Rep. Jim McGovern: House of Representatives 'A Place Where Democracy Goes to Die'

Criticism of House Procedures

• 📌 Representative Jim McGovern states that under Republican leadership, the House no longer follows regular order.
• 🗳️ He criticizes the practice of bunching appropriation bills together instead of debating them individually.
• 🚫 McGovern highlights that amendments are no longer called for, labeling this the most closed Congress in history.

Funding Government and Service Members

• 💰 The current vote is framed as a simple choice: vote yes to pay service members or no to withhold their pay.
• ⚠️ McGovern questions why funding for troops is being used as a bargaining chip by some colleagues.
• 🤝 He notes that Senate Democrats, along with some Senate Republicans, have advanced legislation to fund the government and provide a pay raise for troops.