March 6th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

House Dems Pull 5th Bill In 2 Weeks From Schedule

in: Announcements., Democrat Corruption, Libtards on Parade, Lunatic Lefties, News, Opinion, U.S. House

via email from House Minority Leader John Boehner…


Increasingly Out-Of-Touch Democratic Leaders Pull Fifth Bill From House Schedule In Last Two Weeks

WASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement today after Democratic leaders abruptly pulled the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act from the House floor after many rank-and-file Democrats prepared to support a Republican proposal to bar murderers and sex offenders from volunteering through any federally-funded national service positions:

“The increasingly out-of-touch Democratic leaders have once again thwarted the will of the American people by pulling from the House floor a broadly-supported bill. Members on both sides of the aisle were fully prepared to strengthen the measure by barring murderers and sex offenders from participating in taxpayer-funded national service programs. But the Majority leadership pulled the plug before that could happen. In what has become a disturbing routine for this Majority, the will of the House was disregarded altogether – and consequently, so was the will of the American people who sent us here to represent them.

“As with today’s national service bill, the Senate-passed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) enjoys broad support on both sides of the aisle in the House and equally strong support from the American people. And as with today’s national service bill, increasingly out-of-touch House Democratic leaders are the only ones who stand in the way of the FISA modernization bill becoming law. The American people did not send us here to play partisan, parliamentary, and political games. They sent us here to work together on their behalf. It’s time for this Majority to stop using these heavy-handed techniques and let the will of the House – and, most importantly, the will of the American people – prevail. It’s time for Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer to stop blocking the Senate-passed FISA modernization bill so our intelligence officials can have every tool they need to protect our nation.”

NOTE: House Democratic leaders have pulled eight bills from the House schedule since the start of the 110th Congress. Following is a brief summary of each.

    · March 22, 2007: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 1433) – Democrats abruptly pulled the bill from the House floor to avoid voting on a GOP motion to recommit to restore Second Amendment rights to D.C. residents.

    · September 14, 2007: Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (H.R. 811) – Democrats placed this measure on the official House schedule for the week of September 17, 2007. However, the bill was pulled from the schedule after it drew unexpected opposition among House Democrats. Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) told the Washington Post the bill would “inadvertently cause more disenfranchisement than it would solve.” The measure has languished ever since.

    · October 17, 2007: Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective Act (H.R. 3773) – Democrats abruptly pulled the bill from the House floor to avoid voting on a Republican motion to recommit that would ensure our intelligence community can conduct surveillance on Osama Bin Laden, al Qaeda, or any other foreign terrorist organization targeting America for attack.

    · February 26, 2008: Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act (H.R. 3251) – Democrats abruptly pulled this bill from the House floor to avoid voting on a Republican motion to recommit that would ensure every American citizen – including those who reside in public housing – can exercise his or her Second Amendment rights.

    · February 27, 2008: Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics (H. Res. 895) – Because of internal dissention within their own caucus and a stronger alternative put forth by Republicans, Democratic leaders pulled the outside ethics entity proposal from the schedule because it does not have sufficient votes for passage.

    · March 5, 2008: Bipartisan Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Modernization Bill (S. 2248) – Despite hamstringing our intelligence officials by blocking the bipartisan Senate FISA bill since the Protect America Act expired three weeks ago, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) pulled FISA legislation from the House schedule and postponed consideration until next week.

    · March 5, 2008: Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics (H.Res. 895) – Because of internal dissention within their own caucus and a stronger alternative put forth by Republicans, Democratic leaders again pulled the outside ethics entity proposal from the schedule because it does not have sufficient votes for passage.

    · March 6, 2008: Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act (H.R. 2857) – Democrats abruptly pulled the bill from the House floor to avoid voting on a GOP motion to recommit that would bar murders and sex offenders from volunteering through any federally-funded national service positions, including Americorps.

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