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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Thu Oct 31, 2013, 07:01 PM Oct 2013

Cory Booker sworn in as U.S. senator, immediately confronts obstructionist GOP filibuster

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/31/1252061/-Cory-Booker-sworn-in-as-U-S-Senator-immediately-confronts-obstructionist-GOP-filibuster
Thu Oct 31, 2013 at 09:36 AM PDT

Cory Booker sworn in as U.S. senator, immediately confronts obstructionist GOP filibuster

Vice President Joe Biden swears in former Newark Mayor Cory Booker to the United States Senate shortly after 12 PM ET on Thursday:

Booker's introduction to the lunacy of Senate procedure was swift: Immediately after being sworn in, the Senate turned to a cloture vote aimed at defeating the GOP's filibuster of Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Even though 56 senators voted to confirm Watt, Republicans were able to block his nomination .........

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Cory Booker sworn in as U.S. senator, immediately confronts obstructionist GOP filibuster (Original Post) Coyotl Oct 2013 OP

Welcome to the US Senate Mr. Booker, where math is redefined such that... CincyDem Oct 2013 #1

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1. Welcome to the US Senate Mr. Booker, where math is redefined such that...

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Thu Oct 31, 2013, 07:04 PM

Oct 2013

a simply majority is 60% according to rethug math.

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