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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Senate has voted to proceed on the American Rescue Plan, 51-50.
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Breaking: The Senate has voted to proceed on the American Rescue Plan, 51-50. VP Harris cast the tie-breaking vote.
Colgate 64
(14,732 posts)JohnSJ
(92,422 posts)Cha
(297,733 posts)Georgia!
malaise
(269,188 posts)Cha
(297,733 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)What a nightmare that would have been. I was on pins and needles waiting for the results and I was scared to hope for a Democratic victory as I might jinx it.
malaise
(269,188 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)was still Senate Majority Leader. I don't know how much more of that kind of leadership our country could survive.
onetexan
(13,063 posts)rurallib
(62,451 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)We didn't do nearly as well as I had expected in both the house and the senate races. I figured Georgia of all places was probably a lost cause. They are so good at voter suppression.
leftieNanner
(15,160 posts)To make sure that never happens again. Can't have all those nasty Democrats voting all over the place!
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)The republicans cheated the wrong candidate with her and I'm sure she has made them regret it.
leftieNanner
(15,160 posts)And Marc Elias has been pretty spectacular too. Taking a lot of stuff to court - AND WINNING!
I hope Stacey beats Kemp next time around.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)She is a real star.
questionseverything
(9,661 posts)So many great leaders and volunteers too numerous to count
We cant stop now, wherever you are keep registering like minded people
We can make the repubs a bad memory and nothing more
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)Absolutely a national treasure. I really don't think we would have won those senate seats without her.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)that's kept us from the abyss.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)but I'll never take it for granted.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)and it feels like there is never a break.
diverdownjt
(702 posts)Your exhaustion is warranted...and well earned.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)So many issues that we face are truly urgent and require constant vigilance.
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mcar
(42,376 posts)Then they go to the amendment stuff.
I'm reading that the final bill could be voted on this weekend, but probably next week.
Still, we are getting things done!
WA-03 Democrat
(3,055 posts)Thank you Democratic Congress!
Sogo
(4,997 posts)now they vote on amendments to it?
CaptainTruth
(6,602 posts)malaise
(269,188 posts)about nine hours to go
efhmc
(14,732 posts)malaise
(269,188 posts)ReTHUGs think they own the entire government
HUAJIAO
(2,401 posts)The Great News
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)But take the credit for the success.
Midnight Writer
(21,804 posts)mobeau69
(11,156 posts)Kaleva
(36,354 posts)DFW
(54,445 posts)Without Ossoff AND Warnock this would never have had a chance.
Manchin and Sinema stuck with us, it must be noted. Even shaky Democrats have to vote with the Democrats SOME of the time!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)What a relief. Pun intended.
getagrip_already
(14,838 posts)Manchin for example has NEVER been the vote that killed a piece of dem legislation. Sure, he will vote against us if it doesn't matter, but who cares.
He is always there when it counts.
That isn't semi dem in any way.
aeromanKC
(3,328 posts)DFW
(54,445 posts)Stacy Abrams, too, for her tireless work in getting out the minority vote for this crucial election.
OMGWTF
(3,976 posts)KS Toronado
(17,346 posts)Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, & Alabama blue, then we'll send her to the east coast.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)We need lots of help!
yellowdogintexas
(22,274 posts)State Democratic Party announced it maybe 2 months ago
DFW
(54,445 posts)She's not alone in wanting that.
bluestarone
(17,058 posts)To support QRUMP! How fucking DUMB can they be?
sheshe2
(83,933 posts)Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)whole lot of bullshit to get through still
Donkees
(31,466 posts)This would normally start the 20 hours of debate time, which would be followed by vote-a-rama. But Sen. Johnson requiring the reading of the bill will delay that timeline.
Link to tweet
mcar
(42,376 posts)say they will get that done much faster than 10 hours.
groundloop
(11,523 posts)nobody will be paying attention anyway.
TNNurse
(6,929 posts)Chuck Schumer said it will be easier to tell voters what their Senators voted against.
IronLionZion
(45,541 posts)OMGWTF
(3,976 posts)moose65
(3,168 posts)Even worse than Trump winning. Feingold should be in the Senate right now instead of that no-good POS.
IronLionZion
(45,541 posts)Russ faced bad luck in both elections that favored the GOP. 2022 could be a chance for Dems to take that seat back.
bdamomma
(63,923 posts)stopping Merrick Garland, Jerk.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,902 posts)needs to be held accountable in the next election. Their erstwhile supporters need to understand Republicans don't give a flying fuck about them.
BannonsLiver
(16,470 posts)Your garden variety GQP voter would rather lose out on the $1400 than see the libs happy that they got something passed that benefits 90 percent of the population directly.
Your garden variety GQP pol will make the calculation their voters will never punish them at the ballot box for this (or anything else). Thats why the thought of resigning never entered Cruz mind after the Cancun fiasco. He knows Texas Republicans wont punish him for that even if some of them were annoyed with him while they were sitting in their freezing homes.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,902 posts)that their party doesn't really give a flying fuck about them. Yes, there are those who want to "own the libs" but I don't think there are as many of them as those who are simply ignorant of what their own party is willing to do to them.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)It has been made plain as day time and time again that repuq's "representatives" do not care one iota about their constituents. They still vote them into office.
That is not gonna change over $1400.
Elessar Zappa
(14,077 posts)Its already a purplish state, imo. It gets more purple every year. I think there is a decent chance Cruz gets tossed out in the next election, especially if Texas Dems get as organized as their compatriots in Georgia.
UCmeNdc
(9,601 posts)All of them!
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,330 posts)every time they attach an amendment to it.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,234 posts)calimary
(81,514 posts)Thats the simple unvarnished truth, at its very most bedrock-basic.
Republicans DONT WANT TO HELP YOU.
Repeat, repeat, and repeat SOME MORE. Needs to be a never-ending talking point. As LBJ once said, make em deny it.
bdamomma
(63,923 posts)proved it, they care about their own power and donors. That's it. And stealing from the people (us).
They can kiss off.
calimary
(81,514 posts)Millions of Americans just simply NEED the help! And rather urgently, too!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)be signed into law by then.
patphil
(6,217 posts)A party line vote; none of them felt it was worth while voting for!
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)I never could figure out why people vote against their own interests.
moondust
(20,006 posts)Who are, of course, the very last people on Earth who need to be "rescued."
George II
(67,782 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,104 posts)TlalocW
(15,392 posts)There's going to be a lot of 51-50s I bet.
TlalocW
Aussie105
(5,437 posts)When needed, of course.
Let the GQP people know who is in charge and watch their overgrown 'we have the power' scrotums shrink with every instance where they no longer have that past power.
BlueCheeseAgain
(1,654 posts)If President Biden and the congressional Dems get this $1.9 trillion plan out the door in the next few weeks, it has to be considered a big victory. Not just for them, but for the American public, too.
I know most of us wanted a few more things in it (the minimum wage increase in particular), but after the many months of obstructionism and foot-dragging last year by the GOP, this is, as Biden himself might put it, a big (deleted) deal.
BumRushDaShow
(129,556 posts)Not "weeks". It needs to be signed, sealed, and delivered by March 14, when the current extended UE benefits expire.
I expect they are going to try to aim to get it through both chambers by next Friday or Saturday (12th/13th, although it could potentially be earlier if the House agrees to accept this Senate version and vote on it without any amendments).
Otherwise like what happened the last time, states will have to again shut down the extended UE and then try to start it back up again once they get the info from the feds on the new funding sources for accounting purposes, with big delays for reprogramming their systems to restart it.
Here in PA, with an antiquated UE system, I understand it was a bit of a nightmare for people due to the Dec. 26th lapse and then later CARES Act extension that finally got signed into law on Dec. 30th (with the check amount being retroactive but still delayed due to the lapse).
SunSeeker
(51,728 posts)We must pass HR1, even if it means ditching the filibuster. Fuck those nihilist GOP assholes.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)No one remembers the vote totals - if its 51-50 so be it. Pass it and move on to the next Biden agenda item.
gay texan
(2,477 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 4, 2021, 11:03 PM - Edit history (1)
Beacuse it was 5150!!!!
Hahahaha ha ha. Ha....
I mean, get it? You know EVH? 5150? Heh, heh hehhhhhh
Um yeah, I'll be leaving now......
whopis01
(3,523 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,571 posts)F me. I hope that is the political suicide it ought to be.
malthaussen
(17,217 posts)Although it is still infuriating that Republican scumbags gonna scum.
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Grins
(7,234 posts)DEMOCRATS DID!
REPUBLICANS, ALL of them, voted No!