117th House Opening Sessions Thread - January 3&4

[Sir Mohamed]

What is the first real legislation the House and Senate will consider (or the committees I guess it should be said)?

If Dems win th GA runoffs, I think HR 1 from 2019 could be passed again and sent to senate. Schumer would definitely put it on the floor.

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/rollcall/status/1346473050078777356?s=21

[StateBoiler]

https://twitter.com/rollcall/status/1346473050078777356?s=21

Shrewd move from Pence. If he wants to run for president he disconnects himself from taking any side in the controversy of certifying results.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

So procedure question. Republican congressman puts forth a motion to postpone consideration of the Rules package. Hoyer makes a motion to table the motion to postpone consideration. Tabling in the American context means to suspend indefinitely. Why don't they just have a vote and vote it down since the Democrats have the votes. What's the difference between defeating the motion and tabling the motion since both require a vote and the postponement motion becomes moot anyway once the rules package resolution has passed?

I've always taken it as more of showmanship than anything, but I'd be curious myself. 

[Gass3268]

Sounds like Grassley was wrong:

https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1346475563502866433?s=20

[Sir Mohamed]

https://twitter.com/rollcall/status/1346473050078777356?s=21

Mr. Pence is a coward. He either should have presided over the final vote count or resign as VP in protest.

[StateBoiler]

https://twitter.com/rollcall/status/1346473050078777356?s=21

Mr. Pence is a coward. He either should have presided over the final vote count or resign as VP in protest.

Most elected politicians are cowards.

[Oryxslayer]

I'm now eager to see how the Georgia results color tomorrow's performance. I'm sure for the true believers this is just another piece of 'evidence,' but for others their decision to back the charade might have been  done with potential electoral benefits in mind. There's now evidence that indulging the president hurt GOP turnout, but they can't turn this ship around in 12 hours even if they might want to. Might lead to a interesting confrontation tomorrow.

[StateBoiler]

So procedure question. Republican congressman puts forth a motion to postpone consideration of the Rules package. Hoyer makes a motion to table the motion to postpone consideration. Tabling in the American context means to suspend indefinitely. Why don't they just have a vote and vote it down since the Democrats have the votes. What's the difference between defeating the motion and tabling the motion since both require a vote and the postponement motion becomes moot anyway once the rules package resolution has passed?

Repeating question.