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mercuryblues

(14,489 posts)
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 02:30 PM Feb 2017

I am at a loss for words, SMH

https://gutierrez.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/guti-rrez-being-asked-leave-ice-meeting-capitol-speaker-ryan-and

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement in response to being excluded from a meeting in the U.S. Capitol with Acting Director Thomas Homan of ICE.  Rep. Gutiérrez was asked to leave the meeting by staffers for Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) at the request of Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and Speaker Ryan.  Several other Members were excluded from the meeting with the ICE official, including Reps. Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Lou Correa (D-CA), Ruben Kihuen (D-NV), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), and Juan Vargas (D-CA). 


Rep. Gutiérrez was among the Members who requested the meeting with the Acting ICE Director in a letter on February 11 (http://bit.ly/2lYxChf).  A meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and other Democrats in the House was cancelled at the last minute by ICE.  It was rescheduled to today and turned into a Republican-led meeting run by Chairman Goodlatte and was apparently made invitation-only.  Members were told by Chairman Goodltte at the meeting that any further meetings with ICE officials would have to be cleared by the Republican Judiciary Committee Chairman. 


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I am at a loss for words, SMH (Original Post) mercuryblues Feb 2017 OP
The march to one-party rule continues... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #1
Unbelievable! Delphinus Feb 2017 #2
It doesn't matter mercuryblues Feb 2017 #6
I hope they have long memories n2doc Feb 2017 #3
They dont.IF Dems ever get power, it will be nancy pelosi saying again, no impeachment on my watch Alice11111 Feb 2017 #11
Unfuckingbelievable. trof Feb 2017 #4
grrrr... spanone Feb 2017 #5
fascism on the march.... dhill926 Feb 2017 #7
Kick and rec orangecrush Feb 2017 #8
Deplorables, slowly becoming satans army Augiedog Feb 2017 #9
They should reissue the invitation and let the Acting ICE Director that if he failed to grantcart Feb 2017 #10
"No, I refuse to leave." NBachers Feb 2017 #12

mercuryblues

(14,489 posts)
6. It doesn't matter
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 03:47 PM
Feb 2017

if they can do this. They are. This is only their 1st step. Get away with this and they will go bigger next time.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
3. I hope they have long memories
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 03:07 PM
Feb 2017

Because someday, maybe sooner than the trumpers think, Democrats will be in control again. And I think cleaning out the ICE-box of rotten crap is definitely needed.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
11. They dont.IF Dems ever get power, it will be nancy pelosi saying again, no impeachment on my watch
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 05:11 PM
Feb 2017

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
10. They should reissue the invitation and let the Acting ICE Director that if he failed to
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 04:52 PM
Feb 2017

come to their meeting that it would not be received well in the future.

Any body in Congress has the right to invite anyone to a meeting.

They should issue an invitation every day of the week until he comes.

They should tell Goodltte that if he continues to exceed his authority they will stop coming to the committee which will lack a quorum to pass business.

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