Without lawmakers there to speak up for their districts and influence the legislative process, Mrs. Pelosi has made herself the sole voice and negotiator for the House, as it passes massive funding and regulatory bills.
Instead what matters is when and how often Mrs. Pelosi has been on the phone with White House officials.
Once the speaker feels she has gained maximum concessions from President Trump, she calls the House back to Washington to be quickly and quietly herded into the chamber to cast an up-or-down vote-bypassing committees, markups and every process that gives most lawmakers a voice.
We're told no amendments are possible and we shouldn't even get close to the floor of the House until it is our turn to vote.
The coronavirus has given Mrs. Pelosi the greatest control over the House of Representatives of any speaker in U.S. history.
Fear of the virus has given her an excuse to send 434 of us home and essentially say, "See you when I need you." Before Republicans objected two weeks ago, she even sought an amendment to House rules to allow for proxy voting.
Mrs. Pelosi has always enjoyed holding power.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosis-coronavirus-power-grab-11588526451?mod=hp_opin_pos_2
Instead what matters is when and how often Mrs. Pelosi has been on the phone with White House officials.
Once the speaker feels she has gained maximum concessions from President Trump, she calls the House back to Washington to be quickly and quietly herded into the chamber to cast an up-or-down vote-bypassing committees, markups and every process that gives most lawmakers a voice.
We're told no amendments are possible and we shouldn't even get close to the floor of the House until it is our turn to vote.
The coronavirus has given Mrs. Pelosi the greatest control over the House of Representatives of any speaker in U.S. history.
Fear of the virus has given her an excuse to send 434 of us home and essentially say, "See you when I need you." Before Republicans objected two weeks ago, she even sought an amendment to House rules to allow for proxy voting.
Mrs. Pelosi has always enjoyed holding power.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosis-coronavirus-power-grab-11588526451?mod=hp_opin_pos_2
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