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House Republican presses bill to prevent
Harris from traveling overseas before visiting
the border

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Posted By: Moritz55, 6/14/2021 11:04:05 PM

Iowa Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson appeared on the House floor Monday to press for legislation that would bar Vice President Harris from taxpayer-funded international travel until she visits the southern border first. Harris, whom President Biden deputized to lead efforts in Central America to eradicate the "root causes" of the massive waves of illegal immigrants heading from there to the U.S. border, has faced strong Republican criticism for not bothering to experience firsthand the crisis she's playing a role in ending. "This crisis is worsening by the day. Yet, the vice president has refused to go to the border herself and talk to the brave law enforcement officers,

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On the surface, I find this proposal hilarious. Even though it probably won’t pass, it will at least publicize the fact that Harris is MIA. However, longer term, Republicans may come to regret this action, because it will establish a precedent that Dems will be more than willing to use against a Republican President or VP

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Golden Goose 6/14/2021 11:10:23 PM (No. 815913)
This is all so stupid. Even if she visited the border, nothing would happen. Nothing would change.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Ribicon 6/14/2021 11:13:22 PM (No. 815915)
Exactly, #1. VD Harris will drag this out as long as possible while the New Americans flood in, finally visit the border and say, "Bienvenido, amigos!" while handing out cookies with her likeness. Then what?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: MFM 6/14/2021 11:15:34 PM (No. 815916)
Focus on the Wealth Tax, Biden and Harris a sideshow, tax code changes based on unrecognized value on annual value of assets will destroy the entire 401k program along with real estate investments.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: jimincalif 6/14/2021 11:33:16 PM (No. 815921)
But then she’d never get to Europe!
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Reply 5 - Posted by: EQKimball 6/15/2021 12:34:37 AM (No. 815960)
More theater, this time from our side.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Come And Take It 6/15/2021 12:46:02 AM (No. 815965)
Stop wasting time, dimwits. This is nothing but trying to score points with your base. We are not Democraps and are not impressed with stunts like this. Get off your dead azzes, and starting working on things that actually benefit the American people instead of trying to embarrass a stupid twit like Heels Up, who won't care anyway because she has no conscience. If all you are going to do is play these stupid political games, resign so we can hire someone serious. Pinheads.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: PChristopher 6/15/2021 1:06:27 AM (No. 815973)
This is a stupid symbolic gesture. You think it makes you look tough but it only makes you look weak.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: smokincol 6/15/2021 4:19:08 AM (No. 816008)
nice try but democrats only obey the orders of their party leaders, laws of the United States have no meaning nor value and will not be respected nor obeyed. bulge bum will do, exactly, what she is told to do. and when to do it.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: mifla 6/15/2021 4:31:06 AM (No. 816013)
Read an interesting article that stated that Kammie does not want to go to the border, as that would set in concrete that she is the border czar who has to work with immigration and other border agencies, which would put her at odds with the nut cases running the Dem party.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: red1066 6/15/2021 7:58:46 AM (No. 816112)
Enough with the not visiting the border crap. Find some other narrative to bash Harris. Be glad that this isn't running the country yet.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: downnout 6/15/2021 8:02:50 AM (No. 816117)
Why do I keep hearing Three Dog Night singing?
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Reply 12 - Posted by: RussZilla 6/15/2021 9:02:44 AM (No. 816224)
Enough of this. There's a long list of things Congress has to do for we the people...this does nothing for US. THe Congress would do more for us by just taking the summer off!
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Surroundedbyblue 6/15/2021 11:25:55 AM (No. 816390)
What a useless mass of flesh we have chewing up billions of tax dollars in DC. We need more,kabuki theatre in DC, we don’t have enough. The a*$wipes can find time to put together this, but can’t investigate election fraud. We need to flush DC away and start over.
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