Jon Ossoff: And with Vice President @KamalaHarris casting the crucial tie-breaking vote, at 5:30am a

[soothsayer]

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Jon Ossoff
@ossoff
And with Vice President @KamalaHarris casting the crucial tie-breaking vote, at 5:30am after 14 hours of debate, the Senate has passed a $1.9 trillion budget for COVID relief. Georgia voters made this possible.

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

RFN!

[llmart]

2. THIS is the way we do it!

Joe and Kamala are not messin' around. They're cleaning house of trumpie's people, overturning his egregious executive orders, and now this.

Thank you Dems!

[Meowmee]

3. thank you 😻

[orangecrush]

4. Great news!

I'm going to have to get used to this again.

[Karma13612]

5. Great news to awaken to!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. this comment to Sen Ossoff tweet speaks for me . .

So proud of y’all. Love having a senate that works for us instead of @LeaderMcConnell. People are suffering. Their businesses are suffering. The healthcare system is stretched and towns and cities need money. Schools need money. We all need PPE. These aren’t partisan issues.

[onetexan]

7. Woohooo!! That's how to get things done Dems!!!

WAY TO GO NANCY, CHUCK, KAMALA, JOE, STENY, PETE, AMY, LIZ W, BERNIE, & ALL THE DEMS SENATORS, EVEN JOE MANCHIN!!

[Dave in VA]

8. Thanks to all 50

Democratic Senators and our wonderful Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris!

[NJCher]

9. 14 hours of debate

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If McConnell were in charge it would be -0-hours of debate.

I’m so not used to this!

A Senate that works for us!

[NCjack]

32. DEMs did it! Now, y'all have some naps and back to the salt mine at before Chuck arrives.

[mucifer]

10. one small bit of bad news tho. They undid the keystone pipeline executive order

[gab13by13]

13. They did?

So there still weren't any QOP vote for the Bill.

[mucifer]

15. From the WaPo:

An amendment by Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) to overturn Biden’s move blocking completion of the Keystone XL pipeline passed with two Democrats — Manchin and Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.) — voting in favor.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/04/senate-vote-a-rama-biden-economic-relief-stimulus/

[LymphocyteLover]

17. Uggghhh, so disappointing

[padah513]

21. Manchin...

[mucifer]

22. and tester

[Lonestarblue]

38. The Keystone Pipeline needs to be stopped some other way, then.

It is enormously damaging, and it provides only temporary jobs to build it since it’s more for Canada than the US. Plus, extracting oil from tar sands in Canada is the most polluting of fossil fuel extraction. This really flies in the face of addressing climate change.

Edited to add: Maybe they can pass so many environmental regulations to make this pipeline unaffordable.

[Happy Hoosier]

39. The amendment was not included in the final bill. NT

[Celerity]

41. EarlG said the Biden EO (stopping the pipeline) is still in place

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215057283

[treestar]

56. Deprives the right of a talking point

Suddenly concerned about lost jobs, they kept touting that Biden's move cost 50000+ jobs.

[LymphocyteLover]

14. what? How so?

[efhmc]

46. They did not.

[gademocrat7]

11. Proud of my Senator, Jon Ossoff!

Focusing on what the country needs now. The rethugs led by Mcturdle are being left behind.

[40RatRod]

57. Ditto!

Both GA senators are impressive individuals

[gab13by13]

12. Great News!!

Now what's next? Keep them coming. OK president Biden, you have been working hard, maybe a trip on AF1 to play golf? Do I need the sarcasm thingy?

[LymphocyteLover]

16. So it's really passed or are there more hurdles?

I'm not seeing headlines on this...

[mobeau69]

23. It was a budget resolution clearing the way for reconciliation. Not passage of of the Covid bill.

[LymphocyteLover]

30. ah, thanks

[crickets]

58. Thanks for the clarification, mobeau69. nt

[Magoo48]

18. Well done, Dems.

[CottonBear]

19. I am so damned proud of my new Senator from the great state of Georgia!

Senator Ossoff and Senator Reverend Warnock are going to help restore our nation! 🗳 🍑 🇺🇸

[calimary]

51. Georgia DUers: be sure to let him know!

Call his office and leave a message. Send a tweet or an email.

The bad guys will be trying to generate plenty of opposing heat.

Have your guys’ backs! Let ‘em know they did the right thing.

[Silent3]

20. Does this still have to go through reconcilliation with the House? n/t

[mobeau69]

24. Yes.

[DFW]

25. Georgia voters voted for the one who would best help Georgia voters

And they just reaped the reward.

I don't know why this has been such a difficult concept for voters to grasp. Maybe now they'll get it.

[SheltieLover]

26. Ty Stacey Abrams and GA voters!

[Cozmo]

42. To be sure!

[SheltieLover]

43. Still bouncing!

[ailsagirl]

27. Fantastic!!!

[2naSalit]

28. K&R

[UCmeNdc]

29. This is why we vote!

Kick!

[blue sky at night]

31. It is really a miracle...

that the folks of GA came through with all they had against them! Thanks so much you guys! Wow, it is such a great feeling knowing that Our Congress is actually doing something for a change! Now we need to build on this and get a real Majority going forward.

[Maxheader]

33. Magfuckingnificent!

I wondered if the democrats would pull the trigger..

Eat a big 1 gop...

[Sedona]

34. It was truly our pleasure

[My Pet Orangutan]

36. And best, time honored traditions of the Democratic Party,

Senators Ossoff and Warnock are bringing home the bacon. Elections have consequences; $1,400 of consequences to Georgians most in need.

I can't thank enough Stacey, the people on the ground, the local party, and the people of Georgia.

[FailureToCommunicate]

35. Stacy Abrams, and every single Georgia voter, should get the Medal of Freedom award.

[flibbitygiblets]

55. I understand Stacey has been nominated for the Nobel

Peace prize!

[Jon King]

37. One amendment would have targeted no funding for New York...

So some Republican wrote an amendment that said "no money for states that under reported Covid nursing home deaths" which was supposed to hamper NY.

Instead of focusing on their own constituents, they work to find ways to screw blue states. The amendment failed.

[LuvNewcastle]

49. Well Florida underreported their nursing home

deaths as well. And I'm sure NY and FL weren't the only ones.

[Johnny2X2X]

40. Georgia

Without the great work Dems did in Georgia, nothing would be getting passed. So great for the American people! So great for Democrats that they can now point to what they've done for the American people going forward.

[Fiendish Thingy]

44. Did this include $15 min wage, or did K Street succeed in getting it stripped out? Nt

[summer_in_TX]

65. 'Fraid the R's got it out.

Bernie vows to keep working on it. The idea of such an increase during the pandemic was apparently a non-starter. Bernie said it would be phased in and he hadn't intended an immediate $15/hr hike.

[Malmsy]

45. Thank you Stacey Abrams! (eom)

[Blue Owl]

66. +1

[cp]

47. Hurray!

Congress and President working to help people! Winning!

[Marcuse]

48. VPOTUS won't be able to leave DC. She'll always be on call.

[dchill]

50. He is going to be a very effective Senator for Georgia and the US.

[wryter2000]

52. I am so bleeping happy

I just caught a bit of Jared Bernstein, Biden's economic advisor, at the press conference talking about how wrong "Larry" Summers is. I'm not sure my heart can take too much more winning.

[BobTheSubgenius]

53. As great as this news is....5:30 am???

Blue ribbon day for DC's dealers.

[DeminPennswoods]

54. Senate was having a "vote-a-rama" as Rs

were offering amendments to use against Dems in future campaign ads.

[crickets]

59. Woohoo!

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/05/senate-passes-budget-resolution-toward-1point9-trillion-covid-relief-bill.html

The Senate passed a budget resolution early Friday after a marathon of votes on dozens of amendments. The House followed in the afternoon in a nearly party line vote, starting the reconciliation process that would allow President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package to get through the Democratic-held Senate with a simple majority.

[BigmanPigman]

60. Thank Dog, we have a real govt back!!

[Vivienne235729]

61. I hope the republicans are getting the message: we have changed too.

And they can thank themselves for that.

[badboy67]

62. GOP scheme to get back into the Oval Office is to make things as terrible as possible so they can

point to the DEMS and say “Look how terrible they made everything.”

Literally, that’s their only goal between now and Election Night 2024.

[Cha]

63. Aww.. Georgia Blue Sure DID!

Thank you, Georgia BLUE!!



https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017629853#top

[bdamomma]

64. Just asking

it was a tie breaker??? Also were there any deals in that bill for Repigs?

The $15 minimum wage was not it correct??? Why not??