"I Object": Tom Price Tries To Shut Down Democratic Congresswomen (VIDEO)
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Unruly Republicans Disrupt Health Care Debate
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On Saturday morning, a group of House Republicans -- led by Rep. Tom Price (R-Georgia) -- attempted to stop the Democratic Women's Caucus from making their arguments about how the health bill would benefit women by screaming over them. Rep. Lois Capps (D-Calif.) only had time to say "Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to--," before Price shouted "I object." The presiding chair, Rep. John Dingell...
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This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women’s Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly talked over, screamed, [...]
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Watch and absorb. David Dreier knows better:
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Scenes from today's debate that you really just have to see. Video after the jump....
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By GottaLaff Since I'm out here in California, I miss a lot of the early morning newsy craziness that many of you witness on a daily basis. This morning, Paddy called me screaming, "Turn on CSPAN! Turn on CSPAN!" Being a person who is right in tune with Paddy's subtleties and nuanced delivery, I went right over and flipped on the Tee Vee Machine, only to this jaw-dropping spectacle: Mr. Chairman, I...
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Here is video of GOP Members of the House objecting as Democrats begin trying to ram the Health Care Bill through today. Democrats set only four hours for debate. Here's more:
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We didn’t think this looked very good as we watched Rep. Tom Price and other members of the GOP shout over Democratic women on the House floor Saturday as they tried to discuss the health care bill’s impacts on women. It looks even worse compiled by Democrat-affiliated Think Progress , which titled their Youtube spot “GOP Gone Wild.”. A delaying tactic is one thing, but doing it in a manner that looks...
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If I had voted for one of these assholes I would be dialing their Congressional office and demanding that they conduct themselves in a civilized manner while representing me and my district. I hope the Republican voters are taking a good long look at the people representing them in Congress. Update: Don't forget that Orrin Hatch already admitted the REAL reason that the Republicans are against this...
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Here they are, yesterday, shouting down and disrupting the floor...
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(ChattahBox)—-Republican lawmakers put on an outrageous display of disrespectful and unruly behavior on the floor of the House this morning, as members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus stood to support health care reform, briefly stating how reform would help women. As soon as the women lawmakers began to speak, Republicans immediately began shouting, “Mr. Speaker [...]
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In Republican World, women may only speak with the leave of right-wing men. Watch: As explained at Think Progress the video shows members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus of the House attempting to offer arguments for how the healh care reform bill would benefit women. House Republicans — led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — repeatedly [...]
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By Michael J.W. Stickings Think Progress : This morning, the House began consideration of the rule for debate of the House health care bill. As the Democratic Women's Caucus took to the microphone on the House floor to offer their arguments for how the bill would benefit women, House Republicans -- led by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) -- repeatedly talked over, screamed, and shouted objections. "I object,...
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Ummmm, Dems. Can you take a hint here? Should have put Barney Frank as Chair.
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The Stupak Amendment to the Health Care Reform bill in the House of Representatives passed with 240 yeas, 194 nays and 1 present vote. What does that mean? It means that women have been singled out to be the only class of people to actually lose coverage under the HCR bill. While Rep. Bart Stupak (D, He-Man-Women-Haters-Club) claimed that the his amendment would just ensure that no federal funds would...
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The legislative process is often messy, and it can look somewhat chaotic even on bills that are not particularly contentious. But when one party is determined to try to obstruct the process, then it’s a veritable circus. As Democratic lawmakers attempted to speak on the health reform bill, Republican obstructionists tried to shout them down [...]