In the category of Not Knowing The Role of Government is Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) who, according to The Hill, said:
Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) had been describing the flurry of lobbying from special interests seeking to protect favored tax provisions when a reporter asked if donors are happy with the tax-reform proposal.
“My donors are basically saying, ‘Get it done or don’t ever call me again,’ ” Collins replied.
House GOP leaders are pushing an aggressive timeline for overhauling the tax code for the first time since 1986. They hope to pass the bill, which was only unveiled last week, before Thanksgiving so that it can be enacted into law by the end of the year.
Legislation should be undertaken as we understand the needs of the country, not the desires of a bunch of donors. Indeed, making them happy would be quite un-American, as it’s traditional in our democracy to compromise, which thus leaves no one happy, but everyone in various stages of unhappiness.
Would the responsible district in New York show Rep. Collins the door?
