Plus much more
Posted on 08/08/2021 2:41:09 PM PDT by RandFan
The Senate’s protracted debate over a sweeping bipartisan infrastructure package looks likely to last a few more days.
Sen. Bill Hagerty, a first-term Republican from Tennessee, said Saturday that he will not consent to any agreement to shorten the 30-hour post-cloture time, a move that would push a final vote on the package until next week.
“I’m not trying to expedite this process whatsoever,” Hagerty said Saturday afternoon, hours after the Senate voted to support cloture on the substitute amendment to the bill.
Hagerty said he has no problem with considering any of the outstanding 16 to 25 amendments that Senate leadership was seeking to make a deal on, but “what they’re asking for is an expedited process that has nothing to do with the amendments.”
“I’m not the one holding any of the amendments up,” he said. “They’re free to start under normal order.”
Hagerty first expressed his opposition when the Senate had hoped to pass the bill under an expedited process Thursday, saying in a written statement he opposed the bill because of a Congressional Budget Office score finding it would increase the deficit by some $256 billion.
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If you're from TN please thank him and encourage him!
They have more than enough Assistant Democrats to get this passed.
And every one of the Bush League Republicans that votes for this knows they are paving the way for the country killing reconciliation.
It’s possible all hell breaks loos this week due to Mike’s election fraud presentation.
Mike mentioned that 5 current sitting Democrat Senators actually lost their election.
I voted for Haggerty.
He was also Trump endorsed.
Buried in it is this’DON’T LET IT PASS
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-new/3982488/posts
There will not have to be a WWIII. The Chinese and their paid political servants here in America will win without firing a single shot. Our "enemy within the gates"...RINOS and dedicated self serving Marxist morons will insure the loss of freedom to every person on the face of the Earth.
It’s going to be an interesting week !
Have trouble staying on top of it all so will rely on FR more than ever I guess.
As some have noted the endorsements are getting better.
Hopefully your senator continues to show some fight on issues rather than just collect his pay check and become part of the swamp.
More time this Evil rots in the open the more chance of killing it .
All these Dem Lite Traitors. want AMNESTY in the Reconciliation ..
Thank you Senator .
I am glad the never Trumper option being pushed here lost the TN primary last year .
My opinion - Hagerty won’t allow cloture, so the RATs won’t allow debate on GOP amendments. After 30 hours, the GOP will have a decision to vote on a distasteful bill, without amendments. Hagerty Is hoping less than 10 GOP senators will then support - JMHO
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