Why do the clerks have to read the relief bill? Force johnson to read it himself

[JohnSJ]

and more important, don't allow a republican to leave the Senate floor as it is read

[bluestarone]

1. I'm sure he would

Take a week to read it? NO THANK YOU!

[JohnSJ]

2. Is there anyway to block that stupid request from johnson?

[NJCher]

7. Schumer just said

He thinks it's great to read the bill. He said Democrats want the American public to know what's in the bill. This is just one more way to get through to the public.

[JohnSJ]

10. Very few viewers will listen to the reading I think

[NJCher]

13. that's prol'ly true

but it will annoy Johnson.

[lagomorph777]

3. Get celebrities to read it. Use it as a way to sell it to the public.

Let Johnson wax his johnson.

[RockRaven]

4. I suspect Johnson has never read a single document that long in his entire life...

Forcing Johnson to read it would make things take longer. Get that fast talking guy from those commercials in the 80s.

[Jerry2144]

11. And now

And now that we canceled ALL* of his reading material, he has nothing else to read.


*actually, only 6 racist Doctors Suess books. But they were his favorites. He Takes a month to read each one, two hours per night

[MineralMan]

5. I believe that is standard in the Senate rules.

The clerk reads the bills, unless there is a vote to waive the reading. Usually the reading is waived. The GQP Senators are simply using the reading to delay the vote.

Of course, none of the Senators will read the bills themselves. They don't do that. They may have staffers read the bills and point out issues they discover. But Senators don't read large bills themselves. They're "too busy for that."

Obstruction is their goal - always.

[JohnSJ]

6. Then I hope they have the votes to waive the reading

[MineralMan]

8. All it takes is one Senator to require the reading.

The official Rules of the Senate are really unknown to just about everyone, including most Senators but they are quite precise.

If you want to slog through them, you can find them here:

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/rules_procedure.htm

[JohnSJ]

12. Thanks

[bottomofthehill]

9. Bring Barney Frank to the Senate to read.

I have never seen a faster talker than Congressman Frank.

[nykym]

14. The only reason Johnson wants the bill read

is that he doesn't want to read it himself.

[FoxNewsSucks]

15. Won't work. He'd have to be forced to learn to read first.

and that'll never happen.

[UTUSN]

16. Most excellent O.P.!