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louis c

(8,652 posts) Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:37 PM Jan 2018

Can we get something straight on who owns the House and Senate

Last edited Fri Jan 19, 2018, 08:00 AM - Edit history (1)

It's the Republican majority. And it's the Rep. Majority because they control the floor.

CHIP is in this spending bill because the issue couldn't be brought up by the minority. So now it's attached to a budget the Democrats can't support. The Democrats are not against CHIP, they're against this budget and spending bill as constituted.

In the Senate, the spending bill would pass with 70 votes or more, if the Graham-Durbin DACA amendment was allowed to be voted on, either as a stand alone bill or as an amendment to the spending bill.

By having a slim 1 vote majority, the Republicans get to say if and when any bill gets voted on.

The shut down has less to do with the Filibuster rule and more to do with allowing bills to come to the floor for a vote.

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Can we get something straight on who owns the House and Senate (Original Post) louis c Jan 2018 OP

+1, 90% of republicans will believe Clinton is controlling Obama and congress to keep the bill from uponit7771 Jan 2018 #1

Thanks for responding louis c Jan 2018 #2

+1, I am too !! If this was republicans they would've started the framing weeks ago ! uponit7771 Jan 2018 #3

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

1. +1, 90% of republicans will believe Clinton is controlling Obama and congress to keep the bill from

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 09:41 PM

Jan 2018

... being voted on.

these people are brain dead

louis c

(8,652 posts)

2. Thanks for responding

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 08:03 AM

Jan 2018

I'm a little frustrated that the Democrats are not framing this issue this way.

"Let the Senate vote on the Graham-Durbin Amendment, without a filibuster, and we'll allow the spending bill to be voted on, without a filibuster"

How's that for a deal?

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

3. +1, I am too !! If this was republicans they would've started the framing weeks ago !

Reply to louis c (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 09:46 AM

Jan 2018

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