Porkulus Bill LIVE THREAD- CSPAN- 02/13/09 (*60-38 PORK PASSES*)

02/13/09 | Congress

[TornadoAlley3]

each Rep allowed one minute to speak.

[Danae]

Then get some blank Reams of Paper and just do the front page! LOL

Its the STUNT that might just draw the eye of the press, it will make ALL the news...... get people PISSED off, rushing the damn thing so Nancy can go no her taxpayer funded Junket.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

One R changed his vote from YEA to NAY.

[TornadoAlley3]

10 now, but do not know names, 1 R voted yea so far.......

[Cboldt]

From yesterday. A single senator can force at least a 3 day delay by not agreeing to vote on the conference report this afternoon. That would force Reid to file a cloture motion, and one day is required to lay over before the cloture vote, and another 30 hours after the cloture vote passes.

Here is what Reid said yesterday. It sounds as though there is unanimous consent in the senate to vote on passage of the conference report, with the vote concluding as soon as Brown gets back.

The is NOT a formal unanimous consent agreement appearing on the legislative calendar.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, the papers from the House will be here momentarily, within the next few minutes. Senator McConnell and I have spoken a number of times during the day. We believe it is fair that Members have an opportunity to study this big document. The basic document people have already read but, of course, that is what the conference is about. They change things. So this should be here in a short time. This will give Members all night to look at this. Senator McConnell and I talked a few minutes ago. We will come in tomorrow at a reasonable hour, spend all day debating this. This would give people the opportunity to read all the papers. Then we would vote sometime late tomorrow afternoon or in the early evening. I have talked to Senator McConnell. He has been certainly more than fair. As everyone knows, Senator Kennedy is ill. He came here earlier this week, and it would be to his health advantage not to have to come back tomorrow. Senator McConnell has agreed that is, in fact, the case. It doesn't change the vote count, but it means we can set a definite time which is very helpful.

In addition, Senator Brown's mother died. The celebration of his mother's life starts tomorrow. Senator Brown has agreed to leave for, I don't know what it would be called in his religious belief, a viewing, and people will come and greet his family. It is a very large extended family. They will do that. That would be completed around 8 tomorrow night. So we are going to keep the vote open for Senator Brown until he arrives tomorrow night. This is not the first time we have done this.

[TornadoAlley3]

11 Dems nay

[Cboldt]

-- Durbin says Republican senators added extra money to the bill. --

Durbin is a liar of the first order, but on this one point, I believe him.

[rbmillerjr]

It’s not the Bill to Nowhere...

It’s the Bill to Socialism.

[TornadoAlley3]

Independent Joe cannot vote on weekend, Jewish

[ozark hilljilly]

[TornadoAlley3]

if they added tax cuts, could be.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Turban Durbin comparing this to a ‘terror crisis’. UGH!

[WayneS]

Discing?

That must have been very painful for him.

[TornadoAlley3]

Little Dick says was bipartisan written bill. Obama reached out he says and only 3 Repubs stepped up. He thanks the 3 stooges.

[TornadoAlley3]

House back having a 5 minute vote on the rule for hour and a half debate on bill.

[Danae]

Is Durban defending the Traitorous three? OMG, with out them THERE WOULD BE NO BILL! Damn it! That’s NOT a good thing! DAMN IT!

[WayneS]

Why SHORT of a duel?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Are they trying to ram this through today?!?!

[Danae]

Oh..... JOY Praising the Three for Caving on their principles, JOY. No wonder America is going down the toilet.

[TornadoAlley3]

yes, both House and Senate plan votes this afternoon or early evening. Obama to sign bill on prime time TV Monday night.

[PGalt]

Are they trying to ram this through today?!?!

It certainly appears that way.