'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.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    43·
    3 days ago

    If someone sat at home on election day or voted for anyone but Harris they absolutely endorsed this.

    I think many are too low-info to really have endorsed anything.

    • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      3 days ago

      There’s got to be a line where “low-info” becomes a choice. I don’t know where that line is, but “Donald Trump is an imminent threat to democracy” is absolutely past that threshold.

      • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        I’d have to say a whole lot of people are completely checked out of any kind of civic engagement whatsoever, for probably a plethora of reasons. There are definitely some that think they can be Above It All ™ because I Don’t Want To Be Political ™, and in my experience these people are insufferable smug jackasses about it, too.