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Saturday 5 January 2019

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White
House in Washington, after a meeting with Congressional lead-
ers on border security, as the government shutdown continues
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, as Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen
Nielsen, Vice President Mike Pence, House Minority Whip Steve
Scalise of La., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Ca-
lif., listen.
Associated Press

White House

exploring ways to stop In this Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 photo, then Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, is shown on the
house floor before being sworn into the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Associated Press
raises during shutdown Welcome to the jungle: New

WASHINGTON (AP) — The secretaries, that has been
exploring ways to prevent Congress but is now on the Dems get early political lesson
repeatedly
by
White House said Friday it is passed
a pay raise for top admin- verge of expiring because
istration officials during a of the shutdown. By LAURIE KELLMAN claimed during a party a member of Congress,
government shutdown that Trump told reporters at a Associated Press Thursday night hosted by there's always someone
has left hundreds of thou- press conference earlier Fri- WASHINGTON (AP) — The the liberal activist group listening," said Rep. Jan
sands of federal workers day that he "might consid- education of the star-stud- MoveOn, according to Schakowsky, D-Ill. She said
without pay. er" asking cabinet secretar- ded class of House fresh- video and comments on she hopes Tlaib's remarks
White House Press Secre- ies and other top officials to men has begun. Twitter. aren't news for long.
tary Sarah Huckabee Sand- forgo the raises. Vice Presi- Lesson one: Speaking with It was a striking coda to the More than Tlaib's profanity,
ers said in a statement that dent Mike Pence commit- the bluntness of a candi- Democrats' heady ascen- it was her vow to impeach
the administration "is aware ted to doing so. date can produce swift dance to the House major- Trump that drew her col-
of the issue" and "exploring The raises, which were first and uncomfortable results. ity Thursday, sparking un- leagues' disapproval.
options to prevent this from reported by The Washing- Rep. Rashida Tlaib learned usually public corrections Tlaib's defiance flew in the
being implemented while ton Post, appear to be an that before lunch Friday, from House veterans. face of Speaker Nancy
some federal workers are unintended consequence when her profane remarks "I disagree with what she Pelosi's warning to focus
furloughed." of a shutdown that is af- the night before vowing to said," said House Judiciary on policies the candidates
The raises are the result of fecting hundreds of thou- impeach President Donald Committee Chairman Jer- had promised ahead of the
a pay freeze for top fed- sands of federal employ- Trump drew almost no sup- rold Nadler, D-N.Y., during Nov. 6 elections. The timing
eral officials, including the ees, forcing many to work port, and plenty of push- a CNN interview. His com- also chafed, just hours be-
vice president and cabinet without pay.q back, from members of her mittee would be the one to fore congressional leaders
party. begin impeachment pro- were headed to the White
"It's been pretty intense," ceedings. House to try to resolve the
Tlaib, D-Mich., told The As- "It is too early to talk about standoff over the border
sociated Press in a brief that intelligently," Nadler wall Trump is demanding
hallway interview Friday as said. "We have to follow in exchange for reopening
she reported to the House the facts." the government. Republi-
to face her colleagues. Newcomers routinely cans pounced, using the
Hours after Tlaib was sworn stumble as they learn how occasion to question the
in as part of the history- things are done on Capi- Democrats' true priorities
making class of freshmen tol Hill. But Tlaib and her and Pelosi's leadership.
that helped flip the House classmates have been cel- With a tight smile, Pelosi re-
to Democratic control, she ebrated in magazine pro- jected Tlaib's profanity and
ran afoul of the widespread files for their independence her impeachment vow.
sense among her col- and their promises to stand "That is not the position
leagues that they should fo- up to the powers that be. of the House Democratic
cus for now on health care By rebuking one, the more caucus," Pelosi said on MS-
and other policies rather seasoned Democrats were NBC of Tlaib's comments. "I
than impeachment — at effectively warning the oth- don't think we should make
least until special counsel ers. a big deal of it."
Robert Mueller's investiga- "I think some of our new Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.,
tion concludes. members probably don't served up a reminder to the
"We're gonna impeach realize that you are always new members that seniority
the motherf---er," Tlaib ex- on, that when you are rules in Congress.q