merrie says: Fellow dems had to separate Rep. David Obey and Rep. Maxine Waters who were engaged in an earmark shouting match. The Politico reported Obey-Waters clash on House floor UPDATED House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) engaged in a late afternoon shouting match on the House floor after Obey reportedly rebuffed Waters on a $1 million earmark request, aides and witnesses said. Witnesses, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it appeared that Waters pushed or shoved Obey. The pair were seen shouting at each other and had to be separated by members -- who were gathered on the floor casting final votes before heading off to a party at the White House. Waters, according a Democratic staffer familiar with the situation, approached Obey to ask him to fund one of her longstanding earmarks, the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center. Obey — who irked Waters a few weeks back by banning “Monuments to me” funding projects named after the politicians that earmark them — told her no, emphatically enough to be heard across the chamber. “I’m not going to approve that earmark!” Obey shouted. Please tell me there’s video of this somewhere. Grow up Dems. Oh wait, they're both 70 years-old. Never mind. Its Maxine's graft and she will get it no matter what. |
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