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brooklynite

(94,697 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2019, 04:12 PM Jan 2019

Here's what's happening now...

The House has recessed to allow each member of Congress to have a private swearing in ceremony with the new Speaker

(In 2006, I was at a watch Party in DC, and unexpectedly got invited along with Gabby Gifford's family for her private swearing in and photo...)

The House will reconvene this evening to vote on re-opening the Government.

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Here's what's happening now... (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2019 OP

What a thrill that must have been! Ohiogal Jan 2019 #1

Actually it was sort of alarming... brooklynite Jan 2019 #4

They are back doing a resolution and debate BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #2

First vote of the new Congress BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #3

Ohiogal

(32,044 posts)

1. What a thrill that must have been!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 04:17 PM

Jan 2019

brooklynite

(94,697 posts)

4. Actually it was sort of alarming...

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 04:34 PM

Jan 2019

We imagined the family looking at the photo years later and wondering who the two people on the end were...

BumRushDaShow

(129,355 posts)

2. They are back doing a resolution and debate

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 04:19 PM

Jan 2019

on House Resolution 6 which is to vote on the new Rules (Clerk was just reading the schedule and they are working on motions).

BumRushDaShow

(129,355 posts)

3. First vote of the new Congress

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 04:29 PM

Jan 2019

on the motion to table the motion to refer (basically delay) the outstanding appropriations bills scheduled to be debated later today. Meaning the GOP doesn't want to solve the shutdown and want to shove stymie the process to begin debate on the appropriations bills.

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