Posted on 02/05/2024 6:57:07 PM PST by bimboeruption
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the shocking decision to recommend Republicans block the advancement of the Senate pro-migration border bill.
That first procedural vote was set for Wednesday. It is unknown if Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will forge ahead, although that is likely.
McConnell cited the overwhelming number of Senate Republicans planning to vote against the measure either on substance or because they wanted more time, according to Punchbowl News.
The longtime Republican leader has spoken in favor of the deal and did not express any personal hesitations about the legislation to his colleagues.
According to Punchbowl, McConnell said the political mood in the country has changed since negotiations began months ago. At that time, McConnell and Democrat leaders agreed to pair foreign aid to Ukraine, of which McConnell is the Senate’s greatest champion, with a border compromise. Democrats, although also generally in favor of aiding Ukraine’s stalemated war against Russia, used McConnell’s fervor for Ukraine aid against Republicans, dangling a proposed border compromise in exchange for aiding the European nation.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) touted his close work with McConnell on the deal. “I have never worked more closely with Leader McConnell on any piece of legislation as we did on this,” Schumer told reporters on Sunday.
Leaked details of the secretive deal, which McConnell’s chosen Republican lead negotiator Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and other allies denied, were confirmed Sunday upon the bill’s release. The overwhelming opposition led to McConnell altering his plan Monday night.
Even Lankford, who continued championing the deal leading up to Monday night’s Senate Republican Conference meeting, would not say after the meeting if he would vote to move forward Wednesday on the deal he negotiated, according to the Huffington Post.
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The ones they keep voting back into office, over and over?
It’s time to topple the McConnell Regime.
Looks like the blowback was even too much for RINO Mitch.
Bus to Lankford: get under Mr says the turtle!
Any way the wind blows, right Mr. McTurtle?
The Turtle was for it, before he was against it.
The Turtle can’t go into vapor lock soon enough.
He didn’t change his position - the votes are not there. So he is stalling to buy more time.
Mealy mouthed, lying equivocations. It’s DC, what do you expect?
M!tch the B!tch sees the MAGA writing on the wall!!
“… and I’d have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids!” - Mitch the Turtle (maybe?)
My take: this 'bill' should have NEVER been considered, much less presented.
Some are good. Most that have been there too long are the ones who are usually the ones that are hated the most, because they have been corrupted over their time in “service” for themselves.
I would say he’s either corrupt or stupid, but obviously he’s both.
Trump will get his wish, full responsibility for driving a stake through the heart of this obscene monstrosity.
I’m guessing that Mitch had a minion read the bill, and discovered that he, (Mitch), wasn’t getting as big a kickback from it as Chuck Schumer promised him.
It wasnt windy till late in the evening today...
Mitch had his finger up but he had to wait poor thing...
They call the wind Phil ....
yes, a total Trump win. He consolidates power and Mitch is teetering. He has to go.
-PJ
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