Friday, September 21, 2018

Democrats have a lot of plans for Trump if they take control of the House | McClatchy Washington Bureau

Democrats have a lot of plans for Trump if they take control of the House | McClatchy Washington Bureau: Democrats want to examine President Donald Trump’s tax returns. There’s talk of launching an independent commission into his administration’s handling of the hurricane that wracked Puerto Rico. Progressive activists are ready to start impeachment proceedings.

Get ready. If Democrats take control of a chamber in the November election, expect a flood of hearings, investigations, probes and special commissions starting in January. Democrats on two government watchdog House panels say Republicans have stifled and blocked nearly 75 lines of inquiry into various Trump policies and issues.

Democratic members of Congress are already at the starting gate, ready to pounce.

“What we want is to be a check on this president, rather than a rubber stamp,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut.

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