Every House Republican Voted in Favor of New "Church Committee" Except Eyepatch McCain Who Didn't Even Show Up
Mitt Romney has a challenger for the title of weakest RINO.
There isn't a whole lot the GOP-led House can do from a legislative perspective with Democrats controlling the Senate and White House, but their control of the committees plus subpoena power means we should get revelations as Republicans investigate and hold hearings. The newly created Church-style committee will almost certainly bring the fireworks.
House Republicans may not be able to enact anything that sticks, but they can definitely keep things interesting if they wield their reacquired power properly. According to ABC News:
Despite concerns from Democrats, Scalise said the new select subcommittee on the weaponization of the federal government will serve "to protect every American's constitutional rights."
In a straight party-line vote, the House voted 221-211 to establish the panel.
The panel will have the authority to investigate how the federal government and private companies collect and analyze information on Americans, along with "ongoing criminal investigations" and civil liberties issues, according to the text of the resolution. The mandate could set up new fights with the Justice Department and national security agencies over sensitive records and probes -- including those involving former President Donald Trump.
ABC News noted that 221 Republicans voted in favor of it. There are 222 Republicans in the House. Who didn't participate in the important vote? Eyepatch McCain.
Is Dan Crenshaw the new Liz Cheney? Is Adam Kinzinger his spirit animal? Does he truly hate America or is he being bribed/blackmailed?
Dan Crenshaw <dan.crenshaw@crenshawforcongress.com>
To:
Mike Snyder
Tue, Jan 10 at 5:40 PM
Mr. Snyder,
Rep. Crenshaw had to leave early to attend a funeral for one of his closest Navy SEAL friends. He made sure that republicans would have enough votes to pass the legislation even in his absence. Please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thanks for reaching out and participating in our democratic process.
Sincerely,
Team Crenshaw
This is the reply I received from the Crenshaw Team when I wrote and asked about this missed vote.
I know. I tried to point that out with my reference to FBI Wray and his catching the plane (owned by the government that flies on his schedule as we later found out). I wrote him again to say this was only the latest reason in a headline that makes me no longer support him.
If Crenshaw the Seal can do such things we are justified in expecting the same for all of them.