Republicans are telling me they plan to force Senate clerks to read the full $1.9 trillion relief...

[demmiblue]

Republicans are telling me they plan to force Senate clerks to read the full $1.9 trillion relief bill aloud. Typically that process is dispensed with, but any single member can object and force a full reading of the bill.

That alone could take 10 hours — even before votes begin

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[Midnight Writer]

1. The GOP is the Party of Stunts. It is all they have.

[Bleacher Creature]

2. These people are sick and twisted.

Every additional hour they take is an hour of additional time that people need to wait to get help. But this is all a game to them.

[captain queeg]

3. Make them all sit thru it, no bathroom breaks.

[KarenS]

7. that's good ) I like it. n/t

[MagickMuffin]

4. Grand Obstructionist Q'Party

That's ALL they got.

I just wished the media would portray it as such.

[gratuitous]

5. Their talking point is that there's all this pork and waste in the bill

It's even slopped over into the Democratic caucus, where Rep. Kurt Schraeder of Oregon, ostensibly a Democrat, voted against the House bill because there's too much in the bill that isn't dedicated to Covid relief.

[sop]

6. Democrats need some speed talkers, like the ones who read disclaimers at the end of commercials.

[padah513]

8. Fine

I say let's get started then. The sooner we get started, the sooner we finish. Beat those devils at their own silly game.

[lagomorph777]

9. OK. Let the public know all the good stuff that the GQP is trying to keep from us.

[demmiblue]

10. Ron Johnson... quelle surprise.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has told colleagues he will ask for a reading of COVID-relief substitute on Senate floor.

Whip John Thune estimates that will add 10 hours to COVID-relief floor time, will come on top of 20 hours of scheduled debate time.

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[abqtommy]

11. And how many of these repugnant reTHUGS could be expelled RIGHT NOW for

taking part in or supporting insurrection? Let's be cleaning out the riff-raff chaff!

[MineralMan]

13. Not a single one. Look up what it takes to expel a Senator.

It takes a 2/3 majority of the Senate. Where would that come from, do you suppose.

Proposing things that will not happen is not helpful.

[nykym]

12. Fine, Lock and guard the doors to the chamber

If you want it read out loud you have to stay in your seat the entire time no bathroom breaks no cellphone use and NO TALKING amongst yourselves. Now shut up and listen.

[4Q2u2]

14. Do it in Spanish

Johnson (R-Idiot) did not specify what language. That would drive them nuts.

[StClone]

15. He'd understand it...

...in русский russkiy (Russian).

[C_U_L8R]

16. So they obstruct for 10 hours... so what?

They gain nothing. And lose everything. What a pitiful party.

[Vinca]

17. You've got to love the GOP. And all the while they claim to be the party of working

class America. I wish people would wake the fuck up and see what they really are.

[tanyev]

18. OK, then they have to sit there and listen to every f*cking word

and no fiddling with their phones.

[Iggo]

19. ...because they don't feel right if they're not fucking people over.