'That's what happened!' Hearing erupts after GOP accused of using shutdown for 'vacation'
Source: Raw Story
November 11, 2025 11:19PM ET
The marathon House Rules Committee on Tuesday night erupted after a Democratic lawmaker accused Republicans of using the eight-week government shutdown to take a vacation.
The committee met to debate a legislative package that would keep the government open through January 2026. Part of the package includes policy proposals like allowing Republican lawmakers to sue former special counsel Jack Smith because he subpoenaed their phone records as part of his investigation into the January 6 insurrection.
During the hearing, Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) got into a shouting match after Ansari accused Republicans of taking a vacation during the government shutdown. "Welcome back from your eight weeks of taxpayer-funded vacation," Ansari's opening statement began. "It's good to see you and I hope that you..."
Foxx interrupted Ansari before she could continue. "I'm so sick and tired of hearing you all say we had an eight-week vacation," Foxx said sternly. "That's exactly what happened!" Ansari shot back.
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bronxiteforever
(10,952 posts)Sounds like a vacation to me. That is not counting the endless golf trips of the Orange blancmange.
modrepub
(3,962 posts)If the Mara largo trips are being expensed. Would be a back door way of finding out what Trump is charging per visit.
Congressional expense reports should be part of the pubic record like every other federal worker drone. And if its not, then the next Congress should make it so, retroactively.
gab13by13
(30,624 posts)who said last night that some Magats went on a hiking vacation while others visited Europe.
Biophilic
(6,263 posts)Nah, republicans don't feel guilty. They wouldn't do half the things they do if they felt any guilt. So, just touchy.
ShazzieB
(21,953 posts)Rep. Foxx may not feel guilty, but she undoubtedly knows that a lot of Americans, no doubt including many of her constituents are upset about the shutdown, along with a lot of other things, from the price of eggs to the armed ICE goons that are beating people up and dragging them off to jail for the "crimes" of having brown skin or speaking Spanish in public. And she DID just have an 8 week paid vacation. She's mad because she'd rather not be reminded that voters have lots of reasons to be mad at her right now.
popsdenver
(980 posts)They simply don't have anything else to do. All they have to do, is precisely what they are told to do.....by 2025, Trump, etc......
Every morning they open their secretive email, and their marching orders for the day are given to them by StephenMiller/RussellVought INC.
Seriously less exhausting than being creative or having to think for themselves.......(a lot like some voters we know)
Not much different than their normal work weeks: Show up on Tuesday Afternoon, leave at noon on Thursday..........
FakeNoose
(39,444 posts)They could have gone to their home districts and campaigned, but no. That's too much like work, and who cares anyway?
Democrats cared, that's who.
popsdenver
(980 posts)in my opinion, we have not one, but two U.S. Senators that really haven't done much of anything, as far as I can tell.....We also have a U.S. House member here in Denver, who, as a dem, gets automatically re-elected regardless, who we don't hear much about either.
One of our U.S. Senators, has decided to add a new political feather to his cap, and is quitting the U.S. Senate and running for Governor.
Our governor, in my opinion, is a pro-corporate DINO, and is term limited......
FakeNoose
(39,444 posts)She grew up in Pittsburgh and has voted D her entire life, in fact they both have. It seems to me that there's something for everybody in Denver, if you look hard enough. It's nice place to raise your kids, so I'm not knocking Denver.
Exp
(681 posts)yardwork
(68,551 posts)sheshe2
(94,822 posts)yardwork
(68,551 posts)Mean, vindictive, lying, just the worst.
OldBaldy1701E
(9,487 posts)My fellow North Carolinian.
I grew up around so many like her that there are times I hear them in my sleep.
(I, of course, was related to a number of them. Little dictators in small towns across the state, the lot of them. Never been anywhere but think they know everything. And people wonder why I moved from my town of 560 to 'the city' once I was able. "Well, no one is going to know who you are up there." "YES, That's the damned point!"
Trust me, no self-respecting harpy would go near her.
BOSSHOG
(44,111 posts)Of hearing the truth. So Dems keep it up. What will they get sick and tired of hearing before the end of the day? Something connected with EPSTEIN? Good Lord it must suck to be a Republican. On vacation or hard at work.
The Wizard
(13,486 posts)doth protest too much.
2naSalit
(98,839 posts)I saw video of Rep McGovern (D-MA) open his statement with the same claim, along with other comments chastising them.
Wednesdays
(21,300 posts)When is she finally going to retire?
yardwork
(68,551 posts)AllaN01Bear
(27,996 posts)the do nothing rs.
flvegan
(65,476 posts)would have been better.