A Trump Ally in Congress Warns His State, California, to Make Nice
Source: NY Times
WASHINGTON Representative Kevin McCarthy, the majority leader, keeps a souvenir from a dinner the night before this years inauguration behind his desk: an embossed menu autographed by Donald J. Trump. The president-elect was at his table. Mr. McCarthy is not only the second-most powerful Republican in the House he is also one of the earliest and most earnest supporters of the new president.
But this weekend, Mr. McCarthy one of Mr. Trumps closest allies on Capitol Hill returns home to his district in Bakersfield, Calif., a state that embodies the organized Democratic resistance to Mr. Trumps presidency.
By now, Mr. McCarthy said, he is getting used to the protesters who have turned up outside his home and district office since Election Day, the newspaper editorials demanding that he protect his state from Mr. Trumps policies and the state legislative hearings with testimony about the number of his constituents in danger of losing health coverage.
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And in an interview here, Mr. McCarthy left no doubt that his loyalties in this fight were east of the Mississippi River. He assailed Californias Democratic leaders for provoking the president, and warned that it could prove damaging to the state, particularly as the Trump administration created an infrastructure program to pay for public works projects across the nation.
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A California Congressional representative siding with Trump, rather than his State or his constituents. Trump's crack down on immigrants is going to hurt many central valley farms that depend on such labor.
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as if there's a concerted effort to browbeat the restofus into compliance. These guys are the zombies, folks.
they're just usually a bit more circumspect about their threatened bribery.
"And in an interview here, Mr. McCarthy left no doubt that his loyalties in this fight were east of the Mississippi River. He assailed California Democratic leaders for provoking the president, and warned that it could prove damaging to the state, particularly as the Trump administration created an infrastructure program to pay for public works projects across the nation."
So you and your sexual predator allies are going to "blackmail" the citizens of the state on infrastructure programs, you half wit twit, Californians paid taxes, see you in court
And let me guess you support this also:
http://crooksandliars.com/2017/02/guess-who-got-two-giant-windfalls-week
a month and had worked only 110 days in 2015 screwing people out of 365.
And since he thinks party is more important than country, he needs to be "voted" out of office and get a progressive in that district, and Bakersfield why do you keep putting this "guy" into office, the same "guy" that supports a sexual predator, how does it feel to be getting Rat F**ked by that party and supporting a sexual predator authoritarian---------amazing.
Does anyone know if the citizens passed a referendum on drawing lines in California, because these RatF**ker's like to draw lines and disenfranchise voters
enrich him and his fascists party.
He has no respect, none, zilch, nada
If not, I suggest you get in touch with them, get on their mailing list and tell them of the situation in California's US CD-23.
Also, if you have not done so already, join up with your local Democratic club or committee and get them on board with this.
Chances are, together, you can come up with a strong challenger to McCarthy come 2018.
