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pat_k

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29. The vote provided a concrete action for constituents lobby for
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 04:20 PM
7 hrs ago

I have no doubt that Senate Republicans were hammered in a way rarely experienced. Everything that sparks serious citizen pushback is worthwhile. There is a cumulative effect. Sure, they can stick their fingers in their ears while singing "la la la," but they know what the growing number of mobilized, angry, constituents hellbent on seeing them go down in defeat can accomplish.

It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.
Mahatma Gandhi

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Awesome! Thank you Senator Sanders! FakeNoose Yesterday #1
BRAVO BERNIE!!! BRILLIANT!!! liberalla Yesterday #2
Great news, but it's surprising that the R's haven't found a way to derail this. TheRickles Yesterday #3
Hidden R support is definitely what I suspect. ShazzieB 7 hrs ago #28
Outstanding! paleotn Yesterday #4
K&R UTUSN Yesterday #5
One of the few politicians that I still respect and like. Dave Bowman Yesterday #6
Why doesn't he mention it was rejected? Wiz Imp Yesterday #7
It is confusing to me popsdenver Yesterday #8
They didn't get a majority Wiz Imp Yesterday #9
F'k!!! Dave says Yesterday #10
Vote in the midterms like your life depended on it. Because it does. AZ8theist 9 hrs ago #25
Thank you. Not enough votes, Democrats can't pass it. Nothing to do with not "fighting" hard enough. betsuni 13 hrs ago #13
How many Greens voted for it? W_HAMILTON 9 hrs ago #22
All Democrats voted for it? What happened to the both-sides-corrupted-by-oligarchs-and-billionaires thing? betsuni 6 hrs ago #32
I'm sure he did this to force the Republicans to go on record for rejecting it synni 8 hrs ago #27
Bernie! Timeflyer 13 hrs ago #11
Sanders Statement after Voting Against Federal Funding Bill Donkees 13 hrs ago #12
You would think EuterpeThelo 13 hrs ago #14
Thank you Bernie 🩵 Clouds Passing 12 hrs ago #15
Thank you, Bernie Sanders pinkstarburst 12 hrs ago #16
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The amendment which failed 49-51 is one of seven Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) agreed to *allow* votes on Donkees 10 hrs ago #18
Cut the crap! Gary 50 10 hrs ago #19
Exactly +1 Emile 9 hrs ago #20
How is this not that? Boo1 9 hrs ago #21
Doomed to fail you say? pwb 8 hrs ago #26
Great Boo1 4 hrs ago #34
And you claim to be a Democrat yet pwb 4 hrs ago #35
Are we talking about it right now? And some people will think, "Hell yeah. That ICE money Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #31
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Joined today? aocommunalpunch 9 hrs ago #24
The vote provided a concrete action for constituents lobby for pat_k 7 hrs ago #29
Fantastic Bernie Sanders does what no Democrat or Republican did. Doodley 7 hrs ago #30
Awesome! sunflowerseed 5 hrs ago #33
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