Lawyers Call It Making the Record ... Record Made - Loud and Clear! As my colleague Nazanin Rafsanjani noted, Democrats recommended a series of measures intended to make the resolution authorizing the lawsuit more responsible. It led to a series of amendment votes: Democrats asked for a provision that would require Republicans to regularly disclose how much this lawsuit was costing American taxpayers. Republicans said no. Democrats asked for a conflict-of-interest measure that would prevent lawmakers from hiring lawyers for this case who lobby Congress. Republicans said no. Democrats asked for a separate conflict-of-interest amendment that would stop Congress from hiring a law firm for this case that has a financial stake in the implementation of the ACA. Republicans said no. Democrats asked for a disclosure requirement that said congressional contracts with outside counsel would be disclosed before they’re approved. Republicans said no. Democrats asked for a measure that would require Republicans to explain where the public funds will come from that will pay for the lawsuit. Republicans said no. Shared by Erin We Leave No One Behind Thank you The Rachel Maddow Show msnbc/rachel-maddow-show/house-gop-rejects-effort-improve-their-anti-obama-lawsuit
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:00:00 +0000
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