Enough is enough!

[Uncle Joe]

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Lovie777]

1. Enough! . ....

[malaise]

2. K & R

Will watch

[George II]

3. Anyone know the bill number?

[sheshe2]

25. .....

No bill, just tweets.

[Carlitos Brigante]

4. K & Fuckin' R! nt

[brooklynite]

5. Meh...

IOW, he and Amy are going to make speeches. That's not how it works. You draft a Bill, THEN convince the appropriate Committee to vote for it, THEN convince the Senate to vote for it. How will a speech make any difference.

[Uncle Joe]

9. How does any speech or speeches make a difference?

As a student of history I believe speeches do make a difference although it's generally not measurable.

I believe one thing is for certain in order for the American People to make our most sound deliberations, ie; voting and supporting our preferred political leaders we need the Senate to come out of the dark shadows of non-accountability.

That's what the filibuster is all about, a means to avoid accountability to the people, now since they can't or won't vote then speeches are pretty much all the American People have to gauge exactly where our Senators stand on these issues.

History will record it.

[brooklynite]

10. They might have in past days. Not at present.

[Uncle Joe]

11. Because people aren't affected or influenced by speeches?

[brooklynite]

12. Honestly, no.

First, people certainly aren't watching C-SPAN. And has been pointed out before, the audience on MSNBC or FOX (which won't cover the speech) are relatively small. Networks won't cover a speech that isn't tied to a bigger story about BBB or some other legislation (there currently isn't one). And given the partisan divide, most politically engaged people have already decided which side of the issue they're on. So, no, this speech will not be consequential at all.

[Uncle Joe]

21. Well if Trump and his fascist cohorts had kept their mouths shut,

do you believe the Insurrection and coup attempt on January 6th would've taken place?

[George II]

26. We're not talking about the insurrection here. We're discussing pharmaceutical companies.

[Uncle Joe]

27. No, we were talking about the power of speech.

[questionseverything]

20. Maybe because billionaires aren't affected by speeches

But you never know until you try

And we really should try everything before the, “secret’s in the sauce “ option

[George II]

22. In many, or even most cases, correct. But in this case, the best way to actually accomplish....

....what was spoken about (I watch C-Span quite a bit, but got distracted and didn't see them) is to draft and introduce a bill, whip up support for it, and get it passed.

It would also need a counterpart in the House, too.

[Demsrule86]

17. It makes no difference...no bills will be passed. He would better to be looking into clever

ways using executive orders or funds earmarked for another purpose. What he is doing may make him feel better I suppose but it will do nothing for the homeless or those who pay too much for pharmacy... the only way to change that is to elect more Democrats.

[IronLionZion]

6. When enough Republicans choose "let's go Darwin"

good things can happen.

[KS Toronado]

7. Thanks Uncle Joe for always posting Bernie's tweets

Bernie always fights for the poor and middle class.

[BeckyDem]

8. Long overdue.

K&R

[Miguelito Loveless]

13. One of my meds (generic)

went from $11 a month to $72 a month for no reason other than "we can screw you and you WILL pay".

[Emile]

14. Thanks Uncle Joe K&R

Bernie and Amy fighting against Predatory Capitalism!

[JoeOtterbein]

15. K n R!!!

Thanks for posting!

[KPN]

16. Bernie's the best ... and has been for quite some

time. He’s done more to shed public light on the gross inequities in our economic system and policies than anyone since FDR in my book. He’s a national treasure and hero to millions. The Democratic Party is fortunate to have him in its camp.

And many thanks to you Uncle Joe for posting these tweets from Bernie for those of us who don’t twitter.

[Aussie105]

18. Bernie would be met with shrugs if he said all that in a different country.

And the response would be, "We agree! But why the noise? We have been doing it that way for decades!"

In America though, the land of the Free, the land of too many unvaccinated, too expensive medicines, etc, he is just another voice of reason not listened to.

Sad!

But keep at it Bernie!

[Wounded Bear]

19. K & R...nt

[Tickle]

23. Thank you

I hope it all works out

[Totally Tunsie]

24. Good luck, Bernie,

and thanks for working so hard on this issue.

[JT45242]

28. Amen! Make them all vote on the record

Whether or not it passes, having this vote hang like an albatross around the necks of rethugs for the midterm elections.

Maybe, just maybe, then someone will run ads saying

Insert dirtbag rethug senator here voted against
... affordable prescription costs
... Paid family leave
...

Big list of initiative that the majority of voters support.

With that we might even get rid of 'safe' douchebags like Grassley. That plus the Jan 6 hearings.

[Magoo48]

29. Thanks UJ.

With 600,000 people homeless and 60,000,000 real unemployed, (4.anthing is a bad joke) working folks and the poor really need some breaks.

Homeless encampments lining LA streets show our economy is still sick.

Unemployment figures are fiddled in many ways. We do everyone a disservice by parroting any government figures that aren’t real.