The Rooney Roundup
Today is day 35 of the Trump government shutdown
337 days since Rep. Francis Rooney has appeared in an open, public forum
Jan. 25, 2019 by David Silverberg
Rep. Francis Rooney (R-19-Fla.) has not voted on any measure in the US House of Representatives since Wednesday, Jan. 16. It is unclear at this time whether Rooney is avoiding voting or is absent from the House and if so, why.
A request has been sent to his office to clarify his absence. While no response has yet been received, this report will be updated if and when it arrives.
By being absent or avoiding voting, Rooney has missed voting on four measures that would have re-opened the government. He also missed voting on a measure, House Joint Resolution 30, disapproving of the administration’s plan to lift sanctions on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. That measure passed by a vote of 362 to 53.
Rooney’s only other public congressional activity since Jan. 16, was to send a letter to President Donald Trump, along with the other 26 members of the Florida congressional delegation, encouraging the president to support Everglades restoration and water quality infrastructure projects.
Trump’s insistence on $5.7 billion for a border wall, which Rooney supports, threatens to take money from Everglades restoration projects and other critical Southwest Florida needs as well as many other national priorities.
Liberty lives in light
© 2019 by David Silverberg