You don’t call for a vote of this importance without knowing if you have the votes or not.
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That was true before president Trump. The white house made it very clear they want a an up or down vote. They are not going to give anyone cover by pulling the vote.
It will be worth it just to watch Manchin racing down the aisle to try and beat Pence to the red button.
True. I sometimes forget Trump has changed the rules.