Posted on 07/31/2014 8:00:34 PM PDT by kabar
There was high drama on the Senate floor this evening. Harry Reid brought on for a vote President Obama’s $2.7 billion proposal to support illegals from Central America who are flooding across the border, in the form of a supplemental budget request. An extremely knowledgeable Senate insider offers this blow-by-blow account of what happened:
It required 60 votes to waive that point of order. After failing to table the filled amendment tree, Sessions raised the point of order. Appropriations Committee Chair Mikulski, author of the legislation, moved to waive all points of order on the bill. Dems failed to waive the point of order, by a vote of 50 yeas and 44 nays, with Manchin again voting with Republicans.
So the Senate immigration supplemental appropriations bill is dead.
This is very good news, although of course it would be better news if Congress would stand up to the president’s lawless and unconstitutional determination to repeal federal statutes by executive decree. For now, though, let’s be grateful, once again, to Senator Jeff Sessions, who stood in the gap and, this time, prevailed.
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
A good “point of order” would be to acknowledge that for spending/appropriations votes/bills that these should ORIGINATE IN THE HOUSE... NOT THE WHITE HUT.
Nothing illuminates the split in the Republican Party like the image of Senators forced to lobby House members against the House Speaker of their own party.
Base against establishment; Conservatives vs. Rinos; Populists vs. elites; Main Street vs. Wall Street.
deafening applause !!! Thank you, Sessions!
FINALLY someone with a decent nut sack up there!
Sessions and Cruz are saving the country right now. Too bad Cruz is so wrong in legal immigration. One fight at a time.
Very well said.
Cruz & Sessions 2016!
My dream and MY Prayer to Jehovah God.
Ted Cruz for President and or Vice President for 8 years
then Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court for a LIFE TIME
of service to this Nation under God.
Amen.
Cruz for President, Sessions for senate majority leader.
I second that.What a good man.
Cruz is wrong on legal immigration.
I think not.
I’m sure other people do too, until your comment.
To me you’ll have to explain. And be specific don’t waste our time
Perhaps Sessions should be put on the list as possible GOP Presidential candidates. Lt. Col. West would be a good running mate.
bump
You can say that again
A staggering, glorious rarity!
I am glad for Jeff holding the line.
I think this will result in Harry Reid changing the rules, like he did for judges, so that the Senate can cram the Obama agenda down America’s throat.
I look forward to Obama having a stroke over this and that his wife chokes on her massive lobster she’s likely plowing through.
President Sessions. enough said
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