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Judi Lynn

(160,608 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2019, 01:44 AM Jul 2019

Angry GOP lawmaker storms out of hearing after getting shamed by Democratic colleague

Written by Brad Reed / Raw Story July 25, 2019

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) on Thursday threw a tantrum over the House Oversight Committee’s vote to subpoena emails that Ivanka Trump sent while using a private email account for government business.

During a hearing on the subpoenas, Roy bitterly complained that Congress was spending too much money — even as he chided Congress for not spending more money to secure the southern border between the United States and Mexico.

“We’re not doing anything to stop and deal with the problems we’ve got with cartels managing the border!” Roy complained. “And we’re sitting here in a phishing expedition for emails about a law that’s being complied with.”

Roy finished off his rant by attacking both the Democratic Party and Congress as a whole.

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Angry GOP lawmaker storms out of hearing after getting shamed by Democratic colleague (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2019 OP

that RW snowflake can fuck right off nt Celerity Jul 2019 #1

Babies r us . . . Iliyah Jul 2019 #2

Let there be absolutely no doubt that Irony is 100% stone dead at this point mr_lebowski Jul 2019 #3

Wendy Davis will kick his ass to the curb next year. dalton99a Jul 2019 #4

Another Republican Whiny Little Bitch. smirkymonkey Jul 2019 #5

He's the meathead that blocked the disaster relief bill Mersky Jul 2019 #6

Celerity

(43,492 posts)

1. that RW snowflake can fuck right off nt

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Fri Jul 26, 2019, 01:46 AM

Jul 2019

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

2. Babies r us . . .

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Fri Jul 26, 2019, 01:50 AM

Jul 2019

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. Let there be absolutely no doubt that Irony is 100% stone dead at this point

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2019, 02:02 AM

Jul 2019

The GOP have no fucking shame whatsoever.

A POX on ALL THEIR HOUSES.

BTW, to the author of the article: I'm pretty sure he actually said 'fishing expedition' ...

dalton99a

(81,570 posts)

4. Wendy Davis will kick his ass to the curb next year.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2019, 02:04 AM

Jul 2019

Fucking worthless piece of shit

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

5. Another Republican Whiny Little Bitch.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2019, 02:43 AM

Jul 2019

I hope Wendy Davis kicks his ass to the curb. Why are they all such whingers? It's so annoying.

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/22/wendy-davis-congress-against-chip-roy/

WASHINGTON — Former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis is running for Congress.

Early Monday morning, Davis announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Central Texas' 21st District. She is challenging U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a freshman Republican from Austin.

She made her intentions known in a biographical video, narrated in part with archival footage from her late father, Jerry Russell.

"I'm running for Congress because people's voices are still being silenced," she said. "I'm running for our children and grandchildren, so they can live and love and fight for change themselves."

The potential Davis-Roy matchup is likely to be among the most polarizing races the state has seen in recent years. Davis is a fierce national advocate for abortion rights, while Roy has built his reputation in his first six months in Congress as a conservative firebrand.

Davis lives in Austin but spent much of her adult life in Fort Worth, where she served on the City Council and in the state Senate. In 2013, Davis became a national figure when she filibustered an omnibus anti-abortion bill. Later that fall, she announced her campaign for Texas governor. Despite strong fundraising, she lost to Republican Greg Abbott by over 20 percentage points.

"Even in losing, we helped shape the future," she said in the video.

Roy responded on Monday afternoon on Twitter.

"Wendy Davis’ radical & extreme views will no doubt excite the likes of Nancy Pelosi & other DC liberals," he wrote. "I will continue fighting for the hardworking families of #Tx21 & the commonsense values that make Texas everything Washington is not. #Life, #Liberty, & #PursuitOfHappiness."

In a Monday interview with the Tribune, Davis was emphatic that she would win this race and stressed that she would take a bipartisan approach to the prospect of serving in Congress."

Mersky

(4,986 posts)

6. He's the meathead that blocked the disaster relief bill

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2019, 04:52 AM

Jul 2019

And was the news that landed him on my radar as a supreme numbnut in a flippable district in my congressional backyard.

That Wendy Davis is challenging him makes it all the better. I'll get involved in her campaign, and Mike Siegel's, as my own district is gerrymandered to hell.

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