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malaise

(269,087 posts) Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:38 PM Jan 2019

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52-44 for the Dem bill

50-47 for the Con's bill

Neither comes out of Committee

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52-44 for the Dem bill (Original Post) malaise Jan 2019 OP

Were those cloture votes? wryter2000 Jan 2019 #1

They did malaise Jan 2019 #2

44 Russiapublicans? Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #3

Six republican defectors on the Dem bill jpljr77 Jan 2019 #4

The Headlines tonight will be that more Senators voted for the Dem bill malaise Jan 2019 #6

As expected. And can we put to rest for the moment the fiction that there is a veto proof majority onenote Jan 2019 #5

Who didn't vote? herding cats Jan 2019 #7

Don't know - ReTHUGs are trying to pay some workers malaise Jan 2019 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author herding cats Jan 2019 #10

So where does this leave the 800,000? Joe941 Jan 2019 #9

The Trumpster is spinning the vote result now peggysue2 Jan 2019 #11

wryter2000

(46,051 posts)

1. Were those cloture votes?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:39 PM

Jan 2019

Must be they needed 60.

malaise

(269,087 posts)

2. They did

Reply to wryter2000 (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:41 PM

Jan 2019

This is madness - Cornyn arrives late and has been allowed to spew more shit on the subject

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,364 posts)

3. 44 Russiapublicans?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:43 PM

Jan 2019

There were only 42 when the vote was to enrich Deripaska. I guess 2 Russiapublicans didn't get enough kickback out of that one, but they still don't want U.S. workers getting a paycheck.

jpljr77

(1,004 posts)

4. Six republican defectors on the Dem bill

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:45 PM

Jan 2019

Lamar Alexander (Tenn.)
Susan Collins (Maine)
Cory Gardner (Colo.)
Johnny Isakson (Ga.)
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
Mitt Romney (Utah)

That list may grow soon. It's moving in the right direction.

malaise

(269,087 posts)

6. The Headlines tonight will be that more Senators voted for the Dem bill

Reply to jpljr77 (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:47 PM

Jan 2019

and that is great news

onenote

(42,715 posts)

5. As expected. And can we put to rest for the moment the fiction that there is a veto proof majority

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:47 PM

Jan 2019

for opening the government if only members were allowed to vote?

herding cats

(19,565 posts)

7. Who didn't vote?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 04:58 PM

Jan 2019

anyone know? Mitch probably didn't (expected, it's a procedural move) but that leaves 3 others.

malaise

(269,087 posts)

8. Don't know - ReTHUGs are trying to pay some workers

Reply to herding cats (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 05:01 PM

Jan 2019

the visible ones because of bad press. Schumer says open the government - PERIOD

Response to malaise (Reply #8)

herding cats This message was self-deleted by its author.

Joe941

(2,848 posts)

9. So where does this leave the 800,000?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 05:02 PM

Jan 2019

peggysue2

(10,836 posts)

11. The Trumpster is spinning the vote result now

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2019, 06:17 PM

Jan 2019

Saying how well the GOP did and that the crossovers on the Dem bill were primarily due to hurricane funding.

Liar!

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