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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats Protest Committee Vote With Rare Walkout, Decry Lack Of Bipartisanship
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/03/06/democrats-protest_n_2822369.htmlDemocrats Protest Committee Vote With Rare Walkout, Decry Lack Of Bipartisanship
Dave Jamieson
WASHINGTON -- Several House Democrats walked out of a committee vote in protest on Wednesday, accusing their Republican counterparts of refusing to negotiate in a bipartisan manner over a job training bill.
While it's common for members of Congress to simply not show up for committee meetings, it's rare for them to actually boycott one.
"We didnt come to this decision lightly," said Reps. John Tierney (D-Mass.), Rubén Hinojosa (D-Texas) and George Miller (D-Calif.), members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, in a statement. "Unfortunately, we viewed boycotting this proceeding as our only alternative after many months of repeatedly requesting bipartisan negotiations and being rebuffed by committee Republicans."
"It would have been a dereliction of duty to continue to participate," they added.
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The legislation at issue is a bill to reauthorize and reform the Workforce Investment Act, the largest source of federal funding for job training. Republicans want to consolidate more than 30 workforce development programs into a single fund, which they say would eliminate redundant programs and cut out red tape. Democrats say the plan would make it harder for vulnerable groups like the elderly and disabled to get access to the job training they need.
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Democrats Protest Committee Vote With Rare Walkout, Decry Lack Of Bipartisanship (Original Post)
G_j
Mar 2013
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annabanana
(52,791 posts)1. If a tree falls. . .
I applaud their action. I am sorry it had to happen where only the winter birds could see.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)2. Wow, spines?! K&R nt
actually.
Bandit
(21,475 posts)5. Unless this action denies the Republicans a quorum, it is meaningless...
In fact it will only embolden republicans to make even more cuts if they think Democrats won't be around to harass them...