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Riley Moore: “The House is held hostage to the inaction of the Senate.”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Joins 'The Benny Show'

Published | Video Starts at 16:48

You know, I get. People ask me all the time, what's going on? How come you guys can't pass anything? You know, news reporters around this Capitol, I'm like, look, The House is held hostage to the inaction of the Senate. We can pass things over here. We do all the time. We pass things. We send it to the Senate. We've already sent two appropriations bills to them. (16:48–16:53)

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Asserts that the House's legislative progress is hindered by the Senate's inaction.

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