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(6,377 posts)It could go to someone else, but all signs point to her.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,862 posts)Last edited Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:33 PM - Edit history (1)
Nancy Pelosi nerds to step aside and let the next generation lead.
IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Nancy Pelosi's job is very secure.
But thanks for the laughs.
marble falls
(57,427 posts)Last edited Wed Apr 11, 2018, 01:04 PM - Edit history (1)
Despicable Republican at that.
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Did Tim Ryan change to Republican?
Regardless, suggesting any Republican is going to be speaker at this point is a laugh. The Blue Wave is a Tsunami!
marble falls
(57,427 posts)Tim Ryan of Ohio - who worked with with Murphy - is a choice piece of work himself.
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)marble falls
(57,427 posts)Murphy was named a "Hero of the Taxpayer" by Americans for Tax Reform.[36] Notably, he voted to increase the debt limit along with historic budget cuts in August 2011.[37] Prior to that, he approved the "short term" debt limit increase.[38]
Murphy supported a House earmark ban in theory but made nearly $14 million in earmark requests in 2010.[39] The left-leaning lobbying group called Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released its third annual report on the most corrupt members of Congress titled "Beyond DeLay: The 22 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and two to watch)".[40] Murphy was included on the list. CREW issued its analysis of Murphy's alleged ethical lapses.[41][41]
Murphy co-sponsored the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, along with Democratic Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives on September 29, 2010, received bi-partisan support. The final vote was 34879. The measure would authorize the United States Department of Commerce to impose tariffs and countervailing duties against goods from countries with currencies that it deems are undervalued.[42]
Murphy told WDUQ that the goal was to "protect domestic manufacturers and the steel industry from countries unwilling to compete fairly in the global marketplace". He added that by tying China's currency to the dollar and not floating its currency on the open market, China could undercut US manufacturers by 40%. In other words, manufacturers in China could make and ship products to the US for less than a US manufacturer could buy the raw materials.[43] The Senate failed to take up the legislation, and Murphy reintroduced the bi-partisan measure in February 2011.[43]
Exotica
(1,461 posts)First off, I totally support Rep. Pelosi to regain the Speakership, but to call Tim Ryan a RWer and a Republican is just so wrong on so many levels. He is pretty centrist, but so are at least 40 or 50 members of the Democratic Caucus who are similar. Would you simply wish they would flip parties and gave the Rethugs a 100 seat NET GAIN? We are a diverse and a big tent party.
This attack sounds like a Bernie Sanders-type purity test, tests that will destroy our party.
If I am wrong in my assumptions of what you are saying, please feel free to correct my errors.
marble falls
(57,427 posts)regarding the tariffs on imported good being sold for less than their cost to make and ASSUMED the worse. I will remove my mistake. Now calm down.
I hate the Bernie/Hillary stuff at least as much as you do.
Exotica
(1,461 posts)marble falls
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marble falls
(57,427 posts)mcar
(42,439 posts)I keep hearing his name mentioned as speaker, but until then, never heard of him. What has he done that would make him a better speaker than Pelosi?
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,862 posts)I corrected it to Tim Ryan of Ohio.
Siwsan
(26,315 posts)But that's just me. I'm assuming, barring something significant happening, it will likely be Nancy Pelosi, again.
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)And she'll be ready to hit the ground running! #GoGirl
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... for a "trainee" who doesn't have a clue what's-what.
#GoNancy
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Algernon Moncrieff
(5,795 posts)Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)mcar
(42,439 posts)The best Speaker in generations will return.