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brooklynite

(94,729 posts) Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:27 PM Dec 2020

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BREAKING: House is now voting on the COVID relief ($2,000) Bill...

A 2/3 vote of the House is required.

Many members are not present and are voting by proxy.

Most Republicans have not voted yet.

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BREAKING: House is now voting on the COVID relief ($2,000) Bill... (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2020 OP

They will vote via majority if this doesn't pass. joshcryer Dec 2020 #1

Not going to happen. underpants Dec 2020 #2

600 is already out. This is to add 1400 more nt liskddksil Dec 2020 #5

repubs are stupid to not vote for it mucifer Dec 2020 #3

It would be extremely stupid to not vote for this. joshcryer Dec 2020 #6

As of this post we only need 20 more GOP votes for it to pass via 2/3rds majority. joshcryer Dec 2020 #4

I love hardball! Lunabell Dec 2020 #7

No, we will move to vote for it via majority vote. joshcryer Dec 2020 #8

Love it malaise Dec 2020 #9

Well done, Speaker Pelosi. n/t Laelth Dec 2020 #10

they sure don't mind giving rich people tax cuts d_r Dec 2020 #11

If it fails it will be by 10 votes or less. joshcryer Dec 2020 #12

What is the total needed for 2/3? sweetloukillbot Dec 2020 #13

Schrader and Lipinski liskddksil Dec 2020 #14

i think it's 290 n/t FirstLight Dec 2020 #18

Wow! The tally has paused at exactly 2/3rds passage! What the hell. joshcryer Dec 2020 #15

IT PASSED! WITH 21 NO VOTES FROM GOP! joshcryer Dec 2020 #19

man, it's close... :( FirstLight Dec 2020 #16

Why not make it $ 10,000 instead of $2000 MichMan Dec 2020 #17

What about the Senate? Tennessee Hillbilly Dec 2020 #20

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

1. They will vote via majority if this doesn't pass.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:32 PM

Dec 2020

Pelosi is playing hardcore here, putting the Republicans on record voting it down.

underpants

(182,883 posts)

2. Not going to happen.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:33 PM

Dec 2020

Get the $600 out.

liskddksil

(2,753 posts)

5. 600 is already out. This is to add 1400 more nt

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:37 PM

Dec 2020

mucifer

(23,566 posts)

3. repubs are stupid to not vote for it

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:35 PM

Dec 2020

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

6. It would be extremely stupid to not vote for this.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:38 PM

Dec 2020

Pelosi would let it go to the media, push for a majority vote, spend 2-3 hours playing the media, letting Twitter lose it because the Republicans failed to vote for it, it would be a disaster for them, 3/3 blocking $2000 bill?

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

4. As of this post we only need 20 more GOP votes for it to pass via 2/3rds majority.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:37 PM

Dec 2020

Lunabell

(6,110 posts)

7. I love hardball!

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:39 PM

Dec 2020

Even if it gets voted down by republicans, we will have it on record that Democrats give a damn.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

8. No, we will move to vote for it via majority vote.

Reply to Lunabell (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:41 PM

Dec 2020

This vote is to get the Republicans on record voting it down.

It will pass today. Whether the Republicans want to go kicking and screaming is up for the tally to determine.

malaise

(269,164 posts)

9. Love it

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:43 PM

Dec 2020

Go Nancy!

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

10. Well done, Speaker Pelosi. n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:45 PM

Dec 2020

-Laelth

d_r

(6,907 posts)

11. they sure don't mind giving rich people tax cuts

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:49 PM

Dec 2020

but they hate giving taxes back to working people

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

12. If it fails it will be by 10 votes or less.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:54 PM

Dec 2020

And it will look really bad for the Republicans.

sweetloukillbot

(11,069 posts)

13. What is the total needed for 2/3?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:55 PM

Dec 2020

And who are the Dems who voted no?

liskddksil

(2,753 posts)

14. Schrader and Lipinski

Reply to sweetloukillbot (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:57 PM

Dec 2020

Lipinski already lost Primary to Progressive Marie Newman. Schrader deserves the same. This is a litmus test vote for me.

FirstLight

(13,364 posts)

18. i think it's 290 n/t

Reply to sweetloukillbot (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:58 PM

Dec 2020

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

15. Wow! The tally has paused at exactly 2/3rds passage! What the hell.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:57 PM

Dec 2020

Assuming the remaining 21 GOP voters do not vote.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

19. IT PASSED! WITH 21 NO VOTES FROM GOP!

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:59 PM

Dec 2020

FirstLight

(13,364 posts)

16. man, it's close... :(

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:57 PM

Dec 2020

MichMan

(11,972 posts)

17. Why not make it $ 10,000 instead of $2000

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 06:57 PM

Dec 2020

Let Republicans deal with voters who blame them for screwing them out of it.

Tennessee Hillbilly

(588 posts)

20. What about the Senate?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 07:07 PM

Dec 2020

Does it also need 2/3 to pass in the Senate?

And if that fails, can they try again with only a simple majority needed to pass?

Thanks

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