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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSome other Senate votes today...
All eyes are on keeping the government open, a possible vote on the infrastructure package, and continued negotiations on the Build Back (reconciliation) package. But the Senate took a few other votes today too:
(1) On confirming Rohit Chopra to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Chopra has been championed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren on this. Chopra was confirmed 50-48, after a 50-50 vote on cloture.
(2) On an amendment to the government funding bill that would have prevented the government from spending money to enforce vaccine mandates. This failed on a 50-50 vote.
(3) On an amendment to limit the benefits received by Afghan refugees resettling in the United States. This also failed on a 50-50 vote.
On all three of these votes, every Democrat was on one side, and every Republican on the other. When I say every Democrat, I mean Sens. Manchin and Sinema as well. When I say every Republican, I mean Sens. Romney, Collins, Murkowski, and others who are sometimes less ideological.
Just something to keep in mind when you hear people call some people DINOs or no better than Republicans. These may have been three fairly minor votes, but Congress takes hundreds if not thousands of these, and their cumulative impact is large. I know Manchin and Sinema can be very frustrating to deal with at times. But in the end, there's a giant gulf between them and the nearest Republican.
Budi
(15,325 posts)Our Dem Majority worked as the machine it was intended to be.
Slight majority as it may be, it functioned perfectly.
These are the postings of the legislative day that we need to also be hearing more about.
Our successes that the media will rarely spend 15 seconds on.
Appreciate your bringing this here to DU, BlueCheeseAgain
sheshe2
(83,354 posts)Great post. Welcome to DU.