I hope they realize there is a time limit? They need to hit the ground running and not drag their feet like last time.
If you read the article, it seems the relevant soon-to-be committee chairs understand that. They know the mission.
I know these electoral cycles can feel like groundhog day. But let yourself feel some hope for once. Even if it’s just for today.
Investigation targets could include ICE raids, Epstein and DOGE
Garcia, the top Democrat on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has outlined five priorities, including Trump family business dealings, the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, the ranking Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, said he wants to dig into Trump’s White House ballroom and other construction projects, as well as the Trump family’s role in mineral deals.
With the House majority comes an infusion of congressional committee staff and resources, and the effort is expected to be sprawling, involving House committees with authority to conduct oversight on Cabinet officials and the agencies they lead.
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Troll. Nobody wants your filth.
you just want it to happen again in two years, openly, and not stop in the meantime? how many innocents should die on the altar of you feeling like a nice person? what’s the right number? keep in mind its mostly the most marginalized people in society, so nobody you give a single shit about.
so all of them, then?
In case the humor was too subtle for you, I’ll go ahead and explain the joke. He’s a man made out of straw.
A strawman. Get it? Like your argument.
so all of them then.
Is that your headcanon?
Shut up, loser. If you know the correct next steps to take, stop running your mouth online and do it yourself.
Begging others to commit violence on your behalf just shows you’re too chickenshit to show us how it’s done yourself.
You won’t though, for the same reason as the rest of us: you have too much to lose.
Wonder how many sternly written letters they will send out? Some might even contain a few choice curse words such as “damn” and “hell”
Hey I don’t have much faith in Schumer or Jeffries to do what needs to be done, but there are some really good ranking members on some important committees who are already gearing up for the road ahead.
It’s all detailed in the article if you care to read it.
Yeah buddy, booting those two would be super sweet, but shit’s going down either way.
Now if we can just unfuck the SCROTUS.
I sincerely hope that’s on the agenda too.
Hey, I understand the sentiment. I do. But we’re seeing, right now, the most decisive win the left has had in a very long time. It’s okay to be optimistic, just for a little while. Honestly, it’s getting very tiring having the first thing I see on almost all topics about this be something negative. Just be happy we got to where we are, and leave the negativity on hold for if it turns out to be warranted. It isn’t solving any problems now, and it’s just bad for everyone’s mental state.
Your mistake is on believing the Dems are The Left. They’re center right.
They’re also beholden to the same donors as the GOP, so the comment you’re replying to is far more grounded in reality than your optimism about the Dems actually doing anything at all except continuing the process of wealth transfer from the working class to the investor/donor class.
Your mistake is forgetting just how much ground the progressives claimed this week.
Lol, you’re either very young or you have the memory of a goldfish.
I’m old enough to remember that a windfall like this hasn’t happened before. At least not since FDR’s time.
You’re free to continue being bitter and cynical, but kindly keep that stink away from me. The grownups are busy celebrating.
So you’re not old enough to remember the Obama administration then. Cool. Bye, kiddo.
Whatever you need to tell yourself to feel like a big boi 🙄
Remind me how many progressives were in Congress when Obama got elected? Since your memory is so superior to mine, you know…
Sure we are happy, but not naive. This buzz should wear off quick because there is a lot of hard work to fix things. It could take decades to undue what has already been done and then we have a lot of work from there.
its the democratic party. you don’t count the win until you’re reading it in history books.
I thought people would be happy here but Lemmy is basically identical to reddit- full of miserable weirdos who are perpetually negative about anything and everything.
It’s more of a mixed bag than that but there certainly are plenty of doomers. Make good use of the block button if it helps you maintain your mental health
Photo Ops and Soaring Rhetoric: increase 1000%
Actual changes to policy that will meaningfully change the status quo: nothing changed.
Funny how you declare that “nothing changed” in the past tense as if it already happened, even though the new session of Congress hasn’t even begun yet.
Call it a prophecy. Come back in 2 years and review the accuracy.