Senate narrowly turns back GOP Sen. Tom Cotton amendment to curtail assistance to Afghan refugees

[riversedge]

Perhaps this was reported on in the TV media yesterday and I missed it. I still get shocked at the callousness of the Republicans-and there undying adoration to all things Trump.







In case anyone was silly enough to think Republican criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal was based on genuine concern for the Afghan people, EVERY SINGLE SENATE REPUBLICAN VOTED TO WITHHOLD EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES.

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Senate narrowly turns back GOP amendment to curtail assistance to Afghan refugees
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on Sept. 29.



Yesterday at 12:52 p.m. EDT

The evenly divided Senate narrowly turned back a Republican amendment Thursday that sought to curtail assistance to Afghan refugees who were rapidly evacuated to the United States and that would have made it more difficult for them to obtain Real IDs.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sought to attach the amendment to legislation to fund the government into early December, which is expected to pass later Thursday with bipartisan support. Cotton’s amendment received 50 votes, one short of the number needed to succeed. The tally broke along partisan lines.

In addition to providing stopgap funding to keep the government open, the spending measure includes emergency funding for the resettlement of Afghan refugees who fled amid the takeover of the country by the Taliban and U.S. military exit.

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In a statement Thursday, former president Donald Trump urged fellow Republicans to vote against the larger spending legislation, arguing that the provisions affecting Afghan refugees amounted to “a major immigration rewrite” that would provide“free welfare and government-issued IDs.”

“We’ve already seen some of the horrible assaults and sex crimes that have taken place,” Trump said. “But these terrible assaults will just be the tip of the iceberg of what’s coming if this isn’t shut down. ... This bill must be opposed.”

Trump provided no evidence for his assertions.
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[calimary]

1. And I'll bet Tom Cotton will loudly insist he's "pro-life."

They all will. And they all do.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. He certainly claims to be. He's against anything NOT

white, male, evangelical, violent, and rich.

[calimary]

5. I'd guess that's what he fancies himself as being.

Hey, Cotton, your idea of role models is straight up your ass.

[Budi]

2. THIS ⬇️ & Thanks for this truth thread 'riversedge'

"In case anyone was silly enough to think Republican criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal was based on genuine concern for the Afghan people, EVERY SINGLE SENATE REPUBLICAN VOTED TO WITHHOLD EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES"

They're not even good liars anymore.

[monkeyman1]

4. just like TFG ! party of loser's !