Congressman Brendan Boyle
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How could I vote for something next Friday to fund it when then the very next day on Saturday, Elon Musk and the doge bags show up and shut down the agency. So that's our point of leverage. We will have other points of leverage. And then finally, on the litigation front, we're potentially facing a very scary moment.
How could I vote for something next Friday to fund it when then the very next day on Saturday, Elon Musk and the doge bags show up and shut down the agency. So that's our point of leverage. We will have other points of leverage. And then finally, on the litigation front, we're potentially facing a very scary moment.
How could I vote for something next Friday to fund it when then the very next day on Saturday, Elon Musk and the doge bags show up and shut down the agency. So that's our point of leverage. We will have other points of leverage. And then finally, on the litigation front, we're potentially facing a very scary moment.
We've had JD Vance and some other Republicans talk about this administration becoming the first in American history to just ignore court rulings. So far, they haven't done that. They didn't do it in the first term and they haven't done it so far, including in a recent Supreme Court 7-2 decision that didn't go their way. That would be a very frightening moment for the country.
We've had JD Vance and some other Republicans talk about this administration becoming the first in American history to just ignore court rulings. So far, they haven't done that. They didn't do it in the first term and they haven't done it so far, including in a recent Supreme Court 7-2 decision that didn't go their way. That would be a very frightening moment for the country.
We've had JD Vance and some other Republicans talk about this administration becoming the first in American history to just ignore court rulings. So far, they haven't done that. They didn't do it in the first term and they haven't done it so far, including in a recent Supreme Court 7-2 decision that didn't go their way. That would be a very frightening moment for the country.
I hope we don't reach it, but we need to be prepared in case we do.
I hope we don't reach it, but we need to be prepared in case we do.
I hope we don't reach it, but we need to be prepared in case we do.
Yeah, I think that makes a lot of sense. It's actually pretty similar to where my thinking has been and what I was talking about earlier that, all right, if you want our votes, we need to reverse all of this illegal shit that has already happened over the last, what, only six weeks.
Yeah, I think that makes a lot of sense. It's actually pretty similar to where my thinking has been and what I was talking about earlier that, all right, if you want our votes, we need to reverse all of this illegal shit that has already happened over the last, what, only six weeks.
Yeah, I think that makes a lot of sense. It's actually pretty similar to where my thinking has been and what I was talking about earlier that, all right, if you want our votes, we need to reverse all of this illegal shit that has already happened over the last, what, only six weeks.
So if we're talking about a continuing resolution, which is the parliamentary speak here for just keeping things on autopilot, Well, they haven't been on autopilot the last six weeks. They have, the White House and Musk, they have been violating the law.
So if we're talking about a continuing resolution, which is the parliamentary speak here for just keeping things on autopilot, Well, they haven't been on autopilot the last six weeks. They have, the White House and Musk, they have been violating the law.
So if we're talking about a continuing resolution, which is the parliamentary speak here for just keeping things on autopilot, Well, they haven't been on autopilot the last six weeks. They have, the White House and Musk, they have been violating the law.
So if we're gonna go back to actually following the law, then that's a situation that I could support, but I can't support continuing this reality, acting like it's normal when it clearly isn't. So in my view, this is a great moment for us. And if the last time I checked, Republicans can keep the budget can keep the government funded if they want to.
So if we're gonna go back to actually following the law, then that's a situation that I could support, but I can't support continuing this reality, acting like it's normal when it clearly isn't. So in my view, this is a great moment for us. And if the last time I checked, Republicans can keep the budget can keep the government funded if they want to.
So if we're gonna go back to actually following the law, then that's a situation that I could support, but I can't support continuing this reality, acting like it's normal when it clearly isn't. So in my view, this is a great moment for us. And if the last time I checked, Republicans can keep the budget can keep the government funded if they want to.
They control the House, the Senate, and the White House. If you want our votes, it's gotta be to end the illegal activity that has been going on over the last six weeks.
They control the House, the Senate, and the White House. If you want our votes, it's gotta be to end the illegal activity that has been going on over the last six weeks.