“GOP candidates are touting their pro-growth policies that have led to our nation’s strong economy and increased paychecks for millions. They are contrasting that with the increased chaos and disorder that a Democratic-controlled House would bring.”
To make that contrast clear, Republicans have explicitly pointed out that should Democrats take control of the House they will reinstall Nancy Pelosi as speaker. That would allow her to pursue a far-left agenda that would stunt the aforementioned positive developments.
What gets less attention is the fact that not only would Pelosi be leading the House, but she’s said her chief lieutenants would replace GOP leaders atop some of the most important congressional committees.
These individuals would have wide latitude to make decisions and impact policy in stark opposition to how Republican committee chairs have operated.
If Democrats win majority control of the House, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., would assume the chairmanship of the Armed Services Committee – and that’s worrisome for supporters of a strong military and a strategic national defense.
A House controlled by Democrats would also leave Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on deck to chair the House Financial Services Committee. The group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has labeled Waters “one of the most corrupt members of Congress.”
CREW said Waters engaged in “outrageous conduct” when she “used her position as a senior member of Congress and member of the House Financial Services Committee to prevail upon Treasury officials to meet with OneUnited Bank. She never disclosed her husband held stock in the bank”
When Waters is not vowing to impeach President Trump or encouraging her supporters to go after members of his Cabinet in public settings, she’s offering a far-left policy agenda that would be a roadblock to economic growth.
At the Ways and Means Committee, Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, has led a historic overhaul of the U.S. tax code and intends to push additional reforms that will keep America’s economy and workers strong.
However, if Democrats take the majority, would-be Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., won’t focus on pocketbook issues, but instead has promised to direct the committee on a scavenger hunt for President Trump’s tax returns.
Rep Adam Schiff would take the gavel as chairman of the House Intel Committee. Schiff is beloved by MSM for his frequent appearances attacking Trump and other Republicans, but his elevation to the chairmanship would be unwelcome for those who prefer a functioning Congress.
Then there’s Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., who would chair the House Judiciary Committee in a Democratic House.
Nadler has already said that he wants to further investigate new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, continuing the character assault on this good man. Nadler impugned the FBI’s recently reopened investigation of Kavanaugh as a supposed “whitewash.”
While Pelosi gets the bulk of the attention as the face of House Democrats, it’s the members like Smith, Waters, Neal, Schiff, and Nadler who would wield added influence and bring more divisiveness and dysfunction to Congress.
Voters who think that it may be time for a change should think again about how those changes will impact not only their lives, but the overall direction of the country.
