'So Utterly Disingenuous': Republicans File Slew of Unrelated Amendments as Dems Push Ahead With...

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Published on Thursday, February 04, 2021 byCommon Dreams

'So Utterly Disingenuous': Republicans File Slew of Unrelated Amendments as Dems Push Ahead With Covid Relief

"If the GOP actually wanted to provide Covid relief, they'd introduce amendments to do so. Instead they're going to introduce what they believe are gotcha amendments to try to trip up Dems."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer

Senate Republicans on Wednesday filed more than 400 amendments to a budget resolution that Democrats must pass in order to move forward with their coronavirus relief package through the reconciliation process, a procedural tool that—while immune to the filibuster—comes with its own hurdles that the GOP is eager to exploit.

Commonly referred to as "vote-a-rama," the marathon amendment process that precedes final approval of a reconciliation resolution—the passage of which will the stage for construction of a coronavirus relief package—has always been used as a messaging vehicle by lawmakers eager to draw out tensions among their rivals on the other side of the aisle.

But Democratic lawmakers and watchdog groups characterized the GOP's amendments this time around as particularly ridiculous and indicative of their unwillingness to take seriously the multifaceted crises facing the country.

Mairéad Lynn, spokesperson for watchdog group Accountable.US's Senate War Room, said Wednesday that "if the GOP actually wanted to provide Covid relief, they'd introduce amendments to do so."

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1. wish theyd ban these trailor bills and so fourth.