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Wellstone ruled

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3. This is the bottom line.

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 24, 2018, 05:02 PM

Jan 2018

We as Dems control nothing and it is because our Party Voters stayed home. Hunch most believed the Bull shit being pumped by the Media that Certain People on various Ballots were a shew in. Well as someone who worked the trenches,that seemed to be the most lame brain excuse I heard .

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Chuck Schumer has never been my favorite Democrat, but . . . [View all] markpkessinger Jan 2018 OP

It is afterall,all about the Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #1

Yep, we don't have the numbers in Congress to force anything. brush Jan 2018 #2

This is the bottom line. Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #3

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And even if the Senate votes for it...will the House take it up? Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #7

Yeah, well, that is the $64,000 question, isn't it... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #8

I expect you are correct. Schumer said he has to approve the bill and it would be clean...but who Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #11

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The way I see it is that if the Senate pass it, and a Republican controlled House shoot down a 90/10 OnDoutside Jan 2018 #9

That is how I see it too...but I think there are some who think the Dems could pull Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #10

+1 OnDoutside Jan 2018 #12

Cruz shut downt the government in order to get rid of the ACA...didn't work...and neither will Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #4