[I was finishing this up when I came across this, from Bloomberg: https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/house-democrats-will-return-to-dc-next-week-as-shutdown-drags-on
So now this post is about why I’m glad they’re way ahead of me.]
How about Minority Leader Jeffries calls House Democrats back to Washington for a week of work drafting alternative budget proposals, exploring policy concerns and framing negotiation priorities?
They couldn’t hold formal committee hearings or make law, but they could certainly hold private and public shadow hearings with subject-matter experts in economics, banking, technology, climate science, medicine and health care, agriculture, manufacturing, supply chain dynamics, national security, immigration, highlight Representative-elect Grijalva are work for her constituents … you get the idea.
This is an opportunity to remind Americans that, sure, government doesn’t work when MAGA tries to do it; but, in the hands of Democrats, government is a force for the common good.
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