You have to listen to this video! Rep. Steny Hoyer, a democrat from Maryland is really pissed off at the republicans trying to use a "Deem and Pass" strategy a.ka. The Slaughter Rule much like the one the Democrats are trying to use right now. Only Rep. Hoyer is having a cow in this video over $82 BILLION vs. the $1 (T)RILLION or more the democrats are seriously considering this strategy for to BYPASS having to vote on the Health Care Senate bill. $82 BILLION come on now, that's chumpchange compared to $1 (T)RILLION or more.
Our country has been wiping our backsides with 100s of BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars this past year with NOTHING substantial to show for it. Right now there are several munipalities across the United States that are CLOSING SCHOOLS literally shutting them down because they can't afford the cost. So ENOUGH with the "What's good for the goose is good for the gander." attitude. When ALL the while the American public get's ROYALLY SCREWED OVER in the end.
This corrupt sleazy behavior was UNACCEPTABLE before and still remains UNACCEPTABLE! I cannot believe that the democratic supporters see this behavior as okay. I can now see that you have set very very LOW STANDARDS for yourselves.
Our country has been wiping our backsides with 100s of BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars this past year with NOTHING substantial to show for it. Right now there are several munipalities across the United States that are CLOSING SCHOOLS literally shutting them down because they can't afford the cost. So ENOUGH with the "What's good for the goose is good for the gander." attitude. When ALL the while the American public get's ROYALLY SCREWED OVER in the end.
This corrupt sleazy behavior was UNACCEPTABLE before and still remains UNACCEPTABLE! I cannot believe that the democratic supporters see this behavior as okay. I can now see that you have set very very LOW STANDARDS for yourselves.
Rep. Steny Hoyer was the Minority Whip at the time of this OUTRAGE dated June 12, 2003. I have typed a transcript for your reading pleasure:
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The GOP's intransgence is on full display with this self-executing rule on this legislation to allow low income working American families to benefit from the increase in child tax credits. I have sat on this floor when you did not allow us to offer substitutes, that you didn't have the courage of your convictions. I have sat on this floor before when you didn't allow us to offer amendments, that you didn't have the courage of your convictions.
Now you know and don't allow us to offer substitutes, you don't allow us to offer amendments YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE COURAGE TO PUT YOUR OWN BILL ON THE FLOOR and the public probably doesn't understand that. This is a RULE NOT THE BILL. We're NOT DEBATING THE BILL. Why? To muzzle us?! and to muzzle their folks who they don't rely on TO VOTE ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THIS BILL but hope and pray they'll get enough of their people on the procedural end of this bill to carry the day.
That's unfortunate, $82 BILLION dollars of deficit that Americans are going to have to pay for. My children are going to have to pay for it. My grandchildren are going to have to pay for it. And we don't even have the COURAGE TO PUT THE BILL ON THE FLOOR but this (Slaughter) RULE roost!
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