Republican Congress Archives

— Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), on Benny Johnson’s podcast.

Most Americans See Congress as a Failure

August 11, 2017 Buck Banks

68%

A new CNN poll finds 68% of Americans judge the Republican Congress a failure so far after last month’s Obamacare repeal and replace plan died in the Senate. Approval of the current Republican leaders in Congress has dropped from 39% in January to just 24% now.

No Zest to Investigate

February 16, 2017March 17, 2017 Buck Banks

As the White House devolves into chaos and confusion,
And Team Trump responds with rebukes and accusations,
Why hasn’t the Congress
Moved to address the mess?
And where is the Republicans’ old zeal for investigations?

Big Majority Opposes How Boehner Handled Netanyahu Speaking Invitation

February 18, 2015 Buck Banks

66% to 33%

Spread by which a majority of Americans believe that Republican congressional leaders should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without consulting the White House, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.

Obama: Pass a Bill Already

November 24, 2014 Buck Banks

Pass a bill. You don’t need me to call a vote to pass a bill. Pass a bill.

— President Obama, quoted by the New York Times, urging Republicans to vote on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that overwhelmingly passed the Senate.

Graham Calls Shame on GOP

November 24, 2014 Buck Banks

Shame on us as Republicans for having a body that cannot generate a solution to an issue that’s national security, that’s cultural, that’s economic. I’m close to the people in the House, but I’m disappointed in my party. Are we still the party of self-deportation?

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by The Hill.

Why Republicans Don’t Need to Govern

November 14, 2014 Buck Banks

You can’t simply assert, like it’s some sort of natural fact, that Republicans ‘must show they can govern’ when an alternative course is available. Not only is it not a secret — this other direction — but it’s being strongly urged upon the party by people who are a key part of its coalition. … The alternative to ‘show you can govern’ is to keep President Obama from governing. Right? Keep him from accomplishing what he wants to get done in his final two years and then ‘go to the country,’ as Karl Rove used to say, with a simple message: time for a change! This is not only a valid way to proceed, it’s a pretty likely outcome.

— Jay Rosen, on his PressThink blog.

On the Playground

November 14, 2014 Buck Banks

“We won! We won!” the Republicans say,
“Now you must do things just our way!”
But Obama, he’s coy,
He’s no little boy,
And it’s a whole different ballgame he plans to play.

Is Congress Abdicating Its War Powers to Obama?

September 17, 2014 Buck Banks

“There’s one power Congress has that it doesn’t want: The power to declare war. And that’s certainly so seven weeks before congressional elections.

— Bloomberg reports. “The House will vote today on an amendment that gives the administration the authority to train and equip Syrian rebels as part of President Barack Obama’s strategy for destroying Islamic State. But it is silent on whether the president can deploy U.S. forces in the region. Some say Congress is setting a dangerous precedent by abdicating its war powers.”

GOP Representative Says House Could Impeach Obama

June 17, 2014 Buck Banks

He’s just absolutely ignoring the Constitution, and ignoring the laws and ignoring the checks and balances. The problem is, what do you do? For those that say impeach him for breaking the laws of bypassing the laws — could that pass in the House? It probably could. Is the majority of the American people in favor of impeaching the president? I’m not sure.

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Tuberville the Truth-Teller

— Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), on Benny Johnson’s podcast.

Most Americans See Congress as a Failure

68%

A new CNN poll finds 68% of Americans judge the Republican Congress a failure so far after last month’s Obamacare repeal and replace plan died in the Senate. Approval of the current Republican leaders in Congress has dropped from 39% in January to just 24% now.

No Zest to Investigate

Big Majority Opposes How Boehner Handled Netanyahu Speaking Invitation

66% to 33%

Spread by which a majority of Americans believe that Republican congressional leaders should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to Congress without consulting the White House, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.

Obama: Pass a Bill Already

Pass a bill. You don’t need me to call a vote to pass a bill. Pass a bill.

— President Obama, quoted by the New York Times, urging Republicans to vote on the bipartisan immigration reform bill that overwhelmingly passed the Senate.

Graham Calls Shame on GOP

Shame on us as Republicans for having a body that cannot generate a solution to an issue that’s national security, that’s cultural, that’s economic. I’m close to the people in the House, but I’m disappointed in my party. Are we still the party of self-deportation?

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by The Hill.

Why Republicans Don’t Need to Govern

— Jay Rosen, on his PressThink blog.

On the Playground

Is Congress Abdicating Its War Powers to Obama?

“There’s one power Congress has that it doesn’t want: The power to declare war. And that’s certainly so seven weeks before congressional elections.

GOP Representative Says House Could Impeach Obama

— Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), asserting the House “probably” has the votes to impeach President Obama, Politico reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no air defenses. Their leadership is fractured. They have hyperinflation, their currency is worthless, and they’re having trouble making payroll… I guess other than that, they’re doing well.”

— Secretary of State Marco Rubio, quoted by the New York Post, on Iran.

— Sebastian Smee

“This is a gem sitting there. I think the Democrats … have been episodic in touching it, rather than front and center. Corruption as part of the affordability narrative is more chess, where affordability alone is more checkers.”

— Rahm Emanuel told Semafor that Democrats “should sharpen their arguments about President Donald Trump’s self-dealing while in office — by hitching them to affordability-focused messaging.”

Numerati

61%

54%

59%

A new Pew Research survey finds 59% of Americans say the country’s best years are behind us, while 40% say its best years are ahead.

3.8%

56%