Neguse Slams Republicans’ Dead of Night Committee Meeting: “Obviously, this isn't reasonable. It does not make sense. This isn't transparent to hold hearings at 3AM on a bill of this size and this scope and this scale.”
Washington, D.C. — In case you missed it: While most Americans were fast asleep, Congressman Joe Neguse participated in the GOP-controlled House Rules Committee Hearing on Republicans’ disastrous budget reconciliation bill. The meeting, which convened at 1:00 a.m. ET, is just the latest in a string of bad-faith maneuvers by the majority to rush through their tax scam, which strips nearly 14 million Americans of health care and 11 million others of critical food assistance.
The House Rules Committee hearing is still ongoing. Watch it live HERE.
NEGUSE: “…Obviously, this isn't reasonable. It does not make sense. This isn't transparent to hold hearings at 3 a.m. on a bill of this size and this scope and this scale. That's not in the best interest of the country. You could just as easily delayed it for five hours. Let the American public have an opportunity to listen to this debate and then vote on the bill on Thursday.
“I think the American people are smarter than the House Republican Caucus are giving them credit for. They know what this is about. And when they wake up, invariably, later this morning and they find that this bill was reported out of this committee in the dead of night, I think they'll reach their own conclusions about House Republicans’ commitment, or lack thereof, to transparency.”
You can also watch Rep. Neguse’s complete line of questioning HERE.
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