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Dirty Projectors Unplugged: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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jeffreyw1/02/2019 7:38:08 am PST

re: #112 MsJ

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Some things that jumped out at me from that story:

Democrats will revive the “Gephardt Rule,” named for former House Democratic leader Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., that automatically raises the debt ceiling — the nation’s borrowing limit — once the House passes a budget.

Additionally, Democrats are changing the rules regarding motions “to vacate the chair,” a procedural tool that could be used to force out a sitting House Speaker.

-The creation of a new committee to address climate change. The panel will not have subpoena power or the ability to introduce legislation so it will not be as powerful as a similar committee created by Pelosi during the previous Democratic majority from 2007 to 2010, but the issue is expected to be a major priority for the party’s progressive wing.