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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Wed Feb 25, 2015, 04:54 PM Feb 2015

Senate advances 'clean' DHS bill in 98-2 vote

Source: The Hill

Senate advances 'clean' DHS bill in 98-2 vote

By Jordain Carney

The stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was broken Wednesday as the Senate voted 98-2 to proceed to legislation that would prevent a partial government shutdown.

Democrats agreed to support the DHS bill after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) agreed to strip out provisions inserted by the House that would reverse President Obama's executive actions on immigration.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/233836-senate-advances-clean-dhs-bill-in-98-2-vote

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Senate advances 'clean' DHS bill in 98-2 vote (Original Post) Panich52 Feb 2015 OP

Interestingly, cruz voted in favor ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #1

Why, I do believe the Republicans just blinked. eom. GGJohn Feb 2015 #2

Yyeess! freshwest Feb 2015 #10

Boner's not done yet. louis-t Feb 2015 #3

Also, Boner is looking at losing the Speakership if he caves. kairos12 Feb 2015 #5

That's his excuse n2doc Feb 2015 #8

so the turtle just passed the hot potato to the Orange Man. guillaumeb Feb 2015 #4

Same reason as before Cryptoad Feb 2015 #6

I never thought to see a post on a political murielm99 Feb 2015 #9

I have a very difficult time guillaumeb Feb 2015 #11

WELL... IT'S... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #7

Proof of climate change! Hell is freezing over and DC is thawing! Maeve Feb 2015 #12

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

1. Interestingly, cruz voted in favor ...

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:01 PM

Feb 2015

of proceed with the clean bill.

Once again he pulled the pin on the grenade and pushed his followers into traffic.

One would think they would get tired of that.

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)

2. Why, I do believe the Republicans just blinked. eom.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:01 PM

Feb 2015

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

10. Yyeess!

Reply to GGJohn (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 02:00 AM

Feb 2015

louis-t

(23,297 posts)

3. Boner's not done yet.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:08 PM

Feb 2015

Teabaggers are saying if he doesn't shut down DHS, it's a "complete surrender".

kairos12

(12,872 posts)

5. Also, Boner is looking at losing the Speakership if he caves.

Reply to louis-t (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:14 PM

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n2doc

(47,953 posts)

8. That's his excuse

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 06:11 PM

Feb 2015

But it never happens

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

4. so the turtle just passed the hot potato to the Orange Man.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:09 PM

Feb 2015

Will the Orange Man declare a recess so he can fundraise, drink, and golf while blaming the Democrats again?

Now that the GOP has all of Congress, what is the reason now that they cannot get anything done?

Cryptoad

(8,254 posts)

6. Same reason as before

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:38 PM

Feb 2015

it takes 60 votes to control the Senate...... anything less is useless.....

murielm99

(30,764 posts)

9. I never thought to see a post on a political

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 01:59 AM

Feb 2015

forum that spoke about turtles, orange men and hot potatoes. I never would have dreamed that such a post would make sense.

I am glad that I don't have to explain anything like this to small children.

We really need to GOTV. I mean it.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

11. I have a very difficult time

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 02:50 PM

Feb 2015

explaining the GOP to the majority of my family who still live in Quebec.

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

7. WELL... IT'S...

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2015, 05:44 PM

Feb 2015

[center]CRYIN' TIME AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA HEAVE ME.
I CAN SEE THAT TEA PARTY LOOK IN YOUR EYES.
I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU SCOLD ME DARLIN'.
THAT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE IT'S CRYIN' TIME.

[/center]

- K&R

Maeve

(42,288 posts)

12. Proof of climate change! Hell is freezing over and DC is thawing!

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 03:16 PM

Feb 2015

Net Neutrality, committee approval of the next attorney general, legal weed in the city and this? Whatta week! Cruz must be having kittens...

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