Posted on 09/22/2015 5:02:51 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Senate Republicans are taking the lead in an effort to avoid a government shutdown next week.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday filed a motion to advance a spending bill that defunds Planned Parenthood, setting up a Thursday vote.
Democrats will filibuster the stopgap funding measure because of the Planned Parenthood rider, setting up votes on a so-called "clean" continuing resolution next week.
"It was concluded that giving the Senate ball control by taking the first whack at this and demonstrating what the traffic will bear in terms of where the votes are in the Senate, would give the House an indication of where we are," Thune said.
Thune said a "clean" spending bill without defunding could come up after that vote fails on Thursday.
"And then we'll go to plan B, and I don't know at that point whether that means the Senate would lead or the House would lead," Thune said. Read more here.
So Plan B means the Senate will pull something out of their a$$, and then capitulate.
Mitch McConnell, leading the charge to surrender.
Pussies.
So what was the point in taking the Senate last year?
At least the Democrats fight for what they believe. Go nuclear. Oh thats right, McConnell isn’t as much of a man as Reid.
At least the Democrats fight for what they believe. Go nuclear. Oh thats right, McConnell isn’t as much of a man as Reid.
These GOP in the Senate need to be erased from the memory of this country due to their ultimate betrayal.
SHUT IT DOWN
Since it’s McConJob and his trusty sidekick BloehJob You may be assured the the DimocRATS will get everything they want!!
Nothing more than another Kabuki Dance.
Gee, why didn’t they just propose a bill funding everything except Planned Parenthood’s abortion money?
Gosh.
“We might not have the votes to pass that. The democrats might threaten to propose a filibuster that might require 60 votes to overcome so it might not pass; and we don’t have enough votes to get a 67 vote veto-proof bill if we do pass it .....”
“So, let’s quit.”
Well Mitch and Jonbon DID CAMPAIGN ON working with Barry so I am at a loss as to understanding why republican voters are upset they got what they were promised to the letter.
Harry Reid’s *itch will make sure the goverment stays open and PP stays funded.
Thune. Continuing to disappoint for 11 years and counting....
I sent that SOB money.
Go TRUMP, GO! (kick Dich’s butt, bigtime)
The residents of Murdo need to cut the Thune sign down.
Yeah.
Gotta love the “surrender without a fight” Senate we have.
The very same Senate we were assured would have “held Romney’s feet to the fire” had he been elected.
“Where we are.”
We know where you are, Thune—in preemptive surrender mode, as usual.
I hear that the McConnell has just ordered 45 over-sized white flags from Amazon with free shipping.
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