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Senate Republicans Must Oppose Cloture to Stop Harry Reid's Plan to Fund Obamacare
SenateConservatives ^ | September 20, 2013 | SenateConservatives

Posted on 09/21/2013 9:42:09 AM PDT by FR_addict

"Any Republican who votes for cloture is voting to fund Obamacare."

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Today, the Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) called on Senate Republicans to oppose cloture on Harry Reid's attempt to fund Obamacare with a simple majority.

SCF Executive Director, Matt Hoskins, made the following statement:

"Americans won a major victory today when the House passed legislation to fund the government without funding Obamacare, but now the debate shifts to the Senate where Harry Reid and the Democrats will try to fund Obamacare. The Democrats have a plan to fund Obamacare, but Republicans can stop it if they stick together.

(Excerpt) Read more at senateconservatives.com ...


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cloture; obamacare; republicans
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To: FR_addict

HERE YA GO..
http://www.nrsc.org/contact-us/


21 posted on 09/21/2013 12:41:06 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: plangent

Well said and correcto!


22 posted on 09/21/2013 12:43:44 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: lu shissler

Torches and pitch forks at the ready!


23 posted on 09/21/2013 12:47:49 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: Jim Robinson
I think the Senate can affect the funding by standing together. Instead of going after Cruz, the Republicans should filibuster as long as they can. That will give the House more support to stand up to Obama.

The longest filibuster by a lone Senator went to Strum Thurmond, but evidently a team of Senators were able to filibuster for 57 days.

http://www.policymic.com/articles/28858/5-longest-filibusters-in-u-s-senate-history

“Thurmond was not the only lawmaker to filibuster on the issue, however. According to Senate records, teams of senators consumed 57 days filibustering between March 26 and June 19, the day the Civil Rights Act of 1957 passed.”

24 posted on 09/21/2013 12:53:54 PM PDT by FR_addict
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To: Jim Robinson
If they listen to Tokyo Rove and the GOP-e statists and cave, they fail.

Rove will be living on Fox News every chance he gets, stabbing us in the back.

The Republicans had better get off their lazy butts and fight back publicly.
Momentum is there to be had for the taking.
The bum in the White House has never been weaker.
If there's anything left to them, they need to follow Ted Cruz's example, FIGHT!
Going to be a long, tough, dirty fight against MSM, Rat and Rino lies.

25 posted on 09/21/2013 12:55:19 PM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz......Nuff said.)
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To: Jim Robinson
“Then they (the House) should begin passing “clean” bills to fund the legitimate and essential departments of government, one at a time.”

Absolutely!

26 posted on 09/21/2013 12:55:49 PM PDT by FR_addict
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To: JLAGRAYFOX; FR_addict; All
There is a Republican Whip Roster posted at Senate Conservatives, with contact info for ALL!! See link, below!!

Scroll down and you'll find it. MAKE THESE CALLS!!

Tell them:

"ANY REPUBLICAN WHO VOTES FOR CLOTURE IS VOTING TO FUND OBAMACARE"!!

http://www.dontfundobamacare.com

27 posted on 09/21/2013 12:58:07 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: The Cajun

And Ted Cruz and Mike Lee will be right there to take the correct message straight to the people. And like Reagan, they have the ability to unite the people through the message of freedom vs socialism. Americans do not want socialist healthcare. Period. They do not want big government controlling their lives. Rove is a loser. The greedy bastard is in it for himself only, screw the constitution, screw liberty, screw the people. Well, I say screw Tokyo Rove, the big government propaganda artist.


28 posted on 09/21/2013 1:07:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Jane Long

And is subject to losing his seat in 2014.


29 posted on 09/21/2013 1:08:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: FR_addict

Whoever funds it, owns it. It’s not that complicated.


30 posted on 09/21/2013 1:14:46 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: Jane Long

Yes! Put pressure on Dems in the Senate (especially those up for re-election) to vote for or against Obamacare!

Come November 2014, anyone supporting this mess will be voted out as the impacts will really start to be felt!


31 posted on 09/21/2013 1:16:34 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (When religions have to beg the gov't for a waiver, we are already under socialism.)
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To: FR_addict

Thanks....good idea!!! Kudos...your way!!!


32 posted on 09/21/2013 1:25:50 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: FR_addict

WoW! So many GOPe who won’t pledge. Mine don’t surprise me. One calls us “hobbits” and the other has been stabbing us in the back since the day after he was elected.


33 posted on 09/21/2013 1:26:44 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: Jane Long

Just for your info: I beat on these RINO deadbeats 24/7 and my Democrat Congress Critter Patrick Murphy, a truly low life Democrat. He cheated and beat Alan West. by a few hundred votes. However, he will lose big time in November, 2014!!!


34 posted on 09/21/2013 1:29:20 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX ( My only objective is to defeat and destroy Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: FR_addict

Have done so with both of my senators. ;-)


35 posted on 09/21/2013 2:01:27 PM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo....Sum Pro Vita - Modified Descartes)
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To: Jane Long

Tried to leave a message with Sentator Cornyn, but his voice mailbox is full.

Well, I’m glad at least a lot of other people are leaving messages! I can’t believe he hasn’t pledged to hold the line. (Well, I can believe it but wish it wasn’t so.) I really thought several years ago that he was going to be a good conservative Senator. He sure has been a disappointment.


36 posted on 09/21/2013 3:31:38 PM PDT by boxlunch (Psalm 2)
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To: FR_addict

We know for certain that every Senator, regardless of party, understands the dire effects ObamaCare will have on Americans’ pocketbooks. That’s exactly why the Senators voted overwhelmingly to exempt themselves and their staffs from ObamaCare’s ravages.

So how can any of these same Senators now vote to inflict ObamaCare on their constituents, knowing from personal experience the anger and disgust, fear and loathing that’s likely to erupt from those constituents when they find out how negatively ObamaCare will affect them?


37 posted on 09/21/2013 3:52:41 PM PDT by Bluestocking
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To: Bluestocking; FR_addict; y'all
...every Senator, regardless of party, understands the dire effects ObamaCare will have on Americans’ pocketbooks. That’s exactly why the Senators voted overwhelmingly to exempt themselves and their staffs from ObamaCare’s ravages.

So how can any of these same Senators now vote to inflict ObamaCare on their constituents, knowing from personal experience the anger and disgust, fear and loathing that’s likely to erupt from those constituents when they find out how negatively ObamaCare will affect them?

That needs to be asked of EVERY Senator!!

38 posted on 09/21/2013 4:04:26 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: boxlunch
The RINO mailboxes ALWAYS seem to be *full*. It's because they don't want to hear what We the People, the plebes, have to say.

Call Corny's - and ANY other Rep w/a *full* mailbox - district offices...each office!!

39 posted on 09/21/2013 4:06:38 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: FR_addict

So we are supposed to filibuster the bill that defunds obamacare, because if we don’t, after it goes to a vote Reid will add Obamacare funding.

But if the Senate passes no bill, the government shuts down. You have to let the Senate vote for SOME bill, or else nothing gets funded.

How do you plan to get a funding bill without obamcare, if you will block a vote on a funding bill without obamcare?

Do you think you can get an agreement with Reid on the final vote? You couldn’t trust him anyway.


40 posted on 09/21/2013 4:54:30 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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