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Mike Pence casts tie-breaking vote for 9th time
MSN/ CNN ^ | February 28, 2018

Posted on 02/28/2018 7:27:49 PM PST by SMGFan

Vice President Mike Pence cast his ninth tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday to save the confirmation of Russell Vought to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. ..... The Senate, by 50-49, Pence casting the tie-breaking vote, confirmed Vought to the position Wednesday. Republicans control 51 seats in the chamber but two GOP senators were not present to vote: Sen. John McCain, who's battling cancer in Arizona, and Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: 115th; omb; russellvought; vppence
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correction: McCain... Who's DIEING!! in Arizona .

anyone giving odds he will return to DC?

1 posted on 02/28/2018 7:27:49 PM PST by SMGFan
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Wow. 9th time. Thank you, Vice President Pence.


2 posted on 02/28/2018 7:31:15 PM PST by Ciexyz (I have one issue and it's my economic well-being.)
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Wow, if the democrats can somehow take out another Republican senator there will be no more ties to be broken.


3 posted on 02/28/2018 7:39:15 PM PST by DOC44
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To: SMGFan

I demand that McCain resign so that Arizona can have representation in the Senate.


4 posted on 02/28/2018 7:40:38 PM PST by donna (Old PSA: It's 10pm. Do you know where your children are?)
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Damn McCain.
5 posted on 02/28/2018 7:41:45 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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“I demand that McCain resign so that Arizona can have representation in the Senate.”

Demand all you want, but he won’t go until he either dies or decides to resign. The latter being an impossibility given his ego and his hatred for Trump. So bet on the Grim Reaper as the way to get him gone. I just hope the AZ governor picks a decent replacement so we don’t go through another Alabama.


6 posted on 02/28/2018 7:50:48 PM PST by vette6387
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Nothing as pathetic and anti-the people as Bader Ginsu and McCain hanging on by a thread while plenty of productive people to take their places.


7 posted on 02/28/2018 7:53:40 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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McCain absent - wearing an ankle monitor in Arizona and calling it cancer.


8 posted on 02/28/2018 7:53:58 PM PST by Chauncey Gardiner
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McStain, the phony from Phoenix (North of)... (Cornville to be exact).

We’re just lucky he wasn’t there for the vote.

Who knows how this ass would have actually voted, up or down.

Hey John, the party is over. How about letting a person with some character, morals, and an actual grasp of Conservatism give it a try.


9 posted on 02/28/2018 7:59:31 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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Good. While you’re at it, take a look at Mike Pence’s record on the Second Amendment. You won’t be disappointed.


10 posted on 02/28/2018 8:01:49 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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Thank you Mr. Vice President.

Pence has been reliable with his votes, something I certainly can’t say for a few others.

With some of them, you never know.


11 posted on 02/28/2018 8:04:09 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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Over a year in office and still being stalled on nominations.

The swamp will not go quietly.


12 posted on 02/28/2018 8:04:40 PM PST by glorgau
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How about letting a person with a chance of actually voting in the Senate.
If he cannot do his job, retire.


13 posted on 02/28/2018 8:15:16 PM PST by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: SMGFan

Agreed, hence the reference to “the party is over”.


14 posted on 02/28/2018 8:24:10 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: SMGFan

See my tagline.


15 posted on 02/28/2018 8:24:20 PM PST by Psalm 144 (Ace McCain: The tumor is a rumor but the boot was a hoot.)
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Alive or for his funeral?


16 posted on 02/28/2018 8:31:13 PM PST by Michael.SF. (California: drive illegally, you lose your license, here illegally, they give you one.)
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anyone giving odds he will return to DC?

For a funeral - when they finally admit that he's dead.

17 posted on 02/28/2018 8:38:55 PM PST by PAR35
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Pence: 2018. Make America Truly Great Again.


18 posted on 02/28/2018 9:02:38 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Cogito ergo sum a conservative pro-American.)
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But..but..McCain is a “war hero”, haven’t you heard?


19 posted on 02/28/2018 9:26:32 PM PST by entropy12 (30 Million low wealth, low skill LEGAL chain migrants in 25 years is 60 times worse than DACA)
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To: elhombrelibre

Pence running for congress in 2018? There is no presidential election in 2018.


20 posted on 02/28/2018 9:27:30 PM PST by entropy12 (30 Million low wealth, low skill LEGAL chain migrants in 25 years is 60 times worse than DACA)
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