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I wish everyone would get off their recess and react (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2019 OP
I think the 3 House committees (Intel, Oversight and Foreign Affairs) have been working all along? Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #1
I know people are working and am happy about that, but babylonsister Oct 2019 #4
This is an emergency. Kath2 Oct 2019 #5
Exactly! nt babylonsister Oct 2019 #6
Many of them have been holding town halls BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #9
they get more time off than Santa's elves. Lib 4 Life Oct 2019 #2
Trump may have quite literally started World War 3 today and Congress is doing nothing. Initech Oct 2019 #3
Because there's nothing much they can do. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #7
Agreed. Tomorrow might be too late. Initech Oct 2019 #8
Why do you think they're not reacting? StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #10
Yea, I've babylonsister Oct 2019 #11
Being on cable TV for a couple of minutes is not "being front and center." StarfishSaver Oct 2019 #12

babylonsister

(171,066 posts)
4. I know people are working and am happy about that, but
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 09:13 PM
Oct 2019

if they all stepped up that would be nice.

Recesses have their place, but this idiot is unraveling.

Who knows?

BumRushDaShow

(129,052 posts)
9. Many of them have been holding town halls
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:09 PM
Oct 2019

in their districts and have been covering the subject with their constituents.

For example, one of the freshman Democratic reps from here in PA (from the new PA-7 upstate in a "moderate" district that was previously gerrymandered and a GOP seat until 2018), who had a good-sized town hall a few days ago - https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2019/10/impeachment-hangs-over-congresswoman-susan-wild-town-hall-in-allentown.html

Initech

(100,079 posts)
3. Trump may have quite literally started World War 3 today and Congress is doing nothing.
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 09:13 PM
Oct 2019

This is absolutely treason putting our allies in danger like this!

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
7. Because there's nothing much they can do.
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:01 PM
Oct 2019

We may well impeach. Not certain yet.

But he will not be removed.

We need to focus on 2020. Everything else is just noise.

 

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
10. Why do you think they're not reacting?
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:19 PM
Oct 2019

Just because you don't see them on CNN and MSNBC doesn't mean they're not reacting or getting coverage where it really matters.

One of the purposes of recess is to allow Members to interact with their constituents in their communities and get coverage in their local media, which is considerably more effective and impactful than doing a three-minute hit on cable news shows many of their constituents probably don't watch anyway.

babylonsister

(171,066 posts)
11. Yea, I've
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:25 PM
Oct 2019

read your pep speech about recesses before.

I think all of Congress might be more valuable front and center. Maybe not, but why take the chance?

 

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
12. Being on cable TV for a couple of minutes is not "being front and center."
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 10:53 PM
Oct 2019

And a bunch of Members of Congress doing three minute hits on MSNBC is no match for them being spread out across the country in their districts.

Not to mention the fact that they don't have to be in DC to do cable news anyway. When was the last time you saw a member of Congress in the studio being interviewed? They're almost always interviewed remotely - and that can be done from wherever they are.

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