dagblog - Comments for "House Farm Bill Collapses Amid Republican Disarray" http://dagblog.com/link/house-farm-bill-collapses-amid-republican-disarray-25200 Comments for "House Farm Bill Collapses Amid Republican Disarray" en then there's the chicken http://dagblog.com/comment/252782#comment-252782 <a id="comment-252782"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/house-farm-bill-collapses-amid-republican-disarray-25200">House Farm Bill Collapses Amid Republican Disarray</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>then there's the chicken-livered revolt approach to Trump:</p> <p><a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/18/tom-cotton-prison-reform-negotiations-598031">Cotton jolts prison reform negotiations</a></p> <p>@ Politico.com, 05/18/2018 07:13 PM EDT</p> <blockquote> <p>Multiple law enforcement groups say Sen. Tom Cotton’s office approached them about opposing a bipartisan prison reform bill — a key legislative priority for President Donald Trump — according to emails reviewed by POLITICO.</p> <p>Cotton’s office says it made no direct request for groups to oppose the bill. But the outreach from the Arkansas Republican, one of Trump's closest allies in Congress, has left supporters of the prison reform effort suspicious that he is trying to tank the Trump-backed legislation before it reaches the Senate [....]</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Sat, 19 May 2018 01:45:49 +0000 artappraiser comment 252782 at http://dagblog.com Republicans claw at each http://dagblog.com/comment/252777#comment-252777 <a id="comment-252777"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/house-farm-bill-collapses-amid-republican-disarray-25200">House Farm Bill Collapses Amid Republican Disarray</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/18/house-republicans-farm-bill-failure-597888" target="_top">Republicans claw at each other over farm bill implosion</a></p> <p><em>While the Freedom Caucus sank the vote, some GOP lawmakers are blaming Paul Ryan’s quest for legacy-making wins.</em></p> <p>current headline @ Politico.com, Updated 05/18/2018 04:15 PM EDT</p> <p><a href="http://thehill.com/homenew/house/388399-gop-revolts-multiply-against-retiring-ryan">GOP revolts multiply against retiring Ryan</a></p> <p>current headline @ TheHill.com, 05/18/18 05:34 PM EDT</p> </div></div></div> Sat, 19 May 2018 01:12:35 +0000 artappraiser comment 252777 at http://dagblog.com