Democratic U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut went on a headline-grabbing rant Thursday on the House floor over the rejection of a government-sustaining funding bill, specifically targeting X CEO Elon Musk.
“And you know what? They got scared because President Musk told them, 'Stop it! Stop it! Shut down the government!'” DeLauro shouted on the House floor.
“Are his employees furloughed?” Oh no! Is he on furlough? no! '
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Speaker Mike Johnson's new 116-page continuing resolution, but 38 House Republicans voted to block it.
DeLauro — 81 years old, with a little purple hair, got his first hair. tattoo Last year — I took more aim at masks.
“Imagine! What does he know about what people go through when the government shuts down? Are his employees furloughed? Oh no! Is he furloughed? No!” DeLauro added. “And when you shut down the government, people don't get paid! And maybe if the government shut down and none of us got paid, some people on the other side of the aisle would say, They may feel differently about where we are headed and about this initiative.”
you can watch the video here About her abusive language.
on thursday × “There was an agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, but there was no agreement until Elon Musk ordered the Republicans to break it. Congress is on the brink of unreachable billions,” DeLauro said in the post. Don't bow to the rich. Hard-working Americans depend on us to govern them.”
Friday at X postMr. DeLauro called Mr. Musk a “swamp creature.” Musk said on Friday. × DeLauro “was a Skeksis from the Dark Crystal!” he added That is, “Once you see it, you can't see it again.”
Republican leaders introduced a Plan C funding bill on Friday in a last-ditch effort to avert a government shutdown.
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