Posted on 01/06/2017 10:34:53 AM PST by Robert DeLong
But Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert revealed Ryan pledged to him he would not to move on either of those fronts.
Breitbart reports:
“House Speaker Paul Ryan and I had two substantive private discussions on the legislative agenda for the 115th Congress and came to an understanding,” Gohmert told Breitbart News.
One Ryan promise that won his vote, said Gohmert, was Ryan’s support for the Hastert Rule, which forbids the House Republican leadership from holding votes on bills that are not supported by the majority of the House Republican Conference. That rules prevents the GOP leadership from quietly working with Democratic leaders to bypass conservatives in the GOP caucus.
Since 2012, House Republican leaders have sometimes cut deals with President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders instead of passing bills favored by House conservatives. The backroom deals mean that Democrats get a closed-door veto over conservative priorities, such as defunding Planned Parenthood and sanctuary cities, while priorities favored by Democrats of business-linked GOP legislators get included in must-pass bills. Those deals helped revive the business-backed Export-Import Bank, for example.
Ryan also agreed that no bills would be rolled out to legalize anyone in this country who is here illegally, “unless and until we achieve complete border security with a wall built to President Trump’s liking,” Gohmert said.
Ryan’s third promise puts an end to the president’s open-border trade policies and the president’s threats to punish the United Kingdom if it leaves the European Union. “This House will not resurrect the Trans-Pacific Partnership disaster,” Gohmert said.
“We will only bring up a trade bill that ensures fairness to Great Britain in the wake of the successful Brexit vote to end Britain’s participation in the European Union,” he added.”
It’s not clear what “surrendered” means here.
Maybe I’m missing something, but the narrative above doesn’t mention which two issues Ryan allegedly “surrendered” on.
If that’s the Hastert rule, what is the Jared Fogle rule?
I was hoping it would be a good thing.
I only grabbed part of the article.
Pls read the story.
You may have missed the point.
Ryan “surrendering” to Trump on amnesty is a GOOD THING.
Ryan was FOR amnesty, Trump is not.
Same with Trade.
It is not clear what this post means in toto. It is singularly confusing.
That we must lose, both Paul Ryan and the Hastert Rule. 8>)
Either the title or content is misleading. It looks like Ryan dropped previous positions, thus earning Gomert’s vote for the Speakership. I didn’t find evidence that Ryan reneged.
“Paul Ryan Just Surrendered On Two Big Issues”
I don’t believe it was just two.
Sheila Lee Jackson got shut down in the Joint Session today.
Moonbat clown couldn’t secure a Senator to make her objections stick.
Trump won again!
On what has Ryan surrendered? The excerpt doesn’t say.
I guess I should have read it and not jumped the gun. I read part of it and it sounded to me from the little bit read that he had surrendered to the other side like he always does, and I started seeing red. That being said, I still hate the guy and do not trust him one iota. Hopefully he is changing his tune, and it is for real, but I have my doubts. Time will tell.
From the article:
Paul Ryan’s career has been defined by his support for two major issues – amnesty and globalist trade deals.
It’s good that he is surrendering to Trump on these issues.
My apologies for not reading the entire article first.
Yep, and had I read the entire article I would have seen that, but I read part of it and started seeing red and didn’t finish it, because I saw red. My bad but until I see real evidence of Ryan following through I remain reserved about the man. His history has left such a bitter taste in my mouth, it will take time for it to dissipate to trust him again.
Breitbart reports: “House Speaker Paul Ryan and I had two substantive private discussions on the legislative agenda for the 115th Congress and came to an understanding,” Gohmert told Breitbart News.
One Ryan promise that won his vote, said Gohmert,
was Ryan’s support for the Hastert Rule,
which forbids the House Republican leadership
from holding votes on bills
that are not supported by the majority of the House Republican Conference.
That rules prevents the GOP leadership from quietly working with Democratic leaders to bypass conservatives in the GOP caucus.
Since 2012, House Republican leaders have sometimes cut deals with President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders instead of passing bills favored by House conservatives.
The backroom deals mean that Democrats get a closed-door veto over conservative priorities, such as defunding Planned Parenthood and sanctuary cities, while priorities favored by Democrats of business-linked GOP legislators get included in must-pass bills. Those deals helped revive the business-backed Export-Import Bank, for example.
NO backroom deals with Dems, by Repubs, to bypass conservatives.
Ryan also agreed that no bills would be rolled out to legalize anyone in this country who is here illegally, “unless and until we achieve complete border security with a wall built to President Trump’s liking,” Gohmert said.
Ryan’s third promise puts an end to the president’s open-border trade policies and the president’s threats to punish the United Kingdom if it leaves the European Union. “This House will not resurrect the Trans-Pacific Partnership disaster,” Gohmert said.
“We will only bring up a trade bill that ensures fairness to Great Britain in the wake of the successful Brexit vote to end Britain’s participation in the European Union,” he added.”
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