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’ve had over 30 days of this shutdown. It’s time to layoff all the needless teat drainers and save a trillion.
Votes aren’t there to override a veto.
Its kabuki theater and everyone knows it.
Beautiful.
Democrats know the price for ending the shutdown but they’re refusing to pay it.
Trump isn’t in a big hurry to get it over with.
Our government is locked up tighter than a guy whose swallowed 32 ounces of cement.
lee voted against the wall
What are we missing exactly? Right now its the proverbial Mexican standoff.
May the shutdown go on as long as necessary to get wall funding.
All snark aside, Cotton and Lee are about the most conservative members we have in the Senate....Curious to know their reasoning behind the vote.
romonhisnees voted for it and then against it...
Yes, 50 voted to fund the wall ...
I haven’t missed these Federal “workers” one bit. Meanwhile, I’m told that not paying them, is costing me money? Hmmm, fake math...
I think procedural. Vote no to bring up the bill again.
The 60 vote thing is merely a Senate rule found nowhere in the Constitution. And thanks again to Cotton and Lee. Two damned traitors.
lee is and always has been a never trumper
This is NOT about a wall - this is about crushing the Resistance. Lincoln burned cities and destroyed crops to put down the rebellion. I stand behind Trump in whatever he does to crush the rebellion.
Democrats own it by refusing to vote for a border wall.
The President won’t sign a spending bill without it. Everyone knew that 34 days ago and nothing has changed since on that front.
“lee is and always has been a never trumper”
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BINGO!
Romney voted for, Lee voted against.
What happened to Midge has the votes?
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