talk about. Do I not have a right to do that? Do I not have a right to question the chairman of the Appropriations Committee on the process we are about to begin here for the 13 appropriations bills that he and his subcommittee chairmen are going to be considering? Am I not allowed to ask him questions?”
Slaughter basically told him no, saying, “We have already finished the roll call and accepted that bill, and we are ready to move on now.”
Dreier responded, “So I am not allowed. So I am sorry, I have overstepped my bounds if I am not allowed to talk about the overall appropriations process with the chairman of the committee. So thank you very much. I yield back my time.”
At that, Slaughter looked at Dreier and moved on without any more GOP input, we’re told. “Even the Democrats on the committee were stunned to silence,” an observer tells Shenan, adding, “We knew this day was coming, but it really is a sad day when the Democrats stop any form of questioning between the Republicans and chairmen who are presenting their bills before the committee.”
Rules spokesman Vince Morris told Shenan: “Everyone on Rules, especially the chair, welcomes a healthy and inclusive debate, and all members are always encouraged to ask questions. The one thing Congresswoman Slaughter asks is that comments be relevant to the agenda, and in this case, they weren’t.”
Members are not unaccustomed to taking rules into their own hands. In March, powerful Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) just up and left — a big no-no — after being asked a multitude of questions by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). At the time, he told Shenanigans it was “abuse to staff” to engage in so many “repetitive arguments.” And Frank wasn’t alone. Another powerful chairman — Obey — didn’t return after votes one day. At that time, a GOP-er predicted that, eventually, the “chairman will just submit written statements,” forgoing questioning. |
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Post by gitpikker58 on Jun 19, 2009 15:12:23 GMT -5
I hear some democrats are open minded, they got their head split open and their minds spilled out, that's their version of open-mindedness.
Where is it that the dems think we should be bowing down to them? I'm sick of these stupid idiots! WE WILL TAKE OUR GOVERNMENT BACK!!! Mark my words, we will!
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