Response To Democrat Vote Stealing

The Republican Study Committee -- the House conservative caucus -- posts this on their website:

"Last night Democrats fixed a House vote in order to defeat a motion that would prevent undocumented immigrants from receiving federal housing funds. The House voted 215 to 213 to deny housing and employment to illegal immigrants on the annual agriculture spending bill. The votes were counted, but the Speaker closed the vote with his gavel. The Democrats then unilaterally and imperially overturned this result—defying 218 years of precedent. The Speaker reopened the vote to ensure that the motion was then defeated by a vote of 212 to 216, disenfranchising the American people and paving the way for illegal immigrants to receive federal housing and employment benefits.

Earlier this week, the Democrats voted to take billions from the Medicare Trust Fund, force millions of seniors off of Medicare Advantage, and tax every private health insurance plan in the nation, because they were determined to provide Medicaid to illegal immigrants. They did this by overturning a law, originally passed by Republicans, requiring individuals to prove their citizenship before receiving federal Medicaid benefits."

They also have a series of statements from conservative House leaders:

"Never has the radical agenda of the Democrat party been more on display than it has been in this week. Earlier this week, Democrats took the unprecedented move of cutting Medicare, cutting Medicare Advantage to millions of seniors, raiding the Medicare trust fund, and placing a tax on every single non-government health insurance policy in America in order to give government health care benefits to illegal immigrants.

I did not believe those actions could be topped until I witnessed Democrats’ behavior on the floor last night. Breaking over 200 years of precedent, after a vote had ended on the floor the radical leadership of the Democrat party overturned that vote in order to again give more government benefits to illegal immigrants, in this case, federal housing and employment benefits."
-- RSC Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)

The vote to deny illegal immigrants access to welfare benefits must stand. The American people deserve nothing less.
-- Former RSC Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN)

"Late Thursday night the Liberal Leadership of this Congress dictated to the American people that it is more important to pay and shelter illegal immigrants with taxpayer money than it is for the Voice of the People to be heard. They have now made their priorities known by rigging the vote that placed Federal benefits to illegal immigrants above the needs of the American taxpayer.

Their action was a historic and unprecedented stand against our system of representative democracy that puts American freedom and national security at risk."
-- Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

"Last night’s walk-out didn’t happen just because of this one vote. The Democrat’s agenda is so liberal and so out of touch with the American people, that all year they have not permitted debate or objections on legislation because they don’t want the American people to see what they’re doing."
-- Congressman John Campbell (R-CA)

"The tactics employed by this Democrat leadership were shameful, and a disservice to representative government and the American people. Changing the outcome of a vote to give benefits to illegal aliens is not only unacceptable, it is wrong.

When the iron fist of the majority can dictate an outcome, in spite of an actual vote, this institution is rendered irrelevant. Last night, millions of Americans went without a voice in the House of Representatives. Our Founding Fathers expressed grave concerns about the tyranny of the majority. Regretfully, this tyranny is close to a sad reality."
-- Congressman Tom Price (R-GA)

Two things should be pointed out here. First, the Democrats have made it blatantly obvious that their priority rests with illegal aliens rather than American taxpaying citizens. These actions are proof.

Second, I hope this will be the catalyst that will spark some life in the Republican party. I don't believe the American people (from either party) like what these Democrats are doing, and I think that if Republicans stand up and boldly shine the light of truth onto these actions, the tide of momentum could shift. Will they do it? There are some signs of life, as you can see above. Also, in the Senate, Mitch McConnell appears to be waking up, too. Let's hope they take this opportunity and run with it.

If this doesn't do it, nothing will.

There's my two cents.