Posted on 02/21/2017 7:24:53 PM PST by Rockitz
Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the Democrats in the Senate have enough power to block President Donald Trump nominee for Supreme Court Justice, Judge Neil Gorsuch and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
Schumer said, “They need 60 votes. And I believe — if Gorsuch keeps it up he’ll have a rough road to hoe to get those 60 on votes.”
When asked about the Democrats power, he added, “We have enough to block to Gorsuch … People ask, do the Democrats have power? Are we in charge? No which means we can’t set the agenda, McConnell can do that but we can block a lot of things. Like for instance, the Affordable Care Act which originally everyone wanted to get rid of it. Now when they see what they are getting, 20 million people covered, pre-existing conditions — a mom or dad has a kid with cancer the insurance companies said we’re not going to cover your kid has cancer.
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So many hopes have died on that small hill.
Schumer also flew out to Rape Island.
The only way the Dems can slow walk and block things is if the Republicans let them. I believe most congress critters are lazy bums who only run for the House or Senate to get rich, not to do what’s right for the country. The Dems tend to be more passionate because most of them are true believers in their Marxist ideology. Plus now they are desperately looking for a way back to power. Most Congressional Republicans, on the other hand, are not true believers in much of anything except getting reelected. So they don’t try very hard to actually do anything.
60?
Schumer needs to learn from Juan how to reach across the aisle.
Dear Chuckie...rows get hoed...not roads. Hoes in the road is strictly a Brooklyn thing.
no they don't, I kinda hope he tries, just for the spectacle of defeat
All of Congress is happy to pass their buck to the bureaucracy so they can fix the blame on someone else.
Oh, PLEASE, Chuckie. Going nuclear on Gorsuch takes all pressure off Trump for Round Two.
Libtards, what are ya gonna do? No living with ‘em - can’t kill ‘em (yet)....
Hey Chuckie...how about activate Rule 19 with limit of only 2 speeches for each Senator on the topic
Only 50 votes then needed.
Schumer is now has a new name: Torquemada of the Senate Star Chamber.
An d eventually he will be burned at the stake.
Keep it up Schmuck!
All those Dems are going to vote against him?? That makes them look like a bunch of a****.
But Schumer has to pretend he's in charge when in fact, he's already lost.
Yes, Juan and Graham are both experts on reach-arounds .
IF they have the cajones. That’s a huge assumption. Probably closer to wishful thinking.
Nuke 'em 'till they glow.
When the Dems next win control of the senate, there is no doubt at all that they will pull the nuclear option to eliminate the filibuster.
Harry Reid proved that.
The Republicans need to do it now. The Dems started the nuclear attack. The Republicans need to finish it.
The GOP doesn’t want Trump’s justices either.
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