Lawmakers tangle over ‘eight weeks of taxpayer-funded vacation’ quip

There were some fireworks at Tuesday night’s House Rules Committee meeting ahead of the lower chamber’s Wednesday vote to reopen the federal government. When Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the committee chair, recognized Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari (Ariz.), the latter welcomed her “back from your eight weeks of taxpayer-funded vacation.” After Ansari’s initial remarks, Foxx quickly…