Posted on 02/08/2024 12:41:34 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
The Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to start work on a $95 billion spending bill that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — one day after it formally killed off a larger bill that included $20 billion in border security spending.
The 67-32 vote included “yeas” from 17 Republicans while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was the only “nay” from the Democratic conference.
A final vote on the legislation is not expected until next week as senators begin the lengthy process of negotiating which amendments will be voted on as part of the final package.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called Thursday’s vote “a good first step.”
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Doesn’t matter.
Kill the bill in the house and let them twist in the wind until we advance stand alone bills on their own merit.
95 billion for what they wanted to spend money on-
Nothing for our border, that we wanted to spend money on.
And they are supposed to “Represent” us?
“You Don’t Speak For Me”
National Divorce is the answer.
No Civil War - Civil Separation
Choose Freedom - Choose Peace
How does this bill make America great? It just pads the national debt. Since US Treasury has no surplusoney to give away.
Johnson better show a backbone.
Kill it in the House. No cash for the Reich!
(Watch Tucker tonight at 6pm eastern)
Is there any Constitutional reason why we cannot have stand alone bills?
Just think we get see more ingratitude from Z, with hand out yet again after that money disappears
The Republican senators who supported advancing the legislation were:
1. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell
2. Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota
3. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
4. Susan Collins of Maine
5. Joni Ernst of Iowa
6. John Kennedy of Louisiana
7. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
8. Mitt Romney of Utah
9. Dan Sullivan of Alaska
10. Roger Wicker of Mississippi
11. Todd Young of Indiana
12. Thom Tillis of North Carolina
13. Mike Rounds of South Dakota
14. John Cornyn of Texas
15. Chuck Grassley of Iowa
16. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
17. Jerry Moran of Kansas
No, just political
Joe Biden can act on the border through executive actions. He doesn't need a bill.
I thought all spending Bills had to originate in the House, no? What happened to civics 101?
No doubt.
“Is there any Constitutional reason why we cannot have stand alone bills?”
Excellent point. There is no logical, ethical reason to allow extraneous funding for items outside the scope of the original bill.
Every funding bill should be voted on individually. Only amendments that impact the level of funding should be allowed. All other issues should be addressed in a new, stand alone bill.
John Kennedy (R-LA)
Everybody loves this guy. Folksy, charming, great one-liners. Never misses a chance to support the establishment.
How much is Europe kicking in to protect itself from the big bad Russian bear?
Johnson kills this deal in the House or he needs to lose his job.
But he has great youtube videos...
The budget is $6 trillion dollars. Sad to see conservatives become weak simpletons unable to multi task.
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