Originally published at: Mike Johnson Reminds House GOP That Legislating Isn’t That Important Right Now - TPM – Talking Points Memo
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Ceding their authority as members of a separate-but-equal branch of government to the executive has emerged as a subtle, frequent theme for Republicans in the 119th Congress. We’ve seen this trend take many different forms,…
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May he be forever known as ‘Tiny Johnson’.
ETA: Not the pug!!!
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Legislating hasn’t been an R priority for a loooong time.
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Today is the anniversary of Elie Weisel’s death. “I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever men and women endure suffering and humiliation.”
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" House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is once again reminding his members that their job isn’t really about legislating. Figuring out what is in a bill is the president’s job, not theirs, he contends."
I’m so old, I can remember when the President’s “bill” was taken as a mere suggestion, but most frequently as a joke, by the two independent and co-equal (but more equal than the president) branches of government.
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Thank you Sen. Wyden.
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Am I the only one bothered by Tiny Johnson calling this bill a “product”?
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Mike Johnson isn’t a Christian. He just pretends to be one for political purposes, like the rest of the MAGAts.
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The only thing that came out of trump 1 was the shitty tax bill. Another shitty tax, along with a whole bunch of other shit, will be the only thing to come out of trump 2.
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So are the House and the Senate going to axe the job of Parliamentarian? Did no one in Doge see this waste of money?
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GAAAAA! Trigger Warning please.
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Re: Pro Publica findings on Texas ER admissions
Well, look. 54% more women needing blood transfusions because they had a miscarriage and could not receive D&C to complete the process safely – that means EXTRA BILLING! Ka-CHING!
More women having to go to the ER in the first place because of miscarriages, many of which could have been avoided by early-term, even medication abortions – that’s MORE MONEY! What’s not to like?
It won’t actually get ugly for the business class until the Big Bloated Budget-
Buster gets passed and signed, and all those women formerly on Medicaid start coming into ERs, with no government insurance or means of paying.
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TPM’s Josh Kovensky: *DOJ Opens Door To Stripping Citizenship Over Politics
One of the reasons Republicans can comfortably do this is they realize we would never weaponize the government and abuse our power in this way when we’re in charge. It’s a disadvantage of being a decent and honorable person/party.
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Mike Johnson is where the rubber meets the stamp.
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