Rep Louise Slaughter: I must clear up untruths-Republicans "WANTED TO OBSTRUCT"

[kpete]

Setting The Record Straight On The Economic Recovery Package
by Rep Louise Slaughter
Thu Feb 12, 2009 at 09:36:02 AM PST

As Chair of the House Rules Committee, I must clear up untruths regarding the economic recovery package.

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We’ve heard a lot of noise across the aisle about how partisan the development of the bill was --- that Republicans were blocked from being involved. This is entirely false. In fact, this was one of the most open processes a bill this large has had in over a decade.

They are being disingenuous, or worse. These are the facts:

The bill, as it came to the Rules Committee, the last stop before the floor vote, already incorporated 12 Republican amendments. The Rules Committee then added the 11 amendments: 6 Democratic and 5 Republican, in addition to a complete Republican substitute, and a motion to recommit. They were unable to muster the votes necessary and lost on bipartisan votes. House Republicans may have come together to vote against the final bill, but they split on their own amendments with 40 to 60 Republicans voting with Democrats. Some Republicans even voted against their party’s alternative bill, and it failed on the floor.

The Republican alternative didn’t have a final price tag, consisted entirely of tax cuts, and would actually raise taxes for 26 million American families. In two years, the Democratic bill would create 3.6 million jobs. The Republican substitute: 1.2 million – a third as many as the Democratic bill that passed the House.

President Obama even met with House Republicans more times in two weeks to discuss this legislation than President Bush did with House Democrats in two terms.

The Republicans were certainly allowed in the process, but they wanted to obstruct.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/12/121339/879/56/696599

[xchrom]

1. thank you ma'am. nt

[KittyWampus]

2. I love you, Louise Slaughter. You're my hero.

what a role model she is.

[bdamomma]

3. more Reps and Senators have to be vocal like Rep. Slaughter.

[DCKit]

15. And all we/they need is the truth.

If the Republics have to keep generating new lies for every situation, they'll eventually trip over them.

I'm in a bubble (DC), but getting the feeling that a whole lot of people are getting weary of this bullshit - kind'a like victims of abuse.

[liberal N proud]

4. Finally someone speaks the truth

Will it be heard?

[gratuitous]

12. Almost surely not

But I do like that one line about Obama meeting with House Republicans more times in two weeks than Bush met with House Democrats in eight years. Another inconvenient fact that will be buried under Republican yammering about Democratic "partisanship." The media like their story lines nice and simple. Who cares if they're totally wrong? Well, besides a bunch of nobodies who don't throw or go to all the swell cocktail parties, so they don't count.

[earcandle]

34. Bring back the Fairness Doctrine in journalism. It was a regulation that got drop for their

convenience. Put it back. NOW>>>> why won't Obama make that happen?

[snappyturtle]

5. K&R Thanks for posting this! I was so-o irritated last night listening

to the repukes complaining that they had not been included in the bill!

[bdamomma]

8. they are so FOS, they are nothing but obstructionists.

[joeunderdog]

6. Consider this story buried by MSM.

Puts it into perspective with hard numbers. It's hard to argue the facts here.

[The Hope Mobile]

21. Absolutely! But the most laughable part was McCain whining about

repubs not being allowed to have any input! PUH- LEEZ!!!

[bjobotts]

22. What is pathetic is that anyone would believe they did anything but obstruct.

[The Hope Mobile]

29. I was worried about that last week but when the polls came out that

Obama still has 76% approval and the republican members of congress still have about that much disapproval I realized that the only ones really pushing this BS are the MSM. I think we as a country are now MUCH further left than the media reflects. People aren't really buying it anymore. I think that's why the repugs finally gave in on the stimulus but they'll still say its the tax cuts that helped in the end . . . not the programs that help get people back to work or living in their own homes . . . they will definitely try to take credit for the good no matter how much their policies are proven not to work.

[kmac3]

43. K & R

This and all important truths that tell the people exactly what is going on NEVER ARE HEARD ON MSM It is sad for those that do not realize it and do not get their news via the web or NPR . . . They don't have a clue to what is really going on in the country! Not sure how long the Repubs will dominate the media but seems to me, under constant public demand, something could be done to get fair news coverage. WE DEFINITELY NEED TO WORK ON THAT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[joeunderdog]

7. delete

[NewEnglandKnowledge]

9. Thank you

Thanks for telling the truth, but why can't it be in a larger
forumn.  Why do we as a country allow Republicans to create
their own facts, science, and history?  Oh yeah, thats why
they hate funding education, it messes up their disinformation
campaign.

[Laelth]

14. Welcome to DU!

:dem:

-Laelth

[Cheap_Trick]

10. Slaughter-ize the little obstructionist bastards.

[barbtries]

11. this should be repeated very often

"President Obama even met with House Republicans more times in two weeks to discuss this legislation than President Bush did with House Democrats in two terms."

don't let them get away with claiming that the democrats are being obstructionist and partisan. bush isn't president anymore. that means that up is now up, right is now right, forward is forward, etcetera. not the other fucking way around! opposite world is over, over, dammit. :spank:

[Captain Hilts]

13. This one's for you, Louise...

[Diane R]

16. Kicked

[w8liftinglady]

17. Thank you,Rep Slaughter,for my next LTTE

[CitizenPatriot]

18. they tried to raise taxes on the middle class!

in this economy!!!!

WTF???

WTF???

There would have been some marching going on...thank god these asshats aren't in power anymore.

yes, starve us some more. that's what we need.

UNBELIEVABLE.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

19. KandR--- Louise RULES! n/t

[democrank]

20. It takes a courage to raise the truth.

Bravo, Louise!

[baldguy]

23. Love Louise!

She's my Rep!

[calimary]

24. Kicking this. GOTTA start calling them on it. Louder and louder and in more public venues.

Why are we not hearing "SORE LOSERMEN!!!" from coast to coast???

[spanone]

25. k&r

[Jefferson23]

26. Wow, she is smart actually, abandon ship, for these Rethuglicans

are still on self-implode mode.

[LosinIt]

27. Louise was reportedly on the short list to replace Hillary in the Senate

but she was from EEEEGAAAADHS! UPSTATE!!!!! The Rochester area.

[Muttocracy]

28. K&R nt

[veganlush]

30. K&R n/t

:kick:

[jillan]

31. She needs to get out there on Rachel or Keith and tell the truth.

[VPStoltz]

32. Well, I could have told you that without being there...

BECAUSE THEY'RE LYING SACKS OF CRAP, LYING SACKS OF CRAP, THEY'RE LYING STEAMIN, HEAPIN, STINKIN, SACKS OF LIQUID CRAP !!!

Hope I got that right Stephanie!

[williesgirl]

33. You should send this to Keith or Rachel, maybe they'd have her on. rec'd

[progressoid]

35. Ya, I heard all about this on Hannity's show

NOT

[TWiley]

36. REPUBLICAN BASTARDS

If she will not say it, then I will. The republican party has become the most worthless piece of shit ever to be concieved in American politics. I can think of no worse than the current philosophy and group of partisan a-holes. They can only say one thing .... tax cut

Oh, did you stub your toe ... well son, you need a tax cut.
Are schools closing and firefighters getting laid off? ..... well son, you need a tax cut
Will the stimulus help a blue collar worker? fuck that ..... son, you need a tax cut

Wait until we can no longer afford to be in the Iraq war. Listen to them crow about all the money we have then.

[democracy1st]

37. about time someone spoke up

[Enthusiast]

38. Recommended.

Once again the Reich Wing media has only reported the Republican side. Where the public should see the assholes for what they are, Democrats are made out to be the villains.

[ProfessorGAC]

39. The Facts Sure Seem To Support That

It's pretty obvious they did exactly this, but it's good that Louise is announcing it to the citizens.
GAC

[AngMic]

40. She's the best!

I am so proud of my congresswoman. She is tremendous. We became part of her district when the republicans gerrymandered a safe haven for Tom Reynolds (thankfully out of office) and I couldn't be happier. She i smart, savvy and a fighter. Kudos too to her staff at the Niagara Falls office, very courteous and responsive when you call them .

[AlbertCat]

41. More Louise Please!

Here are some quotes:

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/louise_slaughter.html


Here's a good one:

If ever we had proof that our nation's pollution laws aren't working, it's reading the list of industrial chemicals in the bodies of babies who have not yet lived outside the womb.

and

If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies.

[pinto]

42. Thank you! Rep Slaughter.

:kick:

[felinetta]

44. Thank you for telling us the truth. These are very dangerous times and

these are very dangerous politicians. The focus of the entire nation must be about trying to save America and not about juvenile politics. The Republicans cannot keep grabbing dangerous, nonsensical attention. They either honestly get on board or get out of our way. No more Mr. Nice Guy and no more placating dangerous, insane minds. The ball is in our court and we better control it!

[SpiralHawk]

45. Republicons again show they have no respect for truth, no integrity, no honor

They are a shameful pack of Latter Day Pharisees.

[DemoTex]

46. The truth outs.

Who is suprised?