The View: Chuck Schumer, Catt Sadler, Hot Topics
Hot Topic House Committee to Investigate Insurrection
Qevin McQarthy appointed Republican members to the House committee who voted against the commission, so Pelosi blocked their appointment loool. Meanwhile in bizarro times, Liz Cheney was appointed by Pelosi herself as bipartisan effort to uncover who-what-where-when (because we already know the -why-). Pelosi vetoed Gym Jordan who might be a material witness, and Jim Banks has whined and complained and spread conspiracies against Biden Admin. Me-again is pouty and blah blah.
Hot Topic Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer joins to talk about the two-fold infrastructure bill. Part of the bill requires bipartisan passage in the House and Senate, the other part of the bill will be resolved through reconciliation so Democrats can approve it without Republican support. It’s great to have a 3-branch majority. Schumer talks about the procedural vote, the
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Last night, the House GOP caucus met to decide whether to kick Qanon whackadoodle Marjorie Taylor Greene off her committees. The result? Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy decided to split the difference by backing Greene but holding a secret ballot that allowed Liz Cheney to retain her leadership position. Via the Associated Press:
McCarthy’s decision to back Greene comes at a time when the party has been ideologically adrift after Trump’s loss, struggling over whether to embrace his norm-busting divisiveness or the GOP’s more traditional, policy-oriented conservative values.
On Wednesday, House Republicans blocked an effort by conservative hardliners to oust the No. 3 House Republican, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., from her leadership role. Cheney, a daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, had enraged Trump supporters by voting to impeach him over the riot at the U.S. Capitol.