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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPelosi is still going strong, right now on the floor of the House -
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She's been reading Dreamer's letters for -- I think 6 or 7 hours now. Kinda like a House filibuster.
ETA: Livestream: https://www.c-span.org/video/?440688-1/minority-leader-pelosi-holds-house-floor-demanding-vote-immigration-bill&live
MontanaMama
(23,238 posts)Response to RandomAccess (Original post)
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BigmanPigman
(51,430 posts)fuck that shit! GO NANCY GO!
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Firing off on all cylinders. An inspiration, forward thinker and rock star.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,110 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,483 posts)Maybe not the duration, but the subject matter.
lamp_shade
(14,796 posts)I love the way she throws a personal commentary into each letter she reads.
She's one tough lady.
lamp_shade
(14,796 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)sitting behind her.
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)in 4" heels...
My feet hurt after 3 hours standing in one spot, in my nearly flat dress shoes with the Dr. Whatshisname's inserts.
irisblue
(32,828 posts)I am glad that turnover occured on a Pelosi Post. 👠🎉👠
Cha
(295,899 posts)MontanaMama
(23,238 posts)from other house or senate members? Was it an impromptu decision to do this? Im curious how it all came about.
Go Nancy Go!
Iggo
(47,486 posts)WinstonSmith4740
(3,048 posts)How is this possible in the House? I thought each member had a limited amount of time, and I know there's all kinds of rules and ways around them, but if she's been going on for hours, the Republicans almost have to be allowing it.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)that there's an arcane rule called someething like Leader's Moment where the top 4 peeps in the House can have the floor and control the time for as long as they want. Apparently hasn't been used for a century or more.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,048 posts)I had gone to a site that had the House rules, but you can imagine what reading it was like. I figured someone here would know!
spanone
(135,632 posts)njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,141 posts)She filibustered for 11 hours to protect abortion rights in Texas.
Yes I know Wendy is much younger. I hope Nancy can get close to her mark.