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Jeb Hensarling takes swipe at Nancy Pelosi after marathon speech: Some lawmakers come to...
washington examiner ^ | February 7, 2018

Posted on 02/07/2018 6:09:20 PM PST by SMGFan

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, fired back at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Wednesday for her marathon eight-hour-plus filibuster on the floor of the House of Representatives to demand a vote on an immigration bill addressing the so-called "Dreamers."

"Mr. Speaker, we could not be more highly honored that the Minority Leader would take such an interest in HR 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act," Hensarling started to some laughs on the House floor. After speaking on the floor in the morning, Hensarling, who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, had to wait the entire duration of Pelosi's speech for the debate on the legislation to end.

"I am reminded that there are members who come to this great chamber to make speeches, and there are those who come to make laws," the Texas Republican continued. "When it comes to speeches, I would note that the Gettysburg Address came in at two minutes, and Americans may think it had greater eloquence."

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: Kentucky; US: New York; US: Texas; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: botox; buildthefence; california; chuckschumer; daca; dreamact; dreamers; hr1153; jebhensarling; kentucky; mitchmcconnell; mortgagechoiceact; nancypelosi; newyork; paulryan; sanfrannan; texas; upchuckschumer; wisconsin

1 posted on 02/07/2018 6:09:20 PM PST by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

Pyscho Pelosi trying to ensure she doesn’t get booed again, next time she’s in front of Mexicans.


2 posted on 02/07/2018 6:15:55 PM PST by JPJones (More tariffs, less income tax.)
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To: SMGFan

I was wondering if Nancy could stand.


3 posted on 02/07/2018 6:48:11 PM PST by jch10 (Media: prostitutes for the Democrat Party.)
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To: SMGFan

Spoke for 8 hours and said Nothing


4 posted on 02/07/2018 6:55:06 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: SMGFan

There is a very generous deal on the table. One I am 100% against but willing to swallow in the interests of compromise.

It’s the best deal the dems are going to get. And instead of putting this thing together, they do the not stop demagogue thing. It’s the only thing they’re good at. And since demagoguery is good for nothing, it follows that so are dems.


5 posted on 02/07/2018 6:55:35 PM PST by KyCats
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To: SMGFan

Zing!!!!!! Bullseye LMAO!!!!


6 posted on 02/07/2018 6:57:31 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: jch10

Is there a female version of Stadium Pal?


7 posted on 02/07/2018 6:58:33 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: elcid1970
Is there a female version of Stadium Pal?

Depends.

8 posted on 02/07/2018 7:18:44 PM PST by katana
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To: butlerweave

pelosi persisted epic fail.


9 posted on 02/07/2018 7:38:54 PM PST by chief lee runamok
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Agreed.
I don't like giving amnesty to another 1.5M people that came into this country illegally (whether or not their criminal parents brought them in, or they knowingly broke the law themselves), however I understand that a 'deal' requires swallowing some parts that I don't necessarily like.
The primary focus needs to protect the Country and to protect our borders. Trump has the priorities correct. The fact that the Dems balk at his gracious proposal just shows that the Dems don't give two bits about the so-called 'Dreamers'. Nancy and crew just want to use the 'Dreamers' as cannon fodder.

10 posted on 02/07/2018 7:40:41 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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Her constituent base...

11 posted on 02/07/2018 10:14:04 PM PST by GraceG ("It's better to have all the Right Enemies, than it is to have all the Wrong Friends.")
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This is why Turtle should dump/nuke the fake filibuster rule in the Senate and force people to filibuster for real instead of submitting a slip. Thanks to Pelosi, we can point out that the Dems are physically able to do such things - so why not require it instead of this stupid kabuki ‘filibuster’?


12 posted on 02/07/2018 11:33:34 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: butlerweave

“Spoke for 8 hours and said Nothing”

Correction-She has been speaking for YEARS and has said NOTHING!


13 posted on 02/08/2018 5:45:14 AM PST by Shane (When Injustice Becomes Law, RESISTANCE Becomes DUTY.----T.Jefferson)
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To: SMGFan; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks SMGFan.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, fired back at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Wednesday for her marathon eight-hour-plus filibuster on the floor of the House of Representatives to demand a vote on an immigration bill... "Mr. Speaker, we could not be more highly honored that the Minority Leader would take such an interest in HR 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act," Hensarling started to some laughs on the House floor. After speaking on the floor in the morning, Hensarling, who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, had to wait the entire duration of Pelosi's speech for the debate on the legislation to end. "I am reminded that there are members who come to this great chamber to make speeches, and there are those who come to make laws," the Texas Republican continued. "When it comes to speeches, I would note that the Gettysburg Address came in at two minutes, and Americans may think it had greater eloquence."

14 posted on 02/08/2018 11:51:33 AM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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