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Nancy Pelosi To Give Trump, Republicans What They Asked For, Will Bring Impeachment Resolution To Floor
Since Nancy Pelosi announced the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump late last month, Republicans have spent every waking hour complaining about process.
Chief among those complaints was that Pelosi had not taken a full vote to authorize the inquiry despite the fact that she wasn't required to - not by House rules and not by the Constitution either. Those complaints will be put to bed soon, because a vote is, in fact, coming.
"For weeks, the President, his Counsel in the White House, and hi
Fifteen Republican congresspeople have announced they will not be running for reelection in 2020. Wonder how many other than Hurd will vote in favor of the resolution? Good early barometer of what to expect in 2020.
Here’s the list (as of 10/28/19):
Rob Bishop Republican (UT-1st)
Rob Woodall Republican (GA-7th)
Susan Brooks Republican (IN-5th)
Paul Mitchell Republican (MI-10th)
Pete Olson Republican (TX-22nd)
Martha Roby Republican (AL-2nd)
Mike Conaway Republican (TX-11th)
Will Hurd Republican (TX-23rd)
Kenny Marchant Republican (TX-24th)
John Shimkus Republican (IL-15th)
Bill Flores Republican (TX-17th)
Jim Sensenbrenner Republican (WI-5th)
Mac Thornberry Republican (TX-13th)
Francis Rooney Republican (FL-19th)
Greg Walden Republican (OR-2nd)
Hah! https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1188928641553575936
I’m surprised Nancy didn’t do this earlier. Force the House Republicans to declare whether they are willing to ride this horse again into the next elections. Not going to look good on their resumes if he keeps blowing up.