by jpitney | Jul 31, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives, Insurrection
Annie Grayer at CNN: Earlier this week, a routine Rules Committee meeting turned into a viral back-and-forth over how members talk about the January 6 insurrection. Chairman of the Committee on Rules Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, pleaded for members to stick...
by jpitney | Jul 29, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives
Katherine Tully-McManus at Politico: “I WILL PRAY FOR YOU” — If you’re looking for a breath of fresh air when the partisan rancor and personal acrimony grows stifling on Capitol Hill, it might be time to check out the Select Committee (no, not that select committee)...
by jpitney | Jul 28, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives, Insurrection
Text of the Statement: Thank you very much, Chairman Thompson. Thank you to all of my colleagues on this committee, and thank you to each of the witnesses appearing before us today. It is because of you — you held the line, you defended all of us, you defended the...
by jpitney | Jul 25, 2021 | Appropriations, Bipartisanship, California Politics, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives, Uncategorized
Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in honor of former California Congressman Jerry Lewis. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Thank you, Mr. Calvert, for calling this Special Order in honor of our former...
by jpitney | Jul 19, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives
Nicholas Fandos at The New York Times: When the House revamped its rules in the early days of the pandemic to allow lawmakers to vote remotely, Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina was among 161 Republicans who sued to block the arrangement, arguing that it...
