GOP Rep. Andy Harris on Government Shutdown, Biden Autopen Investigation

Government Shutdown Concerns

• ⚠️ Congressman Andy Harris warns that the ongoing government shutdown is a choke point for America, impacting critical services like SNAP benefits and military pay.
• 📌 The House has already voted to keep the government open, and the Senate is urged to follow suit to end the shutdown.
• 💡 A "breaking point" has been reached, with even a Democrat union calling for a clean continuing resolution (CR) to be passed.
• 🎯 Harris believes a reasonable handful of Senate Democrats will vote to end the shutdown within a week.

Continuing Resolution Proposals

• 🗓️ While a short-term CR funding government until November 21st is possible, a longer CR into next year is being discussed.
• 📊 The goal is to negotiate appropriations bills by November 21st and potentially pass another CR into the new year, avoiding omnibus bills before Christmas.
• 🚀 Some in the House Freedom Caucus suggest a CR until after the election in December, or even the end of January, to allow for negotiation of appropriations bills.
• 🧩 If many bills cannot be negotiated, a year-long CR might be necessary for the remaining ones.

Biden Autopen and Mental Fitness Investigation

• 🔍 The House Oversight Committee is investigating former President Biden's use of an autopen for executive actions, recommending they be null and void.
• 🧐 Concerns are raised about whether Biden authorized these actions, especially given a record number of clemencies and pardons, suggesting someone else might have been in control.
• ⚠️ The investigation aims to determine if these actions occurred without the president's knowledge.

Allegations of Government Weaponization

• 🚨 Congressman Harris expresses disbelief at the investigation and tracking of Republicans by Jack Smith, calling it "mindblowing".
• ⚖️ He asserts that this represents the "real weaponization of the government", with hundreds of Republican or conservative organizations and individuals being targeted.
• ✅ Investigations are deemed necessary to hold individuals at the FBI and DOJ accountable for this "witch hunt" and to prevent it from happening again.