Lawrence O’Donnell took nice pleasure in mocking President Donald Trump‘s “large, stunning invoice” on Wednesday’s (July 2) episode of The Final Phrase after the sprawling proposal was put ahead with a mistake in it.
“It has a mistake in it,” the MSNBC host stated on Wednesday’s present, repeating the phrases uttered by Jim McGovern, the Democratic chief of the Home Guidelines Committee, bringing the Home to a standstill as Republicans and Democrats had been set to vote on the invoice.
O’Donnell defined the distinction between the Senate and the Home on the subject of voting on laws. Within the Senate, he famous, guidelines don’t change, however within the Home, the Guidelines Committee writes the foundations for each invoice. It’s common observe for the rule to state that no amendments shall be allowed as soon as the invoice reaches the ground.
“The incompetent Republicans did such a nasty job of writing that quite simple, one-paragraph rule that Jim McGovern stopped the whole lot within the Home of Representatives as we speak by saying to the Home: ‘It has a mistake in it,’” a surprised O’Donnell stated.
He continued, “We’ve by no means seen something like that within the Home of Representatives — nothing that silly. For the following 11 hours, the Republican Home of Representatives was paralyzed by that Republican mistake. Often within the Home of Representatives, nobody within the Republican get together ever listens to something stated anybody within the Democratic get together says on the Home flooring. However this time, the entire Home heard what Congressman Jim McGovern stated when he began a drama like we’ve by no means seen earlier than.”
O’Donnell acknowledged that “panic” set in amongst Home Republicans and inside the Trump White Home as they realized that they had forgotten to incorporate an escape clause for themselves. With the lacking rule, it meant the GOP would nonetheless must take a vote on the invoice even when they realized they didn’t have sufficient votes.
“Whereas Republicans could now attempt to repair the error with an modification, McGovern posed a vital query: ‘If this Republican management can’t get a one-paragraph rule proper, can we actually belief them to get an 870-page invoice proper?’” O’Donnell added.
The information anchor additionally touched on a remark made by Rep. Derrick Van Orden, one among a number of GOP members who’ve caved to Trump’s calls for regardless of having beforehand expressed considerations concerning the invoice. Responding to this turnaround, Van Orden stated, “We’re not a bunch of little b****es.”
“OK, nobody stated you had been,” O’Donnell responded. “I imply, we’ve stated adverse issues about what you’re voting for and what you’re keen to do, and many people have stated adverse issues concerning the cruelty that you just’re keen to inflict on individuals right here and around the globe. However ‘little b****es’ is your time period, Congressman Derrick Van Orden — not mine.”
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