Senate now voting on GOP sham bill - defunding Obozo immigration order.
Needs 60 votes, only has 57. Not going to pass!
We’re doomed.
McConnell knew it wouldn’t pass. You are right. It is a sham bill.
McConnell knew it wouldn’t pass. You are right. It is a sham bill.
The Senate has no authority to introduce a spending bill. All spending bills must originate in the House. This is just a political ploy to take heat off McConnell.
“Needs 60 votes, only has 57.”
I seem to recall that when the Dems controlled the Senate that Dingy Harry invoked the “nuclear option” which removed the 60-vote majority rule to pass bills. Should I assume that when the Republicans regained control of the Senate after the Nov 2014 election they put the 60 vote rule back in place? My God, why didn’t they keep the nuclear option (ie, 51 vote majority), in place as payback on the Rats?