Posted on 07/19/2018 4:10:45 AM PDT by SMGFan
House Republicans forced a vote Wednesday on a resolution to express support for ICE -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- enraging Democrats who complained the measure was a political stunt intended to embarrass Democrats who have called to abolish the embattled agency.
The vote passed by a count of 244 to 35, as 133 Democrats elected to vote "present" on the resolution. The bill was brought to the floor under suspension of the rules, which requires a two-thirds super-majority of members voting and present for passage. About 69 percent of members voted in favor of the resolution.
The showdown played out on Capitol Hill in dramatic fashion as several progressive Democrats have signed onto new legislation that would abolish ICE and redistribute many of its responsibilities to other agencies.
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We should dock them for the time.
This ain't no schoolyard - grow up boys and girls!
< /GRRRR>
If you attempt to destroy the USA you should expect patriots to stand against you. Its the American way! Down with the red coated Democratic treason!
Don’t do exactly what the dims want and you’re a fascist. Do what the dims want and you are a bully trying to trap them.
The Republicants are all balls when it comes meaningless measures.
American voters, if they are wise and want to MAGA, must
“ALL” turn out and vote to destroy the entire Democrat Party, politically on Mid-Term Election Day, November 6, 2018. This message must be repeated over and over, every single day.
Unfortunately, this only embellishes the dem's credentials among their constituency.
133 ‘Rats voted present?!
Gutless wonders.
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