Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Are you on drugs?

21 Saturday Sep 2019

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Most of us are.

Yesterday, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Pelosi’s one-size-fits-all approach to tackle prescription drug prices doesn’t address the root causes. Her drug price plan is filled with socialist price controls that stifles research and innovation.

This isn’t right. We can do better. We have to work together.
10:23 AM · Sep 20, 2019

Ah, socialism, the current right wingnut republican buzzword.

“…Her drug price plan is filled with socialist price controls that stifles research and innovation…”

NIH funding contributed to 210 approved drugs in recent years, study says
By Megan Thielking [….] February 12, 2018

…Federally funded studies contributed to the science that underlies every one of the 210 new drugs approved between 2010 and 2016…

Pharmaceutical corporations need to stop free-riding on publicly-funded research
By Jason Cone, opinion contributor — 03/03/18 01:00 PM EST
…Pharmaceutical companies have perpetuated a myth that high prices are necessary in order to compensate for the risks and investments they undertake when developing drugs. And governments like the U.S. — the biggest funder of global health research and development (R&D) — have let them…

Or did Representative Hartzler (r) really mean “stifles exorbitant profits and CEO compensation”?

Meanwhile, there was much hilarity in some of the comments to Representative Hartzler’s (r) Pharma Tweet:

Girl, you’ve taken $1.1M+ in farm subsidies.

Tell me about how you hate socialized programs again.

So Hartzler loves socialism…as long as she’s getting the benefits personally. Screw poor, sick, and hungry kids, though, eh?

Wrong, her [Pelosi] drug price plan protects the American consumers!!!
#UnAmerican #CorruptGOP

You aren’t trying. You aren’t working together. She could come out tomorrow and support a GOP plan and you’d still call it socialist. Piss off. This is 100% fixable and your fault for doing nothing.

Granting @HHSGov limited authority to negotiate prices on 250 *branded* prescription drugs that lack generic or biosimilar competitors & represent the greatest cost to Medicare, with a cap at 120% of market price in 6 other countries…Is “Socialism”?

Republicans haven’t done sh*t except try to take healthcare AWAY.
Your prez is trying to repeal what little we have left. Who believes anything republicans say anymore?

Hey the GOP has done absolutely nothing yet, so I’m sure after this really informed tweet you will get right back to doing nothing!

Republicans had the majority in the House for 10 years, and the only thing that happened were attempts to repeal the ACA 60 some odd times. Discuss actual policy specifics and details on alternatives, and we can talk.

You do not seem to be representing anyone but the GOP brand, GOP buzz words and your own self interests. Healthcare, insurance and prescription drug costs are unaffordable for your constituents. Not for you or Congress though. How about a Town Hall on the topic?

Open public town hall? Not gonna happen.

Good grief; is there anybody out there who buys this garbage rhetoric? Capitalism is not doing sick people any favors. Time to try something new.

Tweet out your plan that’s better in detail. I will be waiting.

We see what you did there. Tweet/detail.

It seems like the new buzz word for the republicans is “socialist”

Hey, we already said that…

Big Pharma has been paying the GOP for years to not allow Medicare to negotiate prices. I remember watching debate on the House floor in 2003 when the Medicare reform bill was passed. The Democrats wanted to include limits to rising Rx prices. The GOP would not allow it.

#socialist says what?

You mean greed, right!

You can do better? You have done NOTHING for YEARS!!!

So what is your plan because this is a serious issue and it seems like Pelosi actually wants to deal with it?

Socialist farm subsidies and bailout money is good but socialist approaches to help people get affordable prescription drugs are bad. You’re a bigly hypocrite!

You mean socialist, like the massive farm subsidies you collect?

Republicans only criticize but NEVER come up with feasible ideas for healthcare & drug costs! You are not helping the matter. If u have criticism then u better come back with a viable solution. Ur the problem!

What is your plan Vicky? That’s right, more of the same, the GOP plan of working Americans getting screwed to make the rich even richer.

Socialist? You clearly don’t understand the meaning of the word. I am beginning to doubt your abilities.

Nice cut and paste Vicky. Follow the line and deflect.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): there’s no need for anyone to actually read the Mueller Report

09 Monday Sep 2019

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If your constituents don’t, you can say whatever you want.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

This morning, from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
I agree, @RepDougCollins. Dems are now pushing impeachment even though Mueller did not recommend any indictments.

Let’s be clear: I stand with our president. I hope Dems will put the charades aside, work with @HouseGOP and President Trump, and keep America moving forward.
[….]
9:58 AM · Sep 9, 2019

Much hilarity ensues in the responses:

So it does not bother you Trump is using the military to prop up his resort in Scotland?

Either you can’t read or you hate this country enough to leave it in the hands of the man the actual #MuellerReport proved was a criminal

Uh, both?

Mueller believed that a sitting president could not be indicted. That’s the only reason Trump didn’t get indicted. But please, go on being loyal to a selfish and corrupt man who will betray you the instant he no longer finds you useful as he dismantles our democracy for gain.

Admitting to a national audience that you do not support the rule of law, our constitution, morals, honesty and integrity? Mmm. Not a good look.

That river was crossed long ago.

So dishonest, Vicky.

Mueller made clear his intent was to send the report to CONGRESS FOR CONGRESS TO ACT on the report’s materials.

Mueller was PROHIBITED from indicting a SITTING PRESIDENT.

Congress, INCLUDING YOU, should take their responsibility more seriously.

Did you actually read the Mueller Report or listen to anything he said as he testified? Mueller stated he could not exonerate the President and that he did not have the power to indict. He clearly intended Congress needed to fully investigate. Congress needs to do its job!

The only reason he did not recommend indictments was the DOJ guidance that a sitting president can not be indicted. He can, of course, be impeached which is what will happen.

“I stand with our president.”

I wish you would stand with your constituents int he 4th District instead. Your primary loyalty is in the wrong place.

Bull. #Mueller clearly stated that the reason he did not recommend any indictment was just the DOJ “rule”, and that he WOULD indict otherwise.

#trumpImpeachableOffenses go beyond the #MuellerReport.

Missourians know bullshit when they see it and smell it.

So you think the rule of law and upholding their constitutional duty is a charade? So much for your oath of office. I hope you didn’t swear on your beloved bible. #ImpeachTrumpNowNANCY

Mueller couldn’t indict a sitting president. Do you not remember that. He left it up to Congress. You obviously have zero regard for the truth and the law.

So, you’re fine with your orange savior violating the Constitution with the Emoluments Clause? You’re fine w/him taking $ from the military to pad his pocket?

There are countless reasons why good people are fleeing the GOP. This is just one of them.

The contempt you show for voters by lying to them so easily is absolutely disgusting. Your addiction to political tribalism is just as disgusting.

The so-called president was not exonerated.

This is bogus. You KNOW that Mueller expected Congress to act because he was NOT ALLOWED to indict this m’fucker.

So, you support a pathological liar, sexual predator, serial adulterer, racist who incites violence & cages children in inhumane conditions &!corrupt, treasonous mad man?

You betray your oath. You lost 40 House seats & didn’t learn 1 thing.

Enabling a traitor makes you 1, too

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Well, do something

01 Sunday Sep 2019

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Certainly thoughts and prayers are having no effect.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

From Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) on Facebook:

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler

I’m truly heartbroken over the heinous shooting in Texas today. Events like these are a reminder that cold, cruel reality can show up at anytime. It reminds us to hold our loved ones close and to always pray for our neighbors and our community.

Now more than ever, it’s time for America to have an honest discussion on the causes of these horrific events.
As these events too frequently dominate the headlines, I urge my colleagues to address the core problems that lead to these senseless acts of violence – addressing the pervasive mental health issues in our country, having an open dialogue about motivators of hatred and violence against other fellow Americans, and stopping criminals from illegally obtaining guns. Above all, we need to re-embrace values of life, respect, and the intrinsic worth of every human being.

Like clockwork.

Some of the responses:

Thought , prayers, mental illness.

How about we have background checks on private sales ? I also think we need a Red Flag law in every state 72 hour hold on your weapons if you are talking self harm or hurting others.

I have known a lot of people with mental health issues. I’m not afraid of them. I’m afraid of people who own guns and feel empowered to use them. Don’t hide, Rep. Hartzler, behind a party line. Be an independent thinker and work to protect Americans from gun violence.

You did nothing to address this issue the whole time you were on your break. You are always heartbroken but never willing to take any action. You talk about mental health but represent a state that is one of the worst for people getting access to healthcare. When will you be willing to do something besides post about it?

I think we need to do more than pray.

Y’all cut funding at CDC for mental health, so once again your concern about how mental health is playing a roll in all the mass shootings is nothing more than a party talking point! I want a BAN ON ALL ASSAULT WEAPONS! I WANT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS! Pretty simple steps that YOU refuse to initiate or endorse!

Crocodile tears.

Respect for life is all but gone from pur society. Kids watch violence and play violet games from the time they are toddlers. Then we expect them to grow up compassionate humans. We need to address what gets put into the minds of people, the lack of parenting, drugs, bullying, and so much more. Mental illness is a part of the equation and getting the fear out of being open is a huge obstacle.

Uh, people in other countries consume video games at a higher rate than Americans, and yet their gun violence rates are significantly lower. You think it’s the water, maybe?

That last statement is truly laughable given your record.

How would you know the underlying factors? The CDC can’t effectively study the problem because of people like you. Those with mental health challenges have been shown through research to NOT be any more likely to conduct mass murder. The NRA owns you.

You have an opportunity to enact common sense solutions to this challenge based on evidence.

You choose to do nothing.

Blah, blah, blah…. Your party FAILED to do ANYTHING after 20 BABIES were slaughtered in Connecticut. Not just shot, their bodies were blown to bits.. Live with that… THEY voted DOWN legislation that the people of this country wanted passed..

So, are you now for background checks? I can’t tell by the way you characterized the problem.
–
From the evidence available, it’s perceived racial superiority that motivates most of the mass shooters.

Vickie. These shooters do not have mental health diagnoses

Children are in cages – “re-embrace values…worth of every human being.” Umm

How about you start with an honest actual townhall, and then start to enact some GUN CONTROL? Oh wait, the NRA controls you.

How about telling McConnell to bring the house bills to the floor for a vote? Your party refusing to do anything is a BIG part of the problem.

Let the CDC and others actually study the situation and PROVE the connection to mental health … oh – right – they have – there isn’t one.

Hint: IT’S GUNS, VICKY

You’re a joke. You have no spine. How about a #townhall to talk about gun violence and real solutions, like background checks on every sale?

You don’t appear to care about life or you would stop cutting food stamps, encourage MO leaders to expand Medicaid, and impeach Trump before he starts WW3.

Did the NRA write this for you?

Well, someone asked.

From the Federal Election Commission (FEC):

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/05/2019 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS GENERAL VA 07/26/2018 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 12/29/2017 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS GENERAL VA 10/07/2016 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 05/04/2015 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 04/26/2014 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 10/17/2013 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/27/2012 $1,000.00
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND VICKY HARTZLER FOR CONGRESS PRIMARY VA 06/27/2011 $1,000.00

Like clockwork.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Market Facilitation Program – USDA

06 Tuesday Aug 2019

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The Market Facilitation Program [pdf] (MFP) provides direct payments to help corn, cotton, sorghum, soybean, wheat, dairy, hog, shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries producers who have been directly impacted by illegal retaliatory tariffs, resulting in the loss of traditional exports. The MFP is established under the statutory authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act and is under the administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA).

From the Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database:

“…Total Market Facilitation Program payments in Missouri totaled $432 million from 2018-2019…”

USDA subsidy information for Hartzler Farms Inc, Harrisonville, MO 64701

Market Facilitation Program – Corn [2018] $800
Market Facilitation Program – Soybeans [2018] $104,794
Market Facilitation Program – Wheat [2018] $3,322

Total Market Facilitation Program [2018] $108,916

In August of 2018:

A Conversation with President Trump about Trade
August 3, 2018 Press Release

HARRISONVILLE, MO – Last week I had the opportunity to visit with the President about the challenges our farmers and ranchers are facing and the implications of increased tariffs. Although it is clear we must put a stop to China’s blatant violation of international trade laws, the current situation is precarious for rural America, and we need to open other markets to help offset our losses as soon as possible.

In my conversation with the President, I stressed that Missouri farmers are patriots who understand the need for better trade deals that are both free and fair. They love America and are willing to hang tough to help make our nation stronger. However, farm country is hurting. Over the past five years, we have seen a fifty percent decrease in net farm income stemming from persistently low commodity prices. The ag community can only handle so much. Farmers need to see substantial progress in bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, new market access for their goods, and certainty that new trading patterns lead to long term growth.

[….]

Evidently, on a personal level for Representative Hartzler (r), $108,916.00 in 2018 Market Facilitation Program subsidies helps.

The application [pdf] (yes, you had to apply) for the 2018 Market Facilitation Program subsidy opened in September 2018.

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2015 file photo].

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): try again

05 Monday Aug 2019

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In 2017 Japan had one of the lowest rates of death by gun violence in the world, 0.04 per 100,000 people. In the same year the rate of death by gun violence in the United States was 4.43 per 100,000 people. The data excluded deaths in armed conflict and by self harm.

Japan, among several other countries, has a higher per capita spending rate on video games than the United States.

In 2012:

Ten-country comparison suggests there’s little or no link between video games and gun murders
By Max Fisher
December 17, 2012

…video game consumption, based on international data, does not seem to correlate at all with an increase in gun violence. That countries where video games are popular also tend to be some of the world’s safest (probably because these countries are stable and developed, not because they have video games). And we also have learned, once again, that America’s rate of firearm-related homicides is extremely high for the developed world…

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

A statement from Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Hartzler Statement on Weekend Shootings
August 5, 2019 Press Release

“The murders in Texas and Ohio this weekend are symptoms of a culture of violence and anger that is gripping America. From entertainment and video games that consume the attention of our young people to murder in our cities, violence is pervasive in America and must be addressed. We cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the glorification of violence and murder in our society today, and our efforts to address mental health issues have just begun. My husband and I are deeply saddened at the loss of life and grieve for the families of the victims.”

“…From entertainment and video games that consume the attention of our young people to murder in our cities, violence is pervasive in America and must be addressed…”

Nope, it’s not video games. What could it be?

In a study published in 2000 (using data from 1993 and 1994):

Firearm Availability and Homicide Rates across 26 High Income Countries [pdf]
David Hemenway, PhD, and Matthew Miller, MD, MPH, ScD

Of all developed nations, the United States has the most privately owned guns, and the highest rates of homicide. Approximately two thirds of murder victims in the United States are killed with a gun.

[….]

Table 1 Homicide Rates for 26 High-Income Countries

Country Year Population (in thousands) Total Homicide Rate per 100,000 Suicides with a Firearm (%)

United States 1993 257,783 9.93 60.9
[….]
Japan 1994 124,069 0.62 0.2

[….]

…Results from our simple regressions of 26 developed nations show a highly significant positive correlation between total homicide rates and both proxies for gun availability…

…In our analysis, we find, for industrialized countries, a very strong and highly significant association between gun availability levels and total homicide rates. The relationship holds even though the number of observations is fairly small (n = 26) and the measures of gun availability are only proxies. The relationship does not seem to be attributable entirely to the United States—which has more guns and more homicides than other developed nations—because the results often hold when the United States is excluded from the analysis. More guns are associated with more homicides across industrialized countries.

“…We cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the glorification of violence and murder in our society today…”

There’s glorification going on all right. Take a look at the NRA.

Try again.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): “Reject #gaslighting”

02 Friday Aug 2019

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Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

This morning from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Employment Situation Summary

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — JULY 2019

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 164,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today…

…The unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in July, and the number of unemployed persons was little changed at 6.1 million…

…In July, 1.5 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, essentially unchanged from a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey…

…Mining employment declined by 5,000 in July, after showing little net change in recent months…

…The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for May was revised down by 10,000 from +72,000 to +62,000, and the change for June was revised down by 31,000 from +224,000 to +193,000. With these revisions, employment gains in May and June combined were 41,000 less than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) After revisions, job gains have averaged +140,000 per month over the last 3 months.

Didn’t someone go to coal country during the 2016 presidential campaign and tell people there that their mining jobs were coming back?

Meanwhile:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
Jobs Report just came out and it’s a good one! 364,000 new jobs created in July!! Unemployment rate is at 3.7%. The economy is humming and that means more money in the pockets of hard-working Americans. Keep taxes low. Reject #socialism.
10:41 AM · Aug 2, 2019

#SupportReadingComprehension

Some of the comments:

Cool. It is good to know you will reject price supports and subsidized crop insurance. You will oppose fed support for rural broadband — just another socialist scheme.

[….] P.S. @BLS_gov says only 164k new jobs were added. Thanks for lying to us, yet again. #SlickVick

If we’re to reject socialism, maybe you should lead from the front instead of from the rear.

Reject #gaslighting.

Numbers are wrong. Take care of Americans. No more having to work 2 and 3 jobs. Please if you are so against any form of socialism, quit driving , going to parks, don’t use the police, military, fire dept. the list goes on. These turned out to be some of the great things.

Reject socialism? By that statement you should be rejecting farm subsidies and bail out money. Do you reject #racism?

what are you talking about?

you’ve inflated the number by 200k and are one of the biggest proponents of socialism

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Up, up, and away…

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Desperate people always find a way. In 1979:

Harrowing Flight From East Germany

…Three hours later, after a 28-minute, 15-mile flight in a home-made, hot air balloon that, they hoped, had carried them and their families across that border and into a farmer’s field, the two men ran toward a stunned policeman, shouting, “Are we here, in the West?” They were…

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2016 file photo].

Yesterday, via Twitter:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler @RepHartzler
(2/2) We need to ensure border patrol agents have tools to efficiently remove illegal access to USA. Waiting for environmental reviews of drug tunnels that have already disturbed ground & will ultimately be filled with concrete is unnecessary & threatens our national security.
11:27 AM · Jul 25, 2019

And, a response wins the Internets:

Thomas Vought @TomVought
Replying to @RepHartzler
So what you’re saying is that the Great Wall of Trump won’t work because people can dig underneath it? Wait till you find out about ladders.
3:13 PM · Jul 25, 2019

Creativity and imagination always find a way.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Have you talked to Mitch McConnell (r) lately?

19 Friday Jul 2019

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So, does Representative Ilhan Omar (D) “hate America”? Should she be sent back where she came from?

Representative Vicky Hartzler (r) [2018 file photo].

From Representative Vicky Hartzler (r):

Hartzler Statement on House Resolution Condemning President
July 16, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) made the following statement regarding House consideration of H.R. 489, the Democrat House resolution condemning President Trump:

“With four weeks of congressional session remaining before our government faces yet another government shutdown, the House of Representatives should focus on the job it was elected to do, not political theater.

“Instead of wasting time passing resolutions condemning the President, House Democrats should focus on the basic fundamental responsibilities of governing, like passing a budget and keeping the government functioning as well as addressing the challenges of illegal immigration, the flow of illegal drugs over our border, and the need for affordable health care. These are the issues I am working on and the American people are pleading with Congress to deal with – not efforts to impeach the President as called for by a growing number of Democrats in the House.

“There is little doubt that we have a loss of political civility on both sides of the aisle, and we are better than this. However, the political theatrics behind this resolution fail to address the urgent problems that the American people are passionately asking us to solve.”

-30-

Gaslighting? Check. In May 2019:

Democrats in Congress are getting things done. Trump and Republicans are just ignoring them.
[….]
Here’s a list of bills and resolutions the House has passed so far.

Health care
HR 259 — Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019
House Resolution 271 — Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care
HR 986 — Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
HR 987 — Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
HR 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)
HR 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)

Civil rights
HR 1 — For the People Act of 2019
HR 5 — Equality Act
HR 7 — Paycheck Fairness Act
HR 124 — Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals

Gun control
HR 8 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
HR 1112 — Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

Environment
HR 9 — Climate Action Now Act
HR 1331 — Local Water Protection Act
S 47 — National Resources Management Act
HR 2578 — National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019
Military/foreign affairs
HR 840 — Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act
HJ Res. 37 — Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
SJ Res. 7 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
HR 31 — Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019
HJ Res. 30 — Disapproving the President’s proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation

Mueller report
H.Con.Res. 24 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress.

Other legislation
HR 1585 — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
HR 1500 — Consumers First Act
HR 1994 — SECURE Act
HR 1644 — Save the Internet Act of 2019
HR 2157 — Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 269 — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019
HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
S 24 — Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019
HR 430 — TANF Extension Act of 2019
Concurring in the Senate Amendments to HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard Program Extension Act
HR 790 — Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
HJ Res. 46 — Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019
H Res. 183 — Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations of the United States, as amended
H Res. 194 — Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1644 and H.R. 2021
HR 2480 — Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
HR 375 — To amend the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes (also known as the “Carcieri Fix”)

Votes to end the government shutdown
HR 21 — Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
HJ Res. 1 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes
HR 265 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 267 — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 266 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
HR 268 — Disaster Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 (Disaster Supplemental and short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 8)
HR 264 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
HJ Res. 28 — Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 28)
HR 648 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Six conferenced bills minibus)
HJ Res. 31 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019 (Short-term homeland continuing resolution through Feb. 28)
Conference Report to Accompany HJ Res 31 – Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes

“…House Democrats should focus on the basic fundamental responsibilities of governing, like passing a budget and keeping the government functioning as well as addressing the challenges of illegal immigration, the flow of illegal drugs over our border, and the need for affordable health care…”

Ask Mitch McConnell (r), the Majority Leader in the Senate who won’t allow legislation to come to a vote.

Both siderism? Check.

“…There is little doubt that we have a loss of political civility on both sides of the aisle…”

Representative Hartzler (r) thinks her constituents are stupid. That’s reason enough to vote for someone else in 2020.

Previously:

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): owning it (July 16, 2017)

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Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Market Facilitation Program – USDA

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): try again

Rep. Vicky Hartzler (r): Have you talked to Mitch McConnell (r) lately?