'The American People Did Not Vote for Whatever the Hell This Is,' Warns House Democrat | Common Dreams
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Rep. Jim McGovern said the House GOP's rules package offers "the clearest window yet into their agenda for the next two years."

Summary

The House GOP’s new rules package aims to weaken minority party influence while advancing a pro-corporate agenda.

Key provisions include shielding the House speaker from bipartisan accountability and fast-tracking 12 GOP bills without allowing amendments, including measures to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) and protect fracking.

Democrats, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), criticized the package for ignoring economic and social issues like inflation and housing while prioritizing tax cuts for billionaires.

Republicans plan to offset these costs by slashing social programs, sparking warnings of further congressional dysfunction.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 days ago

      In countries where minority governments can rule this would be a valid reaction, but this is not the case here

      So what happened 2021-2023?

      Why do you think a simple majority means republicans can do anything they want, but when Dems had it, it wasn’t enough to do anything?

      How do you rationalize how those two are different?