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☆ 86 House Democrats voted against a GOP-proposed resolution 'denouncing the horrors of socialism'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The House passed a resolution on Thursday denouncing the "horrors of socialism." "The socialism resolution is useless. Most Democrats joined every House Republican in voting for it. But 86 Democrats voted against it, and another 14 voted "present." "The socialism resolution is useless.

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Monday adopted a package of internal rules that give right-wing hardliners more leverage over the chamber's newly elected Republican speaker, Kevin McCarthy. All 212 Democrats voted against the rules package, saying it was full of concessions to the right-wing of the Republican Party. The legislation includes key concessions that hardliners sought and McCarthy agreed to in his quest for the speaker's gavel. Democrats denounced the legislation as a rules package for “MAGA extremists” that would favor wealthy corporations over workers, undermine congressional ethics standards and lead to further restrictions on abortion services. Republicans have a narrow majority of 222-212 in the House, after winning fewer seats than expected in November's midterm elections.

☆ New U.S. House creates committee focused on competing with China
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Patricia Zengerle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The House voted 365 to 65 in favor of a resolution establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, which will investigate the issue and make policy recommendations. Democratic Representative Jim McGovern, a co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a grouping of House members and senators which studies China policy, said he would vote to create the select committee despite concerns it might be overly partisan. This will be a bipartisan committee," McCarthy said in remarks urging the House to back the bill. He said the committee would address issues such as bringing jobs back from China to the United States, securing intellectual property and bringing supply chains back to the country. The new committee will be chaired by Republican Representative Mike Gallagher.

“It’s critically important that the Rules Committee reflect the body and reflect the will of the people. “What we’re seeing is the incredibly shrinking speakership,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview Friday. “The reason these people want to be on the Rules Committee is they want to screw things up for McCarthy. The message the leader received from his deal-making centrists: We can live with giving Freedom Caucus members committee slots but committee gavels are a “nonstarter.”“Nobody should get a chairmanship without earning it,” Bacon said. That pisses us off.”Díaz-Balart said he had received assurances that “there are no deals cut about chairmanships” to committees as part of swaying votes to make McCarthy speaker.

The House agriculture committee will likely be led starting in January by Glenn "GT" Thompson of Pennsylvania. The farm bill has a historical reputation of bipartisanship, so some advocates told Reuters they are warily optimistic. Passage of the 2014 farm bill was held up more than a year as conservative House Republicans tried unsuccessfully to strip the bill of nutrition programs. Every Republican member of the House agriculture committee signed a letter calling the funding “abusive and troublesome." At an August farm conference in Iowa, Thompson said if he led the agriculture committee, he would "ensure that the farm bill doesn't become a climate bill."

☆ Democrats criticize Republicans after attack on Pelosi's husband: ‘Many people have stayed silent’
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Summer Concepcion | Summer Concepcion Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Some Democrats criticized Republicans following the assault on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, accusing their colleagues across the aisle of failing to issue sufficient condemnations of violent rhetoric targeting lawmakers. Although a motive for the attack remains under investigation, several Democrats swiftly condemned Republicans after the assault, saying they have not done enough to address the issue of violence and threats against lawmakers. But some Democrats expressed worries about the rise of violent rhetoric that preceded the attack and accused Republicans of failing to take action to combat it. “Yesterday, a man sharing that member’s rhetoric tried to assassinate the Speaker and her spouse,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Saturday. The memo also acknowledged an uptick in threats against lawmakers and the attack on Pelosi’s husband.

☆ 'It's sick': Democratic lawmaker denounces Marjorie Taylor Greene for making the violent attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband about herself and promoting political violence in the past
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Taylor Ardrey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Jim McGovern denounced Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's remarks on Paul Pelosi's attack. Early Friday an intruder broke into Pelosi's San Francisco home and attacked her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer, leaving the 82-year-old hospitalized. "YOU called for Nancy Pelosi to be executed. "And now that someone listened, you're making Paul Pelosi's attack about YOU. Jim McGovern (@RepMcGovern) October 29, 2022Greene recently testified that she does not recall supporting political violence against members of the Democratic Party, including Pelosi.

☆ U.S. lawmakers slam Wall Street bankers' plan to attend Hong Kong summit
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Michael Martina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged top American bankers to cancel their planned attendance at a Hong Kong financial summit next week, saying their participation would contribute to Chinese government rights abuses. Hong Kong officials hope the event will signal a re-opening from COVID-19 border restrictions, but it has raised the ire of Hong Kong activists after authorities used a national security law to stifle dissent in the former British colony. The State Department last year warned U.S. businesses of civil and criminal penalties should they violate U.S. sanctions by "engaging in certain transactions" with sanctioned Hong Kong and Chinese officials. Hong Kong reverted to Chinese from British rule in 1997 with the guarantee of a high degree of autonomy, which critics say Beijing has significantly eroded. Republicans, who hope to win control of Congress in November midterm elections, have also slammed executives for their plans to attend the Hong Kong event.

☆ The House rules chairman blocked Lauren Boebert's measure under a 'new rule' against 'lunatics'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Lauren Boebert offered a "rational" amendment, but the House Rules Committee chairman blocked it. Rep. Jim McGovern said his committee's "new rule" is that "if you're batshit crazy, you're not getting an amendment," a new book says. His recollection is described in "Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind." "As McGovern would recall it, his response was, 'We have a new rule in the Rules Committee. One Republican member told McGovern that, because of the riot, he would vote to uphold the election results.

☆ Biden to lay out plan to end hunger in the U.S. by 2030
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden is hosting a conference on hunger, nutrition and health in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday where his administration will announce more than $8 billion in private and public sector commitments as part of its plans to end hunger and reduce diet-related disease by 2030. Of the $8 billion in new commitments invested in the action, at least $2.5 billion will go toward start-up companies focused on solutions to hunger and food insecurity. More than $4 billion will go to philanthropy aimed at improving access to nutritious food, promoting healthy choices and increasing physical activity. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will deliver opening remarks and an overview of the national strategy before Biden speaks. White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice will also lead a conversation with chairman Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Sens.

☆ Camera Reprezentanților votează miercuri punerea sub acuzare a lui Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Preşedintele Comitetului pentru regulamente din Camera Reprezentanţilor a SUA a declarat luni, 11 ianuarie, că articolul pentru demiterea şi punerea sub acuzare (impeachment) a preşedintelui republican în exerciţiu al SUA, Donald Trump, va ajunge miercuri la vot în plenul acestei camere şi acesta va trece Digi 24, citând Reuters. „Este important să acţionăm şi este important să acţionăm într-o manieră foarte serioasă şi deliberativă”, a declarat la postul CNN congresmanul democrat Jim McGovern. Conform documentelor consultate de CNN, principalul cap de acuzare formulat împotriva lui Trump este „incitarea la insurecție”. Trump a mai fost pus sub acuzare la începutul anului trecut pentru „obstrucționarea Congresului” și „abuz de putere”, dar a fost achitat de senatul dominat de republicani. Prerogativa de acuzare aparţine Camerei Reprezentanţilor, în timp ce prerogativa judecării cazului aparţine Senatului.

Persons: Donald Trump, Reuters, Jim McGovern, Mike, Democraţii, Trump Organizations: CNN Locations: SUA, exerciţiu, americană

„Este important să acţionăm şi este important să acţionăm într-o manieră foarte serioasă şi deliberativă”, a declarat la postul CNN congresmanul democrat Jim McGovern. Respectivul articol prevede că un preşedinte poate fi înlăturat dacă este considerat „inapt” să-şi îndeplinească atribuţiile. În acest caz, acel comitet condus de congresmanul democrat va întocmi un regulament pentru a vota legislaţia în Camera Reprezentanţilor, iar 24 de ore mai târziu comitetul va prezenta o altă rezoluţie pentru impeachment. Prerogativa de acuzare aparţine Camerei Reprezentanţilor, în timp ce prerogativa judecării cazului aparţine Senatului. Ea presupune un larg acord al forţelor politice pentru că destituirea necesită votul unei majorităţi de două treimi dintre senatori.

Persons: Jim McGovern, Mike, Democraţii Organizations: CNN Locations: SUA, americană

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