McConnell: 15-20 GOP senators will not vote for any coronavirus deal
Source: The Hill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Friday that more than a third of Republican senators will not vote for any coronavirus relief package, underscoring division with his caucus.
"I think there are 15-20 of my guys that are not going to vote for anything ... It's a statement of the obvious that we will not have everybody on our side," McConnell told WHAS, a Kentucky radio station.
McConnell's estimate comes as congressional Democrats and the administration is struggling to reach an agreement after days of talks about a potential fifth coronavirus package as cases climb across the country and an economy bludgeoned by the pandemic.
If 20 Republicans voted against an eventual coronavirus deal, that means McConnell would need support from at least 27 Democratic senators to get the bill over a 60-vote procedural threshold and pass it in the Senate. McConnell said during an interview with PBS "Newshour" earlier this week that "about 20 of my members think that weve already done enough."
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/510094-mcconnell-15-20-gop-senators-will-not-vote-for-any-coronavirus-deal
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) :
"One Senator said: 'There are a hundred problems with the plan.' Another: 'Its a mess. I cant figure out what this bill is about.' ... Those would be harsh criticisms if they came from Democrats. But those quotes werent from Democrats, those were Republican Senators talking about their own partys plan," Schumer said during a speech from the Senate floor this week.
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)You know they've got some cheat scheme up their sleeves. Our job is to figure it out and block it.
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)It would appear that you have no choice but to deal with Democrats on that, now.
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)you wouldn't need many of those 15-20 Senators because the dems would vote for it
Blue Owl
(50,356 posts)Tick Tok motherfucker...
Sneederbunk
(14,290 posts)Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)thecrow
(5,519 posts)Apparently one of them said he didnt even know what this was all about??
Thats one senator that nobody needs.
sinkingfeeling
(51,454 posts)mtngirl47
(989 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,956 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,139 posts)Why should they bother? Republican scumbags only run for office for self-aggrandizement and enrichment.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)negotiated by Pelosi, Mnuchin, Schumer and Meadows? All Dems will vote for it and McConnell will deliver enough votes to get to 60 or more in the Senate.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)madeup64
(257 posts)"Senate Majority Leader McConnell says 15-20 GOP Senators won't pass any bill to help Americans deal with the Covid-19 pandemic because they believe they have done enough. 32 million people on unemployment. Parents scared about sending their kids to school this month. Massive wave of evictions forthcoming. 1 American dead every minute in the US. Tell the Republican Party, DO YOUR DAMN JOB!"
15-20 second ad spot writes itself.
Roc2020
(1,615 posts)by supporters for their vote on the first rescue package. Not surprised at all there are 20 not willing to vote for anything further. Surprised it's not a higher amount.
Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)As McConnell will find out in November if he continues down this path.
JudyM
(29,236 posts)Heres hoping theres a large investigative article on that some time in the next couple of months.
Demonaut
(8,914 posts)raccoon
(31,110 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)If GOP Senators want to be re-elected, they are going to need the co-operation of Democrats to pass a bill. If they decide to do nothing- they will face a bloodbath at the polls in November.
Meanwhile, real people are suffering - its time to stop the bullshit.