Reply #58: Hoyer and Clyburn had a news interview

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saying that they had a meeting with the Republican side. In the interview they said that silence is condoning these actions, etc.

As for the full days work, I don't profess to know what our Congressmen and Congresswomen are doing when not "on the floor". I would assume that they are in their offices working. I certainly wouldn't criticize them at this time. They have been there for many, many hours (many times, they stay in session late into the evening, as they did for the HCR vote) and have worked very hard for us these past weeks, and we should be saying thank you to them rather than criticizing them regardles of whether you are happy or not happy about the outcome. Hoyer even said, during the referenced interview, that these Congressmen have not been home to see there families, and are further being required to stick around in the event that the Senate changes anything on the reconcilliation (so the House will be available to immediately work on it). Also the Senate is currently in the 20 hour debate for reconcilliation and will also be there late in the evening.