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| Cuomo, Teacher Unions, And Tax Hikes: McConnell's Top Targets In The Reconciliation Vote-A-Rama |
| 2021-02-05 |
| h/t HotAir Democrats might get to use reconciliation to push Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief/stimulus bill, but it comes with a cost. The same parliamentary procedure that allows the majority to get around the filibuster also allows the minority almost unlimited opportunities to propose amendments, which must receive a floor vote. The process colloquially known as "vote-a-rama" usually takes hours and allows the minority to impose a steep price in terms of taking potentially embarrassing votes. ...To say that the GOP is licking its chops at the prospect might be to engage in understatement. Mitch McConnell’s office sent out this release a few minutes ago highlighting the opening round of amendments, and it’s going to get pretty uncomfortable across the aisle. One amendment takes a direct swipe at Andrew Cuomo and his cover-up of nursing-home deaths, while another takes aim at teachers unions who got ahead of the line for vaccinations and still refuse to show up for work. Plus, McConnell plans to force Senate Democrats to vote for an explicit authorization to send stimulus checks to illegal immigrants Politics are the art of the possible - McConnell’s playing the cards he's been dealt is, IMO, pure genius. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 if the election result is pre-programmed. Make ‘em work for it until the cheating is so obvious it’s laughable. And in the meantime they've been ignoring local and state elections, which except for a few states are more Republican than before. They want us to give up in despair. Don’t. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-05 19:59 |
| #6 What bullshit. Seriously, so what? Robbed and beaten, and they hoo-rah because we got some blood on their boot like some gag in Ash vs. Evil Dead. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-02-05 18:41 |
| #5 Frank - campaigns are worthless if the election result is pre-programmed. As I said, participation prize for losers. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-02-05 14:14 |
| #4 I look forward to reading about the Dems embarrassments. At Rantburg, of course. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2021-02-05 13:37 |
| #3 McConnell is a crafty old RINO. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2021-02-05 12:07 |
| #2 Those contentious votes are good campaign fodder ...IF the Pubs have the balls to ram it down the Donk's throats in rough campaign ads |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-02-05 09:48 |
| #1 allows the minority to impose a steep price in terms of taking potentially embarrassing votes. Sounds like a consolation prize for losers to me..... |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2021-02-05 07:59 |