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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolitico reporter: House GOP leaders say they will be formally whipping against the Dems' USPS bill
NEW: House GOP leaders just informed lawmakers that theyll be formally whipping AGAINST the Dems USPS bill, per sources on the conference call.
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Politico reporter: House GOP leaders say they will be formally whipping against the Dems' USPS bill (Original Post)
steve2470
Aug 2020
OP
Good- make them vote against the bill, then use their votes in campaign ads. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Aug 2020
#1
They should name the bill, The protect veterans prescription postal act. Let them vote against it
dem4decades
Aug 2020
#5
Fiendish Thingy
(15,601 posts)1. Good- make them vote against the bill, then use their votes in campaign ads. Nt
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)2. The Democrats' campaign ads just write themselves, don't they?
I can't imagine why the GOP thinks this is a good idea. Are they that afraid of Trump's tweets?
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)3. Traitorous sob's.
dhill926
(16,337 posts)4. please proceed, dipshits...
making this partisan is a huge mistake. So of course, they're doing it...
dem4decades
(11,285 posts)5. They should name the bill, The protect veterans prescription postal act. Let them vote against it
dem4decades
(11,285 posts)6. They should name the bill, The protect veterans prescription postal act. Let them vote against it
Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)7. They must see republican votes for the bill as a betrayal.
elleng
(130,881 posts)8. Think we have the time + personnel to 'whip' against house repugs???
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)9. Gee so no one will be able to later claim it was "bi-partisan"? n/t
Thekaspervote
(32,762 posts)10. Whipping what??
ananda
(28,858 posts)11. So what?
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brush
(53,771 posts)13. Exactly. They don't have the votes so they can whip all the want...
it won't change the outcome at all.
Freethinker65
(10,015 posts)12. We need money for hand marked paper ballots. No touchscreens!
crickets
(25,966 posts)14. Whip loudly enough for all of your constituents to hear you. You deserve the fallout, GOP. nt