McConnell now offering time for vote by 12 Noon Monday

[Anonymous]

Exactly, it is the same promise he gave Collins and Flake. An actual nothingburger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exactly, it is the same promise he gave Collins and Flake. An actual nothingburger.

This - i'm still puzzled why those two agreed with him knowing their demands wouldn't pass the house.

[Anonymous]

So if Senate passes a clean bill tomorrow at noon, does the House then have to vote? What’s the timeline/other steps from when Senate passes CR to when govt officially Re-opens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Exactly, it is the same promise he gave Collins and Flake. An actual nothingburger.

Don’t usually follow congress/senate this closely but isn’t there going to be a written bill they vote on which will have a clause saying “we vote on DACA on x date”? If yes, isn’t it harder to turn on that later? My understanding on healthcare (rudimentary as it was) was that it was more of a back room verbal promise that you can later back out/ignore more easily. Isn’t a written bill “enforceable” in any way?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So if Senate passes a clean bill tomorrow at noon, does the House then have to vote? What’s the timeline/other steps from when Senate passes CR to when govt officially Re-opens?

Senate votes first which takes hours with speeches etc. best case - they finish by 2-3 pm, it goes to the house - which tends to vote faster. They’re done by 4-ish pm and then it goes to the prez. So first day of govt being open fully would be Tuesday if it goes according to plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone clarify what McConnell’s statement actually means? This doesn’t look like a promise to do anything.

McConnell said from the Senate floor Sunday night that "should these issues not be resolved by the time the funding bill before us expires on February 8, 2018, assuming that the government remains open, it would be my intention to proceed to legislation that would address (the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program), border security, and related issues."

I take it to mean he’ll allow bills on those things on the floor - he’s lately just been saying no to bills/discussions of certain issues. Now couldn’t it happen that they again ignore all this stuff until Feb 7, govt is still open so he must allow bills so he does, in the 11th he there is so much disagreement that ppl start attaching these things to the budget vote to get them thru and we shutdown again?

[Anonymous]

As well as increased defense spending, disaster relief, and other important matters.

I think it important to consider his remarks in full context. It will be a free-for-all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As well as increased defense spending, disaster relief, and other important matters.

I think it important to consider his remarks in full context. It will be a free-for-all.

Wut?

[Anonymous]

The discussion after the 8th will not just be about immigration-it will be an opportunity to re-open the entire can of worms

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McConnell said he is willing to take up any immigration, border security or disaster relief legislation after the 8th if a CR passed.

It looks like Schumer is letting things stew overnight.

McConnell is a weasel who is not to be trusted.

Would you buy a used car from him? I think not.

[Anonymous]

The only thing Turtle has a chance of passing tomorrow is a kidney stone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As well as increased defense spending, disaster relief, and other important matters.

I think it important to consider his remarks in full context. It will be a free-for-all.

Look, McConnell continued his statement about taking up DACA and border security after the 8th with the other things listed above. I suggest you listen to the whole statement, not just a sound bite. This process will be an open invitation to lots of other ‘deals’.

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Anonymous wrote:This entire show is going to happen again on midnight Feb 8. Guaranteed.

No because tonight McConnell said if the government was open he'd put forward legislation on all the open issues by Feb. 8. The cr impasse won't happen on Feb 8 because schumer lost and no one is backing him. Everyone except insane liberal partisans are blaming this on Schumer.

Give one damn reason why McConnell has an ounce of trustworthiness in his deceitful slimy soul.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone clarify what McConnell’s statement actually means? This doesn’t look like a promise to do anything.

McConnell said from the Senate floor Sunday night that "should these issues not be resolved by the time the funding bill before us expires on February 8, 2018, assuming that the government remains open, it would be my intention to proceed to legislation that would address (the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program), border security, and related issues."

Of course it's not. He's a shifty two-faced turtle.

[Anonymous]

I think McConnell will win this round, and the 8th will perhaps bring some lame attempt at a bill, but only if some juicy gobbets are attached to it, other than the wall: entitlement reform, more health care garbage, or a repeal of Roe v. Wade.

That would put the Dems in a very nasty place. They would have to give some tidbits that Ryan will go for, otherwise he will just refuse to bring it to the floor, despite whatever promises have been made to the contrary.