HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner

Boehner Offers Privileged Resolution on Stolen Ethics Vote

One of the few tools available to the minority party, the privileged resolution calls into question actions affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings. When brought before the House, privileged resolutions take precedence over all other proceedings except motions to adjourn.

Last night, the Democratic leadership violated its own rules while holding open a roll call vote for the purpose of reversing the outcome in order to pass a flawed “ethics” scheme. The privileged resolution offered by Republican Leader Boehner today outlines the hypocrisy by Democratic leaders and their failure to live up to the ethics rules they put in place.

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