Tue May 28, 2019, 12:07 PM

DetlefK (15,807 posts)

The US Senate now has a backlog of 100 bills.

As of right now, the Republican-lead US Senate has a backlog of 100 bills that need to be voted on, while the Republicans chastize the Democrat-lead House for wasting time with investigations and not doing their job.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/28/1860865/-GOP-declares-Trump-innocent-before-any-impeachment-begins-while-McConnell-sits-on-100-bills#read-more

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The US Senate now has a backlog of 100 bills. (Original post)	DetlefK	May 2019	OP
Moscow Mitch at work.	muntrv	May 2019	#1
Should be shouted out and repeated a 1,000,000 times over and over. n/t	MFGsunny	May 2019	#2
It's amazing how much Republicans can get away with.	medyhar	May 2019	#3
Zero reason for McConnel to bring any bill forward, elections have	beachbum bob	May 2019	#4
Yep. Conservatives and libertarians think this is a good thing.	progressoid	May 2019	#9
I'll take them off their hand if they wanna get rid of them	Polybius	May 2019	#5
Democratic candidates must campaign in unison over this trolling of The People by Republicans.	ancianita	May 2019	#6
Remember when Obama was first elected?	left-of-center2012	May 2019	#7
The sad thing is, it works.	watoos	May 2019	#8
a rethinking of the rules should be considered,	barbtries	May 2019	#11
What rules? They are in the majority...	tritsofme	May 2019	#13
Meanwhile, Trumpsters accuse the Democrats in the House of being too involved in investigations	Nitram	May 2019	#10
Trump said you can't investigate and legislate.	CaptainTruth	May 2019	#12
Do Nothing repugs. Lazy, proudly refuse to do their jobs.	Mc Mike	May 2019	#14

Response to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 12:09 PM

muntrv (14,093 posts)

1. Moscow Mitch at work.

This is the DU member formerly known as muntrv.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 12:19 PM

MFGsunny (2,313 posts)

2. Should be shouted out and repeated a 1,000,000 times over and over. n/t

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Tue May 28, 2019, 01:04 PM

medyhar (19 posts)

3. It's amazing how much Republicans can get away with.

If Democrats tried this the media would be screaming about it daily!

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Tue May 28, 2019, 01:14 PM

beachbum bob (10,437 posts)

4. Zero reason for McConnel to bring any bill forward, elections have

consequences.

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Response to beachbum bob (Reply #4)

Tue May 28, 2019, 02:09 PM

progressoid (45,925 posts)

9. Yep. Conservatives and libertarians think this is a good thing.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 01:15 PM

Polybius (6,027 posts)

5. I'll take them off their hand if they wanna get rid of them

Edit: Oops! I misread this as "The US Senate now has a backlog of $100 bills.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 01:32 PM

ancianita (21,840 posts)

6. Democratic candidates must campaign in unison over this trolling of The People by Republicans.

Along with their own campaign issues, of course.

Calling out "health care is a right" and "stop the backlog!" at every stop should help our Senate challengers win downticket.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 01:39 PM

left-of-center2012 (26,238 posts)

7. Remember when Obama was first elected?

McConell said the Republican Congress wouldn't pass any of his legislation.

Now he's doing it to the Democratic House.

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Response to left-of-center2012 (Reply #7)

Tue May 28, 2019, 02:04 PM

watoos (7,142 posts)

8. The sad thing is, it works.

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Response to watoos (Reply #8)

Tue May 28, 2019, 03:08 PM

barbtries (24,679 posts)

11. a rethinking of the rules should be considered,

so that it cannot happen again. depriving the people of a functional government should never be a viable political strategy.

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Response to barbtries (Reply #11)

Tue May 28, 2019, 03:11 PM

tritsofme (14,485 posts)

13. What rules? They are in the majority...

The voters who put them there apparently want them to act like this...that is the scary part.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 03:00 PM

Nitram (16,490 posts)

10. Meanwhile, Trumpsters accuse the Democrats in the House of being too involved in investigations

to pass legislation.

This is the DU member formerly known as Nitram.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 03:11 PM

CaptainTruth (3,038 posts)

12. Trump said you can't investigate and legislate.

I made this meme in response.

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Link to tweet

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Wed May 29, 2019, 06:53 AM

Mc Mike (8,963 posts)

14. Do Nothing repugs. Lazy, proudly refuse to do their jobs.

That's what happens when they're in the majority. Gingrich do nothing congress, Ryan do nothing congress, McConnell do nothing senate. Racking up records for least productive, most days off.

Then they call American workers and citizens lazy.

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