Minority Leader Chuck E has a much cheeseier personae than he realizes
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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Well, Pruitt is in, Devos is in, among other cabinet members. Don’t see how getting Gorsuch into the high court needs to be different.
I think Kagan is the wurst. She was never a judge, has of late written NO opinions, and is a knee-jerk Commie voter on the panel
51
51 for the next 8 years
The filibuster must die. No more obstructionism. If the majority of Senators favor a nominee, bill, or motion, then it passes the Senate.
50 plus Vice President Pence will do.
F Chuck (Schumer) giving false hope to his lunatic base.
It’s only Democratic....
Schmuck Schemer is going to be out-schemed if the GOP has the balls to invoke the NUCLEAR OPTION. I say don’t even give Schmuckie a chance to crow- bury him from the word GO!>>> don’t need the nuclear option. just rule 19 and 48 hours in a day.
If I could afford it, I would manufacture punching bags with Chuckie’s face on them.
You know the kind that you knock over and they roll back up for you to punch again. His face is just right for one.
Did you ever nail it!!!
Leni
Of course you can give free insurance out like candy, but shouldn’t what you get be worth what you paid for it?
I can see the horribly disabled and the elderly on entitlements, but the rest of the country needs to go to work and pay for insurance.
We also should not be financing adults to grow families when they don’t work to pay for it.
Also need to cut the public employees and any pay or benefits that exist over average private sector compensation.
Schumer said, “They need 60 votes
Hey Chuckie...how about activate Rule 19 with limit of only 2 speeches for each Senator on the topic
Only 50 votes then needed.>>> yup and McConnell recently dusted it off with the warren debacle.
“I think Kagan is the wurst.”
I know it’s a typo, but for some reason it struck me as very funny.
Nope...just 51 votes needed.
60 for cloture to end debate and proceed to actual voting for a nominee.
Dont confuse gop with gop-e leadership.
The gop-e leadership is uniparty, not the rank and file.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/harry-reid-if-gop-blocks-scotus-in-2017-dems-should-go-nuclear-again
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