James Dyer Quotes
Authorizers do a big dog and pony show, but when it comes to the top line, we have open warfare about what the top line will be …
James Dyer, Staff Director, House Appropriations Committee (Republican), Quoted in National Journal, January 13, 2004
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The Republicans had, in the view of most Americans at the time, refused to pass the legislation to provide money for the government to function unless President Obama would cancel the Health Care Reform that was his major legislative achievement of his first term, and passed over the objections of most Republicans who claimed it was unconstitutional. Then the Supreme Court upheld the Constitutionality of Obamacare, and the Tea Party Republicans pressured the regular republicans to shut down the entire government until the President relented and cancelled his own legislation. The American people resented this unprecedented of interfering with the Constitutional methods by which laws are passed, and after over a week of taxpayer additional costs for less service, the regular Republicans made a deal with the Democrats and produced a majority to reopen the Government.
As the Majority Leader of the House, Eric Cantor had to resolve conflicts and for coalitions that will compromise to get anything done. However, the Tea Party movement didn’t want any compromises even if it meant shutting down the government and defaulting on the national debt. They ran against conservative Republicans in the Republican primary elections campaigning that the incumbent made and facilitated compromises with Democrats. In some districts like Eric Cantor’s there were enough primary voters who agreed. Terry was explaining the message that the other conservative politicians received.
The 2 previous Republican-Controlled Congresses were at loggerheads with the President, determined to pass nothing for which he could take credit. These Congresses had passed fewer bills than any since the creation of our country. There was no way of have any medium or long term planning for any government agencies including the Department of Defense. The result was much money wasted and holes and inadequacies in our national security.
Sir James Dyer was a judge and Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Edward VI of England.
