115th United States Congress

[kuronosan]

He voted no on a bill doomed to fail. That's like saying we should praise someone for picking lethal injection over the firing squad.

[Zealot]

These votes are only happening in the first place because he cast the deciding vote so yeah.

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[Quicklet]

At best he gets partial credit if he sinks the final product.

All these Republicans (except perhaps to some extent Collins and Murkowski) are all talk, but they haven't done shit to actually stop millions of people from either losing their insurance or getting higher premiums.

[6souls]

[Zealot]

So is it vote-a-rama time?

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[Draygon]

Lol, TD posting about House voting to investigate Clinton, Comey, Mueller?

[Byrthnoth]

The House is run by and filled with trash, so I would not be surprised.

[EternityEnd]

https://twitter.com/mattwhouse/statu...62111301492737

Group of 10 governors, including Brian Sandoval of Nevada (Heller's governor), have urged the Senate to reject the "skinny repeal."

If Heller follows suit, I would think this means skinny repeal will likely fail.

[Quicklet]

I think Heller will vote yes in the end.

He's got a tough re-election in 2018, but he probably has a better chance of keeping his seat (and surviving a primary) if he votes yes.

[Andalusian girls]

do Tybro or our other Hill bros have any inside knowledge on who is most likely to reject skinny repeal? so long as it defunds Planned Parenthood Collins and Murkowski seem hard nos but they need at least one more.

[Talint]

I thought I had a general grasp of political theatrics, but maybe someone more versed than I can explain why democrats are voting "Present" instead of "Aye" on the single payer bill.

Voting outright no: Donnelly, Manchin, Heitkamp, Tester, King.

[Rooney]

Introduced by a republican, probably meant to show the split on the issue in the dems. They avoid that by voting present. Or it could be a part of Schumer's plan to stop participating until McConnell actually puts out a bill that can be looked at.

[Andalusian girls]

you may want to rethink that assumption if you have to ask that question. the single payer bill was introduced by a Republican who, naturally, does not support single payer healthcare, solely to try and divide a Democratic caucus currently united in opposition by splintering them into factions who support different healthcare measures. it was a searingly obvious political gambit to try and force the kind of division present in the legislation-writing majority onto the legislation-opposing (always the easier position) minority, and Democrats were right not to take the bait. even dear Comrade Bernie voted with a nah fuck that shit we're not bailing you out this debate is about your ideas not ours.

[Talint]

But if it's political theater, then who gives a shit.

[Talint]

Like, it cuts both ways.

This comes off more as hashtag TheResistance nonsense rather than being for actual policy.

[Andalusian girls]

Talint i'm sorry but i absolutely have to know, how old are you ?

[Gredival]

you may want to rethink that assumption if you have to ask that question. the single payer bill was introduced by a Republican who, naturally, does not support single payer healthcare, solely to try and divide a Democratic caucus currently united in opposition by splintering them into factions who support different healthcare measures. it was a searingly obvious political gambit to try and force the kind of division present in the legislation-writing majority onto the legislation-opposing (always the easier position) minority, and Democrats were right not to take the bait. even dear Comrade Bernie voted with a nah fuck that shit we're not bailing you out this debate is about your ideas not ours.

But then how do I blame the neoliberal establishment moderate DNC for my problems?

[Fiye]

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...e-repeal-lying

By blaming Bernie first.

[tyven]

But then how do I blame the neoliberal establishment moderate DNC for my problems?

Quite easily, they got us here.

[tyven]

do Tybro or our other Hill bros have any inside knowledge on who is most likely to reject skinny repeal? so long as it defunds Planned Parenthood Collins and Murkowski seem hard nos but they need at least one more.

I've no good gossip, been away from Hill all day. Last I saw R's are waiting for CBO score based on what McConnell announced would be in the bill today at lunch. Not sure if that's happened yet.