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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatching CSpan
http://www.c-span.org/Events/House-Rules-Committee-Meets-on-Measure-to-Send-Bill-to-Conference/10737441638-29/Jim McGovern is speaking
said," Compromise is not us giving and giving and giving"
Alcee Hastings just said, "you all have lost your collective minds", "You all are giving new meaning to the theater of the absurd"
"You are trying to do everything but the one thing that will work"
He is going off now
"I hope Senator Reid sticks it right back at you
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Now a Georgia Tea Turd is whining that they worked hard on a plan and the Senate just rejected and said "do it my way or no way at all"
McGovern just said that it's 11:06pm there is no way to avoid a shutdown now
The repukes want a conference not a vote
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Watching CSpan (Original Post)
Heather MC
Sep 2013
OP
They are really just twiddling their thumbs and waiting for the clock to run down
Heather MC
Sep 2013
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madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts)1. Yep.
Loved it when McGovern told the GOP leadership to put on their big boy pants and bring the clean CR with no strings attached.
Yummy!
Now Polis. Just missed having him as my rep, about 3 miles shy. I'm stuck with Gardner, the ever obedient minion of big oil.
Heather MC
(8,084 posts)3. They are really just twiddling their thumbs and waiting for the clock to run down
damn shame
stevil
(1,537 posts)2. It's great
Democrats tearing shit up!
stevil
(1,537 posts)4. Woodall
Being a dick. I see his hand and give him the finger.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)5. Now Rep Woodall is speaking.
He claims that under Democrats the Govt has been shut down 15 times. Really? I'm 65 years old and the only shut downs I recall were the ones in 1995 and 1996.
stevil
(1,537 posts)6. Sessions
Sweating bullets. He is getting torn up. Floor up.