GOP staffer sent me this to highlight how drawn out speakership race is impacting offices: “The response we got when we tried to contact the IRS on behalf of one of our constituents. Not sure people realize the non-political ramifications this has on our ability to help folks.”
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This email actually doesn’t make sense to me. Even when a seat is vacated, staff members can still handle constituent issues with the federal government.
The most recent example I can think of is Rep. Don Young’s death.
Afterwards, Alaskans still received help from his office.
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True, but we were immediately re-classified as employees of the Clerk due to vacancy. Member-elect offices aren't vacant, but they're not represented either. Also, constituents need to sign release forms to "The Office of Rep. XXX." Not having those is a big casework issue too.
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I'm sorry, but why would the IRS provide help to a Congressman and not a congressman-elect? What kind of power do they get once there is a speaker that they didn't have with this agency prior? It looks weird considering the IRS should be at arms lenght, no?
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This is not true: The members are members. Not being sworn in means they can't vote or introduce bills, but they can do other business (such as electing a speaker), per House rules.
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There are no House rules until there is a House.
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Imagine a congressperson bragging about how the IRSS owned them and is full of hacks.
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If McCarthy is serious, agenda item #1 would be firing this IRS employee.
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tax help doesnt cost trillions of dollars
where part is paying interest on debt
amassed in your name by the tax helper
The troubles McCarthy is causing by clinging to his chance for power.
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Great, just get rid of McCarthy and we can move on