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In reply to the discussion: Good reporting here on a very bad situation in the House majority. I had not fully appreciated just [View all]DeminPennswoods
(15,895 posts)This all began because the "Problem Solvers" caucus aka "blue dogs" or "centrist Dems" told Pelosi they would block a rule that put some restrictions on ICE and ensured that the emergency funds were actually used for their intended purpose of helping the adult and child immigrants being held in over-crowded ICE/CBP facilities.
The "problem solvers" were worried that a bill holding ICE/CBP accountable for their actions would hurt their re-election chances because the vote would be used against them, presumably in attack ads calling them "soft on immigration" or "open borders" or some other nonsense. Attacks that could be refuted without much effort by actual pictures of immigrants being detained in overcrowed conditions, actual observations by MoCs, a DHS IG report and other credible reporting on conditions along with a big dose of moral and ethical clarity. These members could realize the voters in their districts who like what Trump's doing aren't going to vote for them anyway.
One of Progressive Caucus co-chairs tweeted an unflattering, and probably over-the-top, comment calling the "problem solvers" out on their seeming lack of moral conscience. That resulted in Pelosi getting testy with some in her caucus but focused on the 4 young female freshmen.
If we would like to blame someone for the ongoing "feuding", it would be the "problem solvers" who objected to putting a few strings on the emergency funding bill.
Link: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/450717-progressive-democrat-after-border-defeat-since-when-did-problem-solvers-become