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McConnell blocks Democrat House bills to reopen govt (hoists Schumer on his own petard)
thehill.com ^ | 1/10/19 | JORDAIN CARNEY

Posted on 01/10/2019 4:26:14 PM PST by Liz

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1 posted on 01/10/2019 4:26:14 PM PST by Liz
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2 posted on 01/10/2019 4:44:16 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
...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.

3 posted on 01/10/2019 4:46:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: Liz

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.


4 posted on 01/10/2019 4:46:39 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Liz

Your link URL is misspelled.


5 posted on 01/10/2019 4:46:47 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: lodi90

You are dwelling in past Free Republic dogma.

Your dogmatic critiism of Mitch is not warranted


6 posted on 01/10/2019 4:48:54 PM PST by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Princess Gray Beaver, for President?)
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To: Liz

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”.


7 posted on 01/10/2019 4:51:27 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: bert

“Your dogmatic critiism [sic] of Mitch is not warranted

Ditch has had two years to get this straightened out.

That he has not brings a ton of well deserved invective upon him.


8 posted on 01/10/2019 4:52:17 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: bert

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.


9 posted on 01/10/2019 4:53:03 PM PST by georgiarat (The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy. - Carl Vinson)
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To: bert

“We are at war with Eurasia. We have always been at war with Eurasia.”


10 posted on 01/10/2019 4:59:05 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: Liz

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


11 posted on 01/10/2019 5:02:22 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: DesertRhino
That democrat idea cracks me up. “Open the rest of the government, then we can address the wall separately”.

They really think that will work. Because it has always worked in the past.

But times have changed.

12 posted on 01/10/2019 5:12:23 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Liz

So Chuck U wants to force on the President a bill he won’t sign. Good luck with it.


13 posted on 01/10/2019 5:23:05 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: sparklite2

link is missing the “T” in thehill.com … hehill.com


14 posted on 01/10/2019 5:24:09 PM PST by SMGFan
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To: Liz

DOA


15 posted on 01/10/2019 5:25:00 PM PST by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

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.


16 posted on 01/10/2019 5:28:20 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Paladin2

You refuse to acknowledge that without 60 votes, there is no need to pretend to act


17 posted on 01/10/2019 6:33:49 PM PST by bert ( (KE. N.P. N.C. +12) Princess Gray Beaver, for President?)
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To: Liz

This warms the cockles of my heart.


18 posted on 01/10/2019 6:53:02 PM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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To: Liz

I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today...


19 posted on 01/10/2019 7:15:03 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Ruth Bader Ginsburg doctor is a taxidermist.)
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To: bert

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.”


20 posted on 01/10/2019 7:57:50 PM PST by Paladin2
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