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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Tue Jan 23, 2018, 10:58 PM Jan 2018

Watching Rachel interview Schumer. He says that part of McConnell's promise was that we will

get an up or down vote on a bipartisan DACA bill APPROVED BY HIM, SCHUMER. Did anyone hear that when McConnell spoke? This is first I've heard of this version.

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Watching Rachel interview Schumer. He says that part of McConnell's promise was that we will (Original Post) Atticus Jan 2018 OP
I watched and took notes. BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #1
Doesn't matter McConnell is going to renege and Ryan is going put up a competing bill. Thomas Hurt Jan 2018 #2
heard it and now watching O'Donnell make too much sense with Maddow's hand off. rogue emissary Jan 2018 #3
I take it no one else knows anything about a DACA bill that must have Schumer's approval. nt no hi Atticus Jan 2018 #4

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
1. I watched and took notes.
Tue Jan 23, 2018, 11:01 PM
Jan 2018

He said that we need to focus our energy on getting 4 or 5 GOP senators to vote for the Dreamers. Rachael isn't buying it. She said the GOP are acting like they won the battle and it is over. Schumer said he thinks that the public will be angry enough when they see all the deportations in March that the GOP will have to cave. I do NOT see that happening. He also said that he believes McConnell's promise to take a vote (what the fuck...who believes McConnell, EVER?). He said he will "hold his feet to the fire" if he doesn't. Oh my, I am sure the turtle is in his shell frightened.

He told the Dreamers today that he believes at least now they have a chance. I want to know who the 4 or 5 GOP senators are that the resisters, activists and Dems need to target to get them to flip in the next two weeks. I will call them...no problem. However I am with Rachael and am extremely skeptical of any success in the next few weeks.

Who knows who these "flip-able" GOP senators are so I can call them?

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
2. Doesn't matter McConnell is going to renege and Ryan is going put up a competing bill.
Tue Jan 23, 2018, 11:05 PM
Jan 2018

Shutdown Showdown II.

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