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MARCO RUBIO SKIPS CRITICAL VOTE TO FUND GOVERNMENT, AVOIDS VOTING TO FUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Breitbart ^ | 09/29/15 | Katie McHugh

Posted on 09/29/2015 3:19:28 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl

GOP primary contenders Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Lindsey Graham skipped a critical cloture vote that allowed Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell’s plan to fund the government, including Planned Parenthood, to move forward without risking a shutdown.

That means Rubio and Graham, for whatever reason, skipped a key vote that would have shown where their allegiances lie regarding funding for the highly controversial abortion provider, which, based on recent undercover video investigations, is in the business of selling aborted baby body parts to the highest bidder. ........

Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, on the other hand, were present and voted “no.” Cruz did so with extraordinary criticisms of GOP leadership, including McConnell.

“Notice how much energy Majority Leader McConnell devotes to attacking conservatives? Notice how much energy Speaker Boehner devotes to attacking conservatives?” Cruz said on the Senate floor on Monday evening in a scathing speech about leadership, in which he accused McConnell and Boehner of cutting a deal with the Democrats–about the worst possible thing they could have done.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: South Carolina; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: abortion; graham; holdonnow; lindagraham; lindsey; marcorubio; plannedparenthood; rubio; traitors
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To: JustaCowgirl

61 posted on 09/29/2015 4:24:27 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: JustaCowgirl

Rubio hiding.


62 posted on 09/29/2015 4:24:41 PM PDT by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: JustaCowgirl

“Present”

kinda


63 posted on 09/29/2015 4:27:12 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: monkapotamus

Rubio will now be touting he’s #1!!!


64 posted on 09/29/2015 4:28:33 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: exit82

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/24/marco-rubio-senate-missed_n_7063156.html


65 posted on 09/29/2015 4:31:26 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

Huffpo source.

No can do.


66 posted on 09/29/2015 4:32:54 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Diogenesis

You got that right!


67 posted on 09/29/2015 4:43:22 PM PDT by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: monkapotamus

I think they should use that absentee rate as the % decrease in their senate pay.

I know, I know, they more than make up that difference w/ their insider trading crappola.


68 posted on 09/29/2015 4:43:29 PM PDT by conservaKate (Trump is what you play in a card game. The Donald is playing the media.)
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To: Yosemitest

Its no wonder the leftwing media is so keen to pretend this guy doesn’t exist.


69 posted on 09/29/2015 4:45:02 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: AdaGray

70 posted on 09/29/2015 4:55:17 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: JustaCowgirl

“Marco the Rube” once again shows his true colors.


71 posted on 09/29/2015 5:11:46 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Whaddya think-—will this really bite Lil’ Marco?


72 posted on 09/29/2015 5:22:21 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: JustaCowgirl

Cruz: One of the ways you avoid accountability is you somehow are somewhere else doing something really, really important instead of actually showing up to the battle that is waging right here and now.

Is this the start of the revolution?


73 posted on 09/29/2015 5:31:23 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Qiviut

And then he freaking told us who voted by voice against his motion! That’s not supposed to happen.

“The remaining senators on the Republican side — you had Leader McConnell; you had Whip Cornyn; you had Senator Alexander; you had Senator Cochran — those four senators voted loudly no. It’s still a vote, even thought it’s not a recorded vote. It’s a vote on the Senate floor.”

This is better than watching Texas Longhorn fans whine about bad calls by the refs. Well, almost.


74 posted on 09/29/2015 5:33:49 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: JustaCowgirl; P-Marlowe

It passed 77-19. That means that 96 voted. 2 of the 4 that didn’t vote were Rubio and Graham. They could argue that their votes would have been meaningless, but in Lindsay Graham’s case, we know he would not have voted to support challenging the president.

Now Rubio has caused potential supporters to have to question his intentions. He could have lied on this vote and voted against it and it would have made no difference. It still would have passed 77-20.

It really makes you wonder what message he was sending by being absent.


75 posted on 09/29/2015 5:34:07 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True Supporters of our Troops PRAY for their Victory!)
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To: SamAdams76

“Why couldn’t the other senators running for president be there?”

“Because not giving taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood is not among the priorities of the lobbyists on K Street, so leadership is not interested in doing it.” Cruz 9.28.2015


76 posted on 09/29/2015 5:36:22 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: xzins
It really makes you wonder what message he was sending by being absent.

Trying to straddle the fence and not offend voters on either side. That would be my guess.

77 posted on 09/29/2015 5:37:36 PM PDT by JustaCowgirl (the left has redefined the word 'racism' to mean any disagreement with any liberal about any topic)
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To: stormer

Curz said, and you know it’s true, the real vote on Lynch was cloture. He voted against it.


78 posted on 09/29/2015 5:40:40 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: JustaCowgirl

That makes him stupid. He offended both of us. Straddling the fence is exactly what we’ve told them that we hate.

I can’t believe he’s that stupid. It has to be something else.


79 posted on 09/29/2015 5:40:44 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True Supporters of our Troops PRAY for their Victory!)
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To: monkapotamus

All but one are R’s. Interesting.


80 posted on 09/29/2015 5:41:20 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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