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Isn't it good to know that they have their priorities straight?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-republicans-vow-continue-impeachment-030632560.html
House Republicans vow to continue impeachment inquiry even if government shuts down

House Republicans are planning to plow ahead with their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in the event of a government shutdown, though a lapse in federal funding could present logistical challenges to their investigative work.

In recent days, House Republicans – like all federal agencies – have been working behind the scenes to figure out which of their operations and staffers will be deemed “essential” if the government shuts down at midnight on Saturday. And it has been determined that the GOP-led committees heading the Biden impeachment inquiry will fall under that umbrella, according to multiple Republican lawmakers and aides, though formal shutdown plans are still being finalized.

House Oversight Chairman James Comer said a potential shutdown, now just days away, will have no impact on his staff and plans to keep issuing subpoenas, telling CNN on Tuesday, “We’re going to keep going.”

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan said his staff has been deemed essential and will continue with the steady stream of interviews his panel has lined up, including with top officials at the Department of Justice.

“We’ve got a number of them scheduled,” Jordan told CNN. “Every week there’s a whole roster of folks.”

Hearings are still allowed to take place even if lawmakers fail to keep the government funded, according to a Republican aide. But it could be tough optics to use government resources to hold public hearings on the GOP’s Biden investigations while thousands of federal employees and military personnel aren’t receiving paychecks and as things like food stamps and housing assistance start to dry up.

Isn't it good to know that they have their priorities straight?
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