Opinion · 117th Congress
Let’s not forget the staffers
[jwp-video n=”1″] Watching the place that I called home for so many years desecrated as it was last week, I could not help but think of the personal office staff, committee staff, the cafeteria
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[jwp-video n=”1″] Watching the place that I called home for so many years desecrated as it was last week, I could not help but think of the personal office staff, committee staff, the cafeteria
[jwp-video n=”1″] Why ex-presidents get so many dead presidents Presidents didn’t always leave office with a golden parachute. Ulysses S.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The bipartisan support is different from the first time the House impeached Trump, when no Republican supported either article.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Four Republicans did not vote on impeachment, including Texas Rep. Kay Granger, who recently tested positive for COVID-19. The others were Reps.
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[jwp-video n=”1″] “The president’s conduct last week was absolutely unacceptable and completely inexcusable.
[jwp-video n=”1″] “But it is indicative, I think, of probably what will be a building campaign of public pressure for people to act differently.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Voting against voters Nearly 150 representatives and senators voted hours after the Capitol riot in favor of motions that
[jwp-video n=”1″] A video surfaced over the weekend of some Republicans in the space ignoring the CDC’s recommendations to protect public health by wearing masks. They included Reps.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Even Vice President Mike Pence, a loyalist from the start, defied Trump, saying he could not unilaterally reject the electors.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump’s postelection activity and behavior will also be a factor.
[jwp-video n=”2″] Debate, interrupted The joint session to certify the results started at 1 p.m. Wednesday and ended at 3:44 a.m. Thursday.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who leads the House Republican Conference, voted against the objections.
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use,” the California Democrat said.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Jason Dick contributed to this report.
[jwp-video n=”1″] In 2016, voters identified as conservatives over liberals by a 9-point margin; but in November, that edge for conservatives jumped to 15 points.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Cioffi couldn’t see it, but the constitutional Senate president, also known as Vice President Mike Pence, was being rushed out of the chamber.
[jwp-video n=”1″] As senators were being rushed through hallways, tunnels and stairwells to a more secure location, Senate Rules and Administration Chairman Roy Blunt and top Democrat Amy Klobuchar
For example, the CBO has said the effects of climate change, if left unaddressed, could knock 1 percent off the inflation-adjusted size of the U.S. economy by 2050.
The joint session, mandated under federal law, will convene at 1 p.m. in the House chamber, with Vice President Mike Pence presiding.