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Bill USA

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Sat Jan 7, 2017, 06:17 PM Jan 2017

700 Days: The 114th Republican Congress By The Numbers - from ofc of Democratic Leader

http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/700-days-the-114th-republican-congress-by-the-numbers/


700: Days since the start of this Republican Congress as of December 8, 2016.

Only 276: Days the GOP House has been in session, 46 of which were pro-forma days in which the House gaveled in & out in a matter of minutes & no legislative business was completed.

53: Days the House was in recess this summer – the longest Congressional Summer Recess in modern history.

Only 254: Number of bills signed into law, with 227 of these bills (or 89 percent) being minor, noncontroversial bills passed under suspension. Only 21 of the bills signed have been significant, major bills – such as the SGR fix, Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, Omnibus Anti-Human Trafficking Bill, Bipartisan Budget Act, Every Student Succeeds Act, reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Puerto Rico Debt Restructuring bill.

16: Times House Republicans voted for measures attacking women’s health care so far this Congress. (2016 Vote #595, 2016 Vote #443, 2016 Vote #390, 2016 Vote #342, 2016 Vote #53, 2016 Vote #6, 2015 Vote #568, 2015 Vote #538, 2015 Vote #527, 2015 Vote #524, 2015 Vote #506, 2015 Vote #505, 2015 Vote #223, 2015 Vote #194, 2015 Vote #93, 2015 Vote #45)

12: Times the House GOP voted so far this Congress to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act. (2016 Vote #563, 2016 Vote #351, 2016 Vote #53, 2016 Vote #6, 2015 Vote #568, 2015 Vote #376, 2015 Vote #375, 2015 Vote #183, 2015 Vote #142, 2015 Vote #58, 2015 Vote #45, 2015 Vote #14)

65: Times House Republicans voted to repeal or undermine the ACA since 2011.

231: House Republicans voted against bringing a bill to the floor to ban registered lobbyists from serving on presidential transition teams including President-Elect Trump’s transition team.

235: House Republicans voted against allowing a vote on H.R. 5386 to require all presidential candidates to release their tax returns.

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The web-site of the Democratic Party Leader, Pelosi, is an excellent site for info on what he Repugnants are up to and to obtain reality checks against Republican disinformation: The top level of the site: http://www.democraticleader.gov/

and her Blog: http://www.democraticleader.gov/newsroom/blog/

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700 Days: The 114th Republican Congress By The Numbers - from ofc of Democratic Leader (Original Post) Bill USA Jan 2017 OP
I want my money back from these thieves. niyad Jan 2017 #1
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