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BumRushDaShow

(156,917 posts)
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:04 AM Yesterday

Epstein furor upends House for second week in row

Source: The Hill

07/21/25 8:24 PM ET


The Jeffrey Epstein saga is causing chaos in the House for the second week in a row, as threats of Democrats forcing politically tough votes are prompting House GOP leadership to toss out many of their plans for the week. The trouble started as soon as lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday, when the House Rules Committee, which sets up action for bills on the floor, met to tee up votes to rescind Biden-era rules and on an immigration bill.

But Democrats, who had forced Republicans on the panel into a number of politically difficult votes on the Epstein matter last week, threatened to do so again. They planned to stage a vote on bringing legislation to the floor that would compel the release of the Epstein files. Rather than face those votes, Republicans are opting to simply not tee up any votes at all, according to multiple members of the panel — leaving the House with no floor business in the days ahead of August recess beyond noncontroversial suspension bills, fast-track measures that need two-thirds support to pass.

“Democrats keep putting all these amendments up. They want to make Epstein — and, you know, we’re all for transparency, and we’re going to do that, but what they want to do is grandstand. They said they’ll be there all night, we’ll be there all night,” Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), a member of the Rules Committee, told reporters. He added that the committee was not expected to return, and the House would only deal with suspension votes.

Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.), the top Democrat on the Rules Committee, confirmed that the panel would not reconvene for the rest of the week. “We’re done,” McGovern told The Hill. “Not reporting out a rule, we’re done for the night, we’re done for the week. … There’s some issues going on within the Republican conference, I think around the Epstein stuff, that they can’t seem to get under control. So we’ll do probably suspensions for the remainder of the week.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5412795-epstein-furor-house/



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Epstein furor upends House for second week in row (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
It's about time for some work requirements for Retrumplican Congress critters. Hugin Yesterday #1
"conservatives in chaos", "GQP in gridlock" cadoman Yesterday #2
run repubes, run. run run run. run away from the truth. run run run. BoRaGard Yesterday #3
Football name. The Washington Epsteins. twodogsbarking Yesterday #4
There's no getting rid of the Ep-STAIN. oasis Yesterday #5
That is not a bad strategy to block the GOP from passing more horrific legislation. Pacifist Patriot Yesterday #6
After the Tea Party disruptions that put us on the path to MAGA, this is delightful to watch. Martin68 Yesterday #7
"We're all for transparency, and we're going to do that, but Bluetus 22 hrs ago #8
Too bad Abstractartist 22 hrs ago #9
We're all for transparency....? reACTIONary 20 hrs ago #10
So sad that GOpers are having to cancel their plans for the next few weeks. It's almost August... Flash953 19 hrs ago #11
How the fuck does the GOP still exist? The fact that it does and still will after this is fucking disgraceful. Karasu 19 hrs ago #12
They've discovered a way to block the GOP in congress iemanja 18 hrs ago #13
y all had a chance to 14th him but NOOOOOOOO ! AllaN01Bear 17 hrs ago #14
Aaaand...now they go home to the uproar. mahina 17 hrs ago #15
Assholes in chaos!!! oasis 16 hrs ago #16
Ha! (((Oasis))) mahina 15 hrs ago #17
Hey mahina. oasis 12 hrs ago #21
Aloha Oasis mahina 9 hrs ago #22
YES!!! More Please! calimary 14 hrs ago #18
About time, see Dems it is not to hard to do. republianmushroom 14 hrs ago #19
"....what they (Dems) do is grandstand" Skittles 13 hrs ago #20
Master projectors fujiyamasan 7 hrs ago #23
I am so, SO SICK of their hypocrisy Skittles 7 hrs ago #24
I'm probably younger than most here fujiyamasan 7 hrs ago #26
I am always very impressed with YOUNG progressives Skittles 7 hrs ago #27
This is great fujiyamasan 7 hrs ago #25

Hugin

(36,640 posts)
1. It's about time for some work requirements for Retrumplican Congress critters.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:07 AM
Yesterday

I think they have had enough recess.

cadoman

(1,495 posts)
2. "conservatives in chaos", "GQP in gridlock"
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:10 AM
Yesterday

"Never interfere with an enemy while he's in the process of destroying himself."

BoRaGard

(6,423 posts)
3. run repubes, run. run run run. run away from the truth. run run run.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 07:17 AM
Yesterday

perfect lyrics

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Pacifist Patriot

(25,061 posts)
6. That is not a bad strategy to block the GOP from passing more horrific legislation.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 09:37 AM
Yesterday

Maybe the best we can hope for right now is as little congressional activity as possible.

Martin68

(26,182 posts)
7. After the Tea Party disruptions that put us on the path to MAGA, this is delightful to watch.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:21 AM
Yesterday

Bluetus

(1,311 posts)
8. "We're all for transparency, and we're going to do that, but
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 12:18 PM
22 hrs ago

not today."

Man, I lost my morning coffee when I read that.

reACTIONary

(6,575 posts)
10. We're all for transparency....?
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 02:56 PM
20 hrs ago

“Democrats keep putting all these amendments up. They want to make Epstein — and, you know, we’re all for transparency, and we’re going to do that, but what they want to do is .... actually do it"

Flash953

(118 posts)
11. So sad that GOpers are having to cancel their plans for the next few weeks. It's almost August...
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 03:15 PM
19 hrs ago

I mean August is the time for long vacations and stay aways with fellow narciscists......

Karasu

(1,654 posts)
12. How the fuck does the GOP still exist? The fact that it does and still will after this is fucking disgraceful.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 03:47 PM
19 hrs ago

oasis

(52,510 posts)
21. Hey mahina.
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:09 PM
12 hrs ago

I’m still alive and kicking. Not high kicking, but kicking.
If I outlast you-know-who, I’ll gladly fold up my tent and go quietly into the night.

Skittles

(166,124 posts)
20. "....what they (Dems) do is grandstand"
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 09:06 PM
13 hrs ago

GO FUCK YOURSELF Rep Norman, WTF do think TRUMP does for a living?

fujiyamasan

(491 posts)
23. Master projectors
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 03:13 AM
7 hrs ago

And also pretty ironic hearing this guy call dems ‘obstructionists’. This is literally all they have done during any democratic presidency.

fujiyamasan

(491 posts)
26. I'm probably younger than most here
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 03:21 AM
7 hrs ago

As far as I’ve been paying attention to politics (and that goes back to early teen years during the Clinton years), the GOP is the party of hypocrisy.

Although even I’ve been amazed over the last ten years how unhinged they became.

Skittles

(166,124 posts)
27. I am always very impressed with YOUNG progressives
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 03:23 AM
7 hrs ago

because I know they've been fed conservative bullshit their ENTIRE lives but they STILL saw through it

fujiyamasan

(491 posts)
25. This is great
Wed Jul 23, 2025, 03:16 AM
7 hrs ago

This is how the game is played.

There’s absolutely no reason for the dems to do anything to ‘go along to get along’.

It’s like it was with McCarthy. It’s not the Democrats’ job to save them from themselves.

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