Posted on 01/24/2019 12:23:06 PM PST by GIdget2004
Senate Democrats blocked a White House backed-plan to end the 34-day partial shutdown, turning it down in a 51-47 vote on Thursday.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined with Republicans to advance the measure, but it fell short of the 60 votes needed to defeat a filibuster.
In an unexpected development, Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) voted against Trump's plan. Lee is considered a fiscal hawk and Cotton is one of the Senate’s most conservative members on immigration.
The Senate is expected to hold a second vote Thursday on a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the quarter of the government currently closed until Feb. 8. That bill is also expected to fail, though a few Republicans have said they will support it.
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We need a wall from sea to sea.
If our Congress critters don’t vote to stand with 800,000 financially hurting voters, and all those hurting down the line because of missing services then their hypocrisy will be a very clear election issue in 2020.
Yes, if you buy the idea the majority of Americans can’t grasp why there’s a shutdown, then yes.
From what I’m seeing on Instagram, they’re kicking the Left’s ass on the topic.
Trump needs to play hardball.
We’ll start all over in February, from ground zero.
You think that’s going to sit well?
LMAO
It won’t!
If our Congress critters don’t vote to stand with 800,000 financially hurting voters, and all those hurting down the line because of missing services then their hypocrisy will be a very clear election issue in 2020.
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Hypocrisy is rarely an election issue that causes anyone in congress their seat. If it was there would be a huge turnover every two years.
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