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vlyons

(10,252 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:37 PM Mar 2020

8 Senators voted against the corona virus bill

Eight Republican senators voted against the bill,

Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin
Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma
Sen. Mike Lee of Utah
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky
Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina

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8 Senators voted against the corona virus bill (Original Post) vlyons Mar 2020 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #1
"We've All Got Our Little List Of Those Who'd Never Be Missed" The Magistrate Mar 2020 #8
Climate denier Jim Inhofe, guillaumeb Mar 2020 #11
Both of my asshole senators. redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #2
BASTARDS!!! ailsagirl Mar 2020 #3
Ben Sasse! Lulu KC Mar 2020 #4
These are some of the most vile Senators & ms. blackburn is one of mine...grrrrrr spanone Mar 2020 #5
I wonder? atreides1 Mar 2020 #6
What's even more appalling is these cretins will easily be re elected when their re election comes kimbutgar Mar 2020 #7
Two did not vote at all. DURHAM D Mar 2020 #9
I'm glad the corona virus has not hit their states procon Mar 2020 #10
Bookmarked. I certainly hope there will be some Democratic ads holding them to account. scarletwoman Mar 2020 #12
I know my phone call (and calls from others) probably didn't matter a bunch in the end, crickets Mar 2020 #13
Ditto both my Texas senators vlyons Mar 2020 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #14

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
11. Climate denier Jim Inhofe,
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:52 PM
Mar 2020

LIbertarian lunatic Rand Paul, and a few others.

And their voters support them.

kimbutgar

(20,871 posts)
7. What's even more appalling is these cretins will easily be re elected when their re election comes
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:41 PM
Mar 2020

Around.

It’s like a disease of stupidity has affected the people in those states to vote for these traitors.

procon

(15,805 posts)
10. I'm glad the corona virus has not hit their states
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:50 PM
Mar 2020

and none of their constituents are sick or have died like every other state. The citizens of those states, true Republicans all, must be glad to have these politicians trying to keep benefits out of their hands.

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
12. Bookmarked. I certainly hope there will be some Democratic ads holding them to account.
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:55 PM
Mar 2020

It would practically write itself: In a time of national crisis, when millions of our fellow citizens are suffering losses of income, these Republican Senators refused to pass a bill to aid them.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
13. I know my phone call (and calls from others) probably didn't matter a bunch in the end,
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:09 PM
Mar 2020

but it kinda feels like it did. My Senators (GA, both R) usually let me down every time. It's nice not seeing their names on the list for a change.

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