Posted on 01/10/2019 4:26:14 PM PST by Liz
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Rep-Ky.) on Thursday blocked two House-passed funding bills that would reopen the federal government. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), surrounded by roughly two dozen of their Senate Democratic colleagues, tried to get consent to bring up a bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Feb. 8, as well as a separate package that would fund the remaining agencies without current-year appropriations through Sept. 30.
But McConnell objected, arguing they would be "show votes" and saying that he and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) made an "explicit commitment" to avoid such votes. "The last thing we need to do right now is trade pointless - absolutely pointless - show votes back and forth across the aisle," McConnell said. Under Senate rules, any senator can try to force a vote or pass a bill, but any one senator can block them.
The attempt by Democrats to pass the House bills comes as the partial government shutdown, which is impacting roughly a quarter of the federal government and is in its 20th day, is poised to break a record this weekend as the longest shutdown ever.
Talks between congressional leadership and President Trump appear to have derailed, with Trump walking out of a White House meeting on Wednesday.
McConnell has pledged that he will not bring up a bill that Trump doesn't support.
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...saying that he and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) made an "explicit commitment" to avoid such votes. "The last thing we need to do right now is trade pointless - absolutely pointless - show votes back and forth across the aisle," McConnell said. Under Senate rules, any senator can try to force a vote or pass a bill, but any one senator can block them... McConnell has pledged that he will not bring up a bill that Trump doesn't support.
But McConnell objected, arguing they would be “show votes” and saying that he and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) made an “explicit commitment” to avoid such votes.
Hilarious to see Schumer stab Doormat McConnell in the back.
Your link URL is misspelled.
You are dwelling in past Free Republic dogma.
Your dogmatic critiism of Mitch is not warranted
That democrat idea cracks me up. “Open the rest of the government, then we can address the wall separately”.
That’s like a cop telling the bank robber, “Ok, release all the hostages, THEN I promise we can discuss that helicopter you want”.
“Your dogmatic critiism [sic] of Mitch is not warranted
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Ditch has had two years to get this straightened out.
That he has not brings a ton of well deserved invective upon him.
McConnell has done well on judges. Today he allowed a voice vote to pay Federal employees affected by shutdown in effect giving them a paid vacation, in advance while the shutdown continues.
“We are at war with Eurasia. We have always been at war with Eurasia.”
link’s just bad:
http://\www.hehill.com/homenews/senate/424730-mcconnell-blocks-house-bills-to-reopen-government?amp
s/b?
http://www.thehill.com/homenews/senate/424730-mcconnell-blocks-house-bills-to-reopen-government
They really think that will work. Because it has always worked in the past.
But times have changed.
So Chuck U wants to force on the President a bill he won’t sign. Good luck with it.
link is missing the “T” in thehill.com … hehill.com
DOA
Democrats are playing partisan politics with the shutdown.
It won’t bring it closer to a resolution and its a big waste of time.
When they get serious, we’ll know.
You refuse to acknowledge that without 60 votes, there is no need to pretend to act
This warms the cockles of my heart.
I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today...
67 votes used to be the rule until 1975.
“In 1975, the Senate revised its cloture rule so that three-fifths of sworn senators (60 votes out of 100) could limit debate, except for changing Senate rules which still requires a two-thirds majority of those present and voting to invoke cloture.”
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