Call To Action: Democratic Leadership Plays While Republicans Flock Back To Washington

On Friday, Republican congressional members made an impromptu and unprecedented refusal to leave the House floor after Nancy Pelosi abruptly shut down the House of Representatives during another members speech. The action, which did not take place in front of cameras attracted hundreds of tourists, federal employees and others to the House chambers to listen to the passionate exercise in freedom.

Following the events on Friday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (OH) and Whip Roy Blunt (MO) called upon congressional members and specifically Republican congressional members to return to Washington and the halls of congress Monday afternoon to resume their demands for Congress to cancel its vacation and address energy legislation and a long-promised flood-relief bill that Democratic Congressional leaders have blocked for weeks. Our nation is facing growing concerns of stagnation as millions of middle class Americans, such as myself, grow increasingly aggravated by a congress that refuses to address rising energy prices and ignores the most basic legislation such as a Flood-Relief bill that was promised 2 months ago.

A Press release issued yesterday provided the excerpt of a congressional memo issued by Blunt and Boehner on Saturday, "It’s not a request we make lightly. But the American people are suffering. The consequences of continued congressional inaction on gas prices are unacceptable. We’ve called on the Speaker to call Congress back into an emergency session this month and schedule a vote on the American Energy Act. We must continue to make a stand until the Speaker complies.” Boehner continued by pushing congressional republicans to continue to spread the "All Of The Above" initiative demanded by both congressional Republicans and a growing number of Democrats.

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J Brown
August 4th, 2008
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