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Ruby the Liberal

(26,540 posts)
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 10:12 AM Saturday

Sen Schatz lights up the GOP House from the Senate floor: "GET BACK TO WORK"

This is GOLD. (3 min)

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Sen Schatz lights up the GOP House from the Senate floor: "GET BACK TO WORK" (Original Post) Ruby the Liberal Saturday OP
Because EPSTEIN usonian Saturday #1
Hear, hear! Wild blueberry Saturday #2
Hey Republicans: get off your fluffy billionaire butts and do your job Champp Saturday #3
Day 8 of shutdown. Day 19 of G.O.P. vacation Champp Saturday #4
Are all the Republicans vacationing in Cancun with conman Teddy C.? Champp Saturday #5
There really was no reason to shut down Congress... Trueblue Texan Saturday #6
Agreed! Mossfern Saturday #8
Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Good job Sen. Schatz. flashman13 Saturday #7
Mahalo, Sen Schatz! Cha Saturday #9

Champp

(2,294 posts)
3. Hey Republicans: get off your fluffy billionaire butts and do your job
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 10:23 AM
Saturday

They are all out playing golf or committing adultery somewhere - that's your Republican party: a corrupt lazy mess.

Champp

(2,294 posts)
5. Are all the Republicans vacationing in Cancun with conman Teddy C.?
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 10:51 AM
Saturday

Asking for the people getting their food aid cut.

Trueblue Texan

(3,860 posts)
6. There really was no reason to shut down Congress...
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:35 PM
Saturday

...the government might be shut down but members of Congress are still being paid. Why are they sitting on their asses and not addressing the problems that shut down the government. This is what I asked of my congress people when I called and emailed.

Mossfern

(4,431 posts)
8. Agreed!
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 12:50 PM
Saturday

What about those government workers who are furloughed and still have to work full time without pay?
Congress is NOT royalty, nor is the Republican Party the House of Lords.

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