They only work fast when they need to line up the pockets of the rich |
It will be so nice when Arizona replaces him with a Democrat in ten months. |
If the promise is to pass a short term bill to reopen the government but "promise" to deal with DACA (and CHIP) then they should put something seriously punitive to the GOP into the bill if they don't follow through with their promise. |
Flake is now confirming on MSNBC that he and Graham have officially folded. |
^ If the plan is to pass a short term bill... |
The public is still laying the blame at the feet of Republicans. They know that Trump keeps changing his mind. McConnell said so, Graham said so. |
What does that mean for those of us who don't watch MSNBC? They folded? They were supposed to be working the bipartisan deal. If the bipartisan deal is dead then we're back at a stalemate, and the shutdown continues, right? |
NP. Folded meaning they’ll vote for a “clean” CR tomorrow at 12noon that doesn’t include DACA. I think it does include 6y reauth of CHIP. |
If I were a Dem I would include a provision in the bill to remove Mitch McConnell from Senate leadership if DACA doesn't come to a vote within 30 days time. Force them to make good on their promises. |
Look, Flake just appeared on MSNBC, indicating that Flake and Graham will both vote yes at 12 Noon to extend the funding until February 8th.
Flake and Graham are saying that Schumer is now on his own to line up votes against tomorrow’s vote. There were a few Dems that sided with the GOP. Schumer has his work cut out for him. |
Umm, that's not really how serious, good faith negotiations work. |
does it include anything regarding caps? i think the house version on friday included something on lifting the caps for the military and funding it for a yaer. |
One pathetic detail is that McConnell is ALSO saying disaster relief will be one of the ‘other’ things included in items to be taken up after the 8th.
That is a brazen attempt to hold disaster funding from a number of blue states, and make Senate Dems fold. |
What's to stop the Dems from forcing another cloture vote? |
That is disgusting. McConnell should be ASHAMED. |