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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe bill passes 50-49!! Alaska's R Senator had to go home for an emergency, VP Harris didn't vote..
...since there was no tie.
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The bill passes 50-49!! Alaska's R Senator had to go home for an emergency, VP Harris didn't vote.. (Original Post)
George II
Mar 2021
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JohnSJ
(98,883 posts)1. Yes. Excellent, and it gives us a campaign issue for 2022
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Walleye
(44,062 posts)3. I cheered and clapped right here by myself in the living room. Gotta admit
George II
(67,782 posts)5. I got choked up myself.
Walleye
(44,062 posts)6. Could only see the back of Schumer's head but could tell he was smiling
samnsara
(18,740 posts)7. me too.. Ive been glued to C-span for days.
FM123
(10,346 posts)4. Great!
Since they can only pass a maximum of three reconciliation bills per year, we can save this one for the bank.....
bottomofthehill
(9,353 posts)9. Three a year, I thought it was with the annual budget
Because there ws no Trump budget there was a second bite at the apple this year, where does the third one come from Usually there is just one
LizBeth
(11,222 posts)8. Should have thrown in a change to UI 400/Oct 4 and let Manchin vote it down, Harris tie breaker.
That would have been dramatic.
