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To: okie01

Once again, roughly half of the GOP caucus has chosen to vote with Cruz on a vital conservative issue.

McConnell is not in full control.

Good point. And Cruz will have a handful more come January.

McConnell is the Boehner of the Senate. If he thinks he will run the Senate, Reid has other ideas.

115 posted on 12/13/2014 6:58:41 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)

vote is 56 yes to 40 no so far for the trillion dollars-

Disgusting!

117 posted on 12/13/2014 7:08:40 PM PST by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)

To: exit82

Ayotte,McConnell voted yes. Barbasso-yes

McCain and Sanders(!)—no;Wyden, Blumenthal, Markey, Klobuchar, no.Reed and Whitehouse-Dems—no.

Portman-no;Harkin, Boxer, Levin—no.Late Dems voting :no: becasue it is safe to do so.

Taking final votes.

Final tally:

Yes:56

No:40

Bill passes.

Only needed 51 votes to spend $1.1 trillion. Imagine that.

Motion to reconsider on the table. Roll being called.

If only six more Pubs voted no, the bill would not have passed.

118 posted on 12/13/2014 7:11:49 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)

To: exit82; okie01; Jane Long

Handful = +~7 = ~32 vs 22. Cruz has taken control of the Senate Republicans. He already has the House doing more or less the right thing.

Cruz Control!

123 posted on 12/13/2014 7:31:35 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)

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