Thursday, January 17, 2019

Rand Paul Has a Better Idea If Pelosi Won’t Hold STATE OF THE UNION in the House: ‘Let’s Hold It in the Senate’





After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asked the president to move the date of the State of the Union address due to the partial government shutdown, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested President Donald Trump continue with his speech but proposed he give it somewhere else.



Pelosi’s offer to the president on State of the Union
 
The House speaker wrote a letter to the president on Wednesday suggested that "unless government re-opens this week," the State of the Union — set for January 29 — should be pushed back until the partial government shutdown ends. Or, she said he should consider delivering it in written form to Congress.

Pelosi cited "security concerns" as her request to postpone the address.


Read her letter below:

 
 



Rand Paul suggests a different location
 
The Republican senator said Pelosi’s request is a "real affront to the American people," he told "Fox & Friends."

Paul then suggested that if the House won’t allow President Trump to deliver his State of the Union address then he should deliver it in the Senate instead — it is traditionally held in the House.

"What I would suggest is — Senator McConnell’s in charge of the Senate; let’s host it in the Senate," Paul said. "This would be the first time in history that the House would deny the president the forum of speaking. If she’s going to do that, let’s hold it in the Senate."

 

GOP fires back at Pelosi’s comment to move Trump’s speechZach Gibson/Getty Images

Paul’s interview comes on the heels of Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) telling IJR the president is welcome to come to the Senate.

"I just think it’s petty. It’s petty," Kennedy said.
"We both know why she’s doing it. It’s just another poke at the president. I think they need to stop poking each other and try to come to the table and work this out. If I were the president, I would hold it. He can come to the Senate."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Pelosi’s letter made it clear "just how extreme and radical congressional Democrats are."

House Republicans also took a swipe at Pelosi’s comment, including House Minority Whip Steve Scalise who asked: "What are Democrats afraid of Americans hearing?"

Others who rebuked Pelosi include Rep. Dan Crenshaw who called on her to "stop with the political stone-throwing and posturing."

"It’s a terrible precedent to set to disinvite the president from the State of the Union," Crenshaw said.

Despite Pelosi’s concern for the security of the event, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Secret Service is "fully prepared" to secure the State of the Union, as IJR Red reported.

 

 
SOURCE

https://ijr.com/rand-paul-idea-pelosi-sotu-senate/

1 comment:

Dr. Dan said...

I pledge a $500+ donation to rent buses and move hundreds, thousands, of homeless and illegals to Pelosi's, Schumer's homes? They demand the Homeless & Illegals be "welcomed"? Take video of how THEY "welcome" the destitute. Soros and the Lefties paid to organize and transport those illegals up to Our border ... and then CRUELLY ABANDONED them at the border, We should move them the last miles to the Soros, Pelosi, Schumer homes, where they will be lovingly fed, clothed, housed. Be sure to get lots of video of the warm welcome extended by the Loving Liberals.
Remove ALL Taxpayer funded guards, barriers, door locks, gates and fences from all Congressional offices, facilities and homes. If OUR Families don't get security CONGRESS doesn't get security. Don't put up with this crap. If YOUR family is "UNWORTHY" of protection the stinking politicians certainly are unworthy.
What happened to their mantra "IF it saves only ONE life it is worth it"?
YOUR family's life is not "worth it"?! Not to Congress............
Climb over THEIR walls and see how you are "welcomed".
Obama has 7 walls -- http://www.independentsentinel.com/nancy-needs-to-know-immoral-barack-obama-has-7-walls/#comment-334283
Look at Pelosi's walls -- https://govtslaves.info/2019/01/07/fence-within-stone-wall-moat-surround-pelosi-vineyard-estate/
George Soros' walls https://youtu.be/u3YfjPe9JH0
Walls Don’t Work? Then Why Did Dems Build GIANT Wall to Protect Their 2016 National Convention? https://flagandcross.com/walls-dont-work-then-why-did-dems-build-giant-wall-to-protect-their-2016-national-convention/