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rateyes

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28. It wasnt brought up in House because the Senate killed it with a filibuster...I now refer you to my
Thu Jan 24, 2013, 10:56 PM
Jan 2013

next post about the DREAM act.

Good for you! Way to go, rateyes! nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #1
Now, Honeycombe8 and rateyes, that a real interesting couple.... fadedrose Jan 2013 #2
Insults and invective. Ptah Jan 2013 #3
insults, invective, and rateyes Jan 2013 #5
Foolish and impotent behavior. FarPoint Jan 2013 #11
Foolish, impotent...probably.... rateyes Jan 2013 #12
You cant know that demwing Jan 2013 #41
Ill Bet The Farm.... rsmith6621 Jan 2013 #4
Even though he said he would, I bet you are right. rateyes Jan 2013 #7
Ed Show is going to cover exactly that coming up,,,,,, benld74 Jan 2013 #6
Thanks, Rachel will cover too.. fadedrose Jan 2013 #9
Senator Reid got the majority of what HE wanted. Tx4obama Jan 2013 #8
It isnt about him. Its about the country. He is a failure. rateyes Jan 2013 #10
and so is Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein who opposed Reform. Jack Reed, a liberal from R.I. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #13
Why didn't you call Barbara Boxer, Diane Feinstein, and Jack Reed? All opposed reforms. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #14
Because he is the LEADER, and wouldnt get them on record. rateyes Jan 2013 #15
Yes, call him, but also call those senators. We need to put pressure, not only on the *LEADER* but Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #39
I keep asking, but no one answers: what difference would it make onenote Jan 2013 #16
Really? Nothing the repubs dont want isnt getting to Obama's desk? rateyes Jan 2013 #17
And it got there without filibuster reform. Because enough repubs onenote Jan 2013 #18
There is a better chance of it passing if it can get out of the Senate. rateyes Jan 2013 #19
give me an example of a bill that could pass the House but was filibustered onenote Jan 2013 #20
The public option. rateyes Jan 2013 #21
Care to back that up? The public option wasn't killed by a filibuster onenote Jan 2013 #23
See the next post. As for p.o. rateyes Jan 2013 #24
It couldn't be brought up because it didn't get out of Committee onenote Jan 2013 #26
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act...on its way to passage in House, rateyes Jan 2013 #22
What evidence is there that it would have passed the House? onenote Jan 2013 #27
It wasnt brought up in House because the Senate killed it with a filibuster...I now refer you to my rateyes Jan 2013 #28
Again, how a bill becomes a law onenote Jan 2013 #33
The DREAM Act had already passed the House, and would be law today had the rateyes Jan 2013 #25
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act. Passed Repub House with large majority... rateyes Jan 2013 #30
When did the Emergency Sr. Citizens Relief Act pass the House? onenote Jan 2013 #34
2011 rateyes Jan 2013 #36
I believe you are mistaken onenote Jan 2013 #40
Also... KharmaTrain Jan 2013 #35
Nominations which must be approved by the Senate (but not the House)? Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #38
I called his office many times today and never could get through Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #29
I was on hold for 10 mins. rateyes Jan 2013 #31
I REALLY don't get this Matariki Jan 2013 #32
Too bad Hillary couldn't have loaned her cojones to Reid for the day. mnhtnbb Jan 2013 #37
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