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Response to boston bean (Original post)

 

TidalWave46

(2,061 posts)
3. How can he do that if he doesn't have access to the report?
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 04:18 PM
Sep 2019

I'm not aware of "fast track release." By law it should have already been released to the house committee. Anything at this point is nothing but a delayed release. Delay by the criminal in the WH.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
13. I thought the DNI was already in violation of the law by not releasing it.
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 04:32 PM
Sep 2019

But maybe this give him cover to ignore the White House and go ahead and hand it over?

RockRaven

(14,872 posts)
11. Yup. McConnell is always working an angle. He's never going to give an inch, nor do the right thing
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 04:31 PM
Sep 2019

for the sake of doing the right thing. Something is up.

Response to Mike 03 (Reply #5)

highplainsdem

(48,874 posts)
6. No, he doesn't. If unanimous consent is requested, even one objection stops it.
Tue Sep 24, 2019, 04:21 PM
Sep 2019

So he can block this with only one Republican having to come out against transparency.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212494510

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