(By the way, if Congress is in session, as Republican'ts claim, then why are members scattered all over the world? Also, if this were a business, would opening the doors for 30 seconds, then shutting them again in the customers' faces, count as "open for business" in Republican'ts' eyes? - promoted by lowkell)
Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, today took to the House floor to call on House Republicans to return to Capitol Hill to begin work extending the payroll tax cut for a full year. During the Pledge of Allegiance, Republican leadership cut Members' microphones and following the Pledge, refused to recognize Rep. Moran. Returning from the floor, Moran released the following statement:
"Today House Republicans reached a new low. I went down to the House floor to repeat yesterday's call by House Democrats for Republicans to return to their jobs and begin work on a full year extension of the payroll tax cut. Speaker Pro Tempore Robert Aderholt refused to recognize me on the floor and in a dramatic show of Republican authority, leadership cut off the microphone during the Pledge of Allegiance and kept them off afterward when I asked to be recognized.
"The 160 million Americans who need an extension of the payroll tax cut deserve to have their voices heard. The temporary extension expires in just a few weeks. The American people have a right to hear from Members of Congress on the House floor."
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