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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Gowdy Hits Dems On 'Selective Amnesia' --Brash, smart, Gowdy means trouble for Dems

May 13, 2014 Benghazi , Rep. Trey Gowdy 0 Comments
Rep. Trey Gowdy
By Russell Berman, May 11, 2014, Thehill.com

The chairman of the new Benghazi select committee said Sunday that Democrats criticizing Republicans for fundraising off the panel have “selective amnesia,” pointing to their money pitches related to tragedies like the Sandy Hook shooting and Hurricane Katrina.

“They raise money on Sandy Hook. They raise money on Katrina. They raise money on Iraq and Afghanistan,” Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) said on “Fox News Sunday.” “So for me, I will not raise money on Benghazi, just like I never raised money using crime victims when I was a prosecutor, and I’ve asked my colleagues to follow suit.

“But it would be helpful,” Gowdy added, “it would be helpful if our colleagues on other side of the aisle did not have selective amnesia, when it comes to what is appropriate to raise money off of and what is not.”

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Cantor Blasts Obama Over Phone Call On Immigration Reform --Obama has "no desire to work together" on immigration

April 17, 2014 Eric Cantor , Immigration 0 Comments
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By Russell Berman, Apr. 16, 2014, Thehill.com

President Obama called House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to prod Republicans to bring up immigration reform, but the conversation apparently did not go well.

Cantor issued a blistering statement afterward, criticizing Obama for calling him just after delivering what he called “a partisan statement” that indicated “no desire to work together” on immigration, a top priority for Obama that House Republicans have largely ignored. [READ THE STATEMENT HERE.]

“After five years, President Obama still has not learned how to effectively work with Congress to get things done,” Cantor said in the statement. “You do not attack the very people you hope to engage in a serious dialogue. I told the president the same thing I told him the last time we spoke. House Republicans do not support Senate Democrats' immigration bill and amnesty efforts, and it will not be considered in the House.”

A White House official said Obama had called Cantor to wish him a happy "Passover, and immigration reform then came up.

The official said the White House was suprised by the tone of Cantor's statement, which didn't reflect the call.

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