House Republicans Go Back on the Floor Monday to Talk Gas Prices

House Republicans Go Back on the Floor Monday to Talk Gas Prices

August 03, 2008
Categories: energy

Continuing with their guerilla tactics from last week, House Republicans will be back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices, even though Congress is in recess, and they may stay there all week.

More than a dozen Republicans have already committed to make appearances, according to House GOP leadership aide, including National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole (Okla.).

Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Mike Pence (R-Ind.), who lead Friday's five-hour talkathon after the House shut down for the August recess, are also expected to be there, according to this aide.

"In an urgent memo sent to GOP Members and staff Saturday (“A Call to Action on American Energy”), Republican Leader John Boehner (R-) and Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) hailed Friday’s action, and encouraged House Republicans to return to the Capitol beginning Monday morning to help keep the historic effort going," said a press release just released by Minority Leader Boehner's office.

“It’s not a request we make lightly. But the American people are suffering,” Boehner and Blunt said in the memo. “The consequences of continued congressional inaction on gas prices are unacceptable. We’ve called on the Speaker to call Congress back into an emergency session this month and schedule a vote on the American Energy Act. We must continue to make a stand until the Speaker complies.”

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If anyone should be impeached, it should be that rotten little BITCH pelosi.

But the liberal media will ignore it, and instead will ask San Fran Nan to explain to the stupid voters how she is trying to save the planet

and did the liberal media give this story any coverage at all?

Of course not.

Dems are screwing over the voters, and the liberal media will not report it, Nothing new however

red states rule wrote:and did the liberal media give this story any coverage at all?

Of course not.

Dems are screwing over the voters, and the liberal media will not report it, Nothing new however

Perhaps house republicans should start talking about imposing the "fairness doctrine" on TV news...

to bad GW can't cancel their expensive vacations and order them back to DC.

namvet wrote:to bad GW can't cancel their expensive vacations and order them back to DC.

That would be great, but remember he is trying to change the "tone" in DC

red states rule wrote:

namvet wrote:to bad GW can't cancel their expensive vacations and order them back to DC.

That would be great, but remember he is trying to change the "tone" in DC

This is a great issue for the repubs. The vast majority of the public wants new drilling, and the dems blocking blocking it is hurting them. The repubs really need to hammer this home.

Pale Rider wrote:

red states rule wrote:

namvet wrote:to bad GW can't cancel their expensive vacations and order them back to DC.

That would be great, but remember he is trying to change the "tone" in DC

This is a great issue for the repubs. The vast majority of the public wants new drilling, and the dems blocking blocking it is hurting them. The repubs really need to hammer this home.

What they need is a Gen Patton type to go to DC and kick some serious ass

They need two or three Patton types, and while they're kicking ass, they can kick the asses of those republicans that don't have a spine and get the party back to it's conservative roots, and get rid of the RINO's like mclame that love to "give in" to the liberals.

Pale Rider wrote:They need two or three Patton types, and while they're kicking ass, they can kick the asses of those republicans that don't have a spine and get the party back to it's conservative roots, and get rid of the RINO's like mclame that love to "give in" to the liberals.

You, Southern Man, and I can go.