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The Senate passed President Joe Bidens $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan on Saturday, after an all-night vote-a-rama and a 12-hour struggle to get one Democrat to support the party's plan on a critical issue.
The vote was 50 to 49. The legislation is now expected to go back to the House for a final vote before Biden signs it into law.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/stimulus-update-us-relief-bill-03-06-21/h_d73d8185e479b3cd02834652d4caae66
Edited to add: For those wondering why it's 50-49, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) went back to Alaska for a family funeral, and did not vote. If he had been there, VP Harris would have broken the tie in the Democrats' favor.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)the vote...russianron..you lose!!!!!
SheilaAnn
(9,728 posts)Grins
(7,300 posts)Another QOP traitor.
LOL!
Alice Kramden
(2,176 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,994 posts)the asshole RepubliCON who yelled "LIAR" during Obama's State of The Union.
What pigs.................
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,609 posts)Out of all the senators and congressmen in the chambers, a camera just happened to be trained on Walsh when he made his crude and racist comment. Can you imagine a Democrat yelling the same thing at a speech by T*****? Even though it would be demonstrably true, such an interjection would be entirely out of place and rightfully condemned.
DENVERPOPS
(8,994 posts)any and all civility when dealing with the despicable RepubliCONs..........
dawg
(10,626 posts)malaise
(269,586 posts)Fate
StarryNite
(9,495 posts)read my tag line.
malaise
(269,586 posts)Fate did intervene although VP Harris would have brought it home
Talitha
(6,678 posts)blogslut
(38,037 posts)I just love him
Hekate
(91,232 posts)malaise
(269,586 posts)Oh Yes!
Goodheart
(5,355 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I don't know the details, but Dan Sullivan was called back home to attend to some personal difficulty.
Nevilledog
(51,442 posts)machoneman
(4,026 posts)Nevilledog
(51,442 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,419 posts)Dems take advantage of Senator's family emergency and ram through checks for illegal aliens in the middle of the night.
DENVERPOPS
(8,994 posts)That is, if they can break away from the Dr. Seuss bullshit story and the difficulty Trump is having trying to get illegal aliens to employ at Mar a Lago...........
Some one in that city should hire away all his employees at Mar A Lago out from under him, all at the same time.
Wouldn't that be f**king hilarious to watch..............OR help them all unionize, and have it spread across all his clubs and buildings....
Peacetrain
(22,894 posts)I am so proud of this man.. and the way he has approached this, inviting others to join him.. putting his hand out, but keeping his agenda.. has him getting a huge jump in the polls.. and that jump is coming from Independents.. that is who we need to move our programs forward.. the great unwashed middle, both left and right.. they are the final decision makers.. so woo hoo President Biden who knows how to talk to people in the center.. hats off to you
onetexan
(13,095 posts)wryter2000
(46,186 posts)He's doing everything right. He could turn out to be one of our best presidents ever.
WA-03 Democrat
(3,061 posts)nuxvomica
(12,501 posts)Because Republicans will be doing the same to misrepresent it.
dhill926
(16,405 posts)demmiblue
(36,966 posts)irisblue
(33,104 posts)💃🕺
demmiblue
(36,966 posts)Jonathan Capehart is the master of Soul Train GIFs on Twitter!
Generic Brad
(14,277 posts)I rest my case.
LudwigPastorius
(9,338 posts)irisblue
(33,104 posts)but I did spend several happy minutes searching, so thank you.
Also I put my Preservation Hall Jazz Band on
it go back to the house because changes were made?
Both the Senate and House have to pass identical bills.
Wild blueberry
(6,695 posts)Pretty great!
JohnnyRingo
(18,734 posts)Or 101 in case the VP voted, so who's missing? The article doesn't say.
TheRickles
(2,126 posts)onetexan
(13,095 posts)AnotherMother4Peace
(4,265 posts)kozar
(2,172 posts)Had to return home due to family emergency
Koz
onetexan
(13,095 posts)leftieNanner
(15,218 posts)brewens
(13,721 posts)senator from Alaska to get out of here and go home.
leftieNanner
(15,218 posts)For a family funeral.
brewens
(13,721 posts)with the V.P. breaking the tie, they were probably glad to have him go.
TwilightZone
(25,555 posts)And insinuating that it's a political stunt intended to keep Harris from voting?
Seriously?
After the past couple days, I think this place needs a sense of perspective.
brewens
(13,721 posts)I think they would have waited for him to bury the guy. He'd be there by now anyway.
momta
(4,085 posts)I read three news stories about this and none of them said who didn't vote.
Gore1FL
(21,215 posts)And more importantly, the GOP needs to own not supporting it.
multigraincracker
(32,812 posts)FDR man.
Make a nice song.
moondust
(20,047 posts)CNN reporter says GQP thinks this will work against Democrats in 2022 the way relief bill worked against Democrats in 2010 allowing GQP to take the House.
I kinda think 2010 was more about racism than anything else. That won't work this time.
Tree Lady
(11,554 posts)Of fear of death and watching people die. That is a world of difference than a bad economic time.
While republicans may squawk at the money and other items in bill their people will gladly take the help given and hopefully next election enough of them will silently vote D because of it.
OMGWTF
(4,017 posts)Tree Lady
(11,554 posts)They blow up, lie about and scare them into voting R for. I think they are scared minorities may take their jobs if we let more immigration. Its all about fear.
I am glad I belong to a party based on hope not fear. Only fear is republicans winning again.
A recalcitrant republican is popular outside his district to those whose vision is on only themselves. It could be seen as -he stands up for the people- the people of course being people just like himself. This emotion is everywhere, so what the stance was for or against doesn't matter.
We on the other hand think of the people of this country and others. At least that's my take on it.
bluestarone
(17,205 posts)GOD TOLD ME HE WILL BE PRESIDENT!!! Fucking idiots!
AKwannabe
(5,697 posts)Really? Really?
That is so fucking WRONG!
They will rot in hell. (I command it!). 😂
Wounded Bear
(58,845 posts)gulliver
(13,211 posts)cilla4progress
(24,860 posts)Was politically motivated?
Anyway: GREAT DAY FOR AMERICANS! Lotta things we should work to make permanent.
Now on to HR 1.
KUDOS DEMS!!!
jcgoldie
(11,674 posts)... there's really no difference between 50-50 and 50-49.
ismnotwasm
(42,041 posts)Aerator
(189 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,413 posts)It would be a cheap dirty political trick, true, but ...
liberalmuse
(18,672 posts)Because I wouldn't be able to stop myself from telling some poor clerk that the person they are working for is a "fucking disgrace". They don't get paid enough to hear an angry woman venting like that. I can't trust myself to be civil right now because I'm so disgusted with the lot of Putin boot-lickers.
LetMyPeopleVote
(146,293 posts)SayItLoud
(1,703 posts)over that image and let's have every GQP er up for re-election have it thrown in their face.
KarenS
(4,119 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,729 posts)I really wanted to see it passed and tried to hang in there.
Cha
(298,393 posts)Georgia!
oasis
(49,593 posts)Blue Owl
(50,718 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,590 posts)Having to cede a couple of relatively minor items can look like caving in, and I also know that it's not "the Republican way," but it's the way that adults politic.
Digging in one's heels at "100% or nothing" will often yield you the "nothing."
pecosbob
(7,568 posts)Aussie105
(5,556 posts)Is it the old 'It is a Democrat idea, se we is against it!' thing again?
How to make you a fool and your party hugely unpopular.
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