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blimablam

(121 posts) Sun Dec 17, 2017, 06:34 PM Dec 2017

with mccain heading home whats that mean for the tax vote?

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with mccain heading home whats that mean for the tax vote? (Original Post) blimablam Dec 2017 OP

John will come back if we need him. Trump California_Republic Dec 2017 #1

they think they have the votes anyway. drray23 Dec 2017 #2

It means we only need 2 Republican "no" votes. yallerdawg Dec 2017 #3

According to CNN they don't need his vote: Pense can fill-in. lindysalsagal Dec 2017 #4

A lot of the posts on DU today say people are going to BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #5

California_Republic

(1,826 posts)

1. John will come back if we need him. Trump

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 06:39 PM

Dec 2017

drray23

(7,637 posts)

2. they think they have the votes anyway.

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 06:41 PM

Dec 2017

apparently thry managed to bribe flake and corker to vote for it. same thing with collins and murkowsky.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

3. It means we only need 2 Republican "no" votes.

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 06:43 PM

Dec 2017

The vote now stands 51-48.

One "no" makes it 50-49.

Two "no's" makes it 49-50, we win!

lindysalsagal

(20,718 posts)

4. According to CNN they don't need his vote: Pense can fill-in.

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 06:58 PM

Dec 2017

The passage of the tax bill, however, does not hinge on McCain's support because the GOP has a 52-48 vote advantage in the Senate. Vice President Mike Pence can also cast a tie-breaking vote, should it come to that.
The White House and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office have been planning for McCain's potential absence during the tax bill vote, making Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker's announcement Friday that he would support the plan critical. He did so as an insurance policy for McCain's absence, two Republicans close to the matter said.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/17/politics/mccain-return-arizona-tax-bill/index.html

BigmanPigman

(51,623 posts)

5. A lot of the posts on DU today say people are going to

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Sun Dec 17, 2017, 07:24 PM

Dec 2017

continue to call since IT IS NOT OVER! McConnell wishes it were....but it isn't. They can still be swayed and McConnell wants to keep that from happening. He is full of BS propaganda (remember how sneaky he was with Gorsuch). He will do and say anything to get this shitty bill passes under his watch. DO NOT FALL FOR IT! We will RESIST until the fat lady sings!

Don't wait until the mid terms. CALL the GOP NOW! KILL THE BILL!
We can stop the Tax Scam too. IT IS NOT OVER! Add Rubio and Lee (Utah) to your list. Keep pressuring them daily. Call(202)224-
McCain (AZ) 2235
Flake (AZ) 4521
Collins (ME) 2523
Heller (NV) 6244
Murkowski (AK) 6665
Moran (KS) 6521
Johnson (WI) 5323
Young (IN) 5623
Rubio (FL) 3041
Lee (UT) 5444
Landlord (OK) 2651
Daines (MT) 5754

**McConnell (KY) 2541 Tell him to hold off the vote until Jones is seated. Obama waited to vote on the ACA in 2010 until a newly elected REPUB was seated!
***Corker (TN) 3344 Tell this TRAITOR what the bill will do to you (since he isn't running again).

Call, tell your friends and family, use social media and hammer the GOP every DAY! If you get a voice mail leave a message. The staffers DO tally them up and keep track. It literally takes 2 minutes to call one GOP rep (call both houses too). RESIST !
Here is a source for events, rallies and protests throughout the US.
https://notonepenny.org/take-action/#events

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