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DeminPennswoods

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5. Ed Markey explained the vote to Chris Hayes

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 27, 2019, 04:27 AM

Mar 2019

on All In last night. Markey said it was a sham vote without any discussion or hearings. He said Dems decided "not to participate" in the joke of the vote. Thus their votes of "present".

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Angus King?? He almost always votes with Dems........ a kennedy Mar 2019 #1

Manchin and Sinema doompatrol39 Mar 2019 #2

I guess I am misunderstanding what really happened here. PatrickforO Mar 2019 #3

I believe McConnell wanted to stage the vote to divide the Democrats for the sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #4

Ed Markey explained the vote to Chris Hayes DeminPennswoods Mar 2019 #5

In 25 years, if they start holding trials for people who didn't think or vote hughee99 Mar 2019 #7

If I were in the senate BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #6

Here is link to Markey's resolution. Shame on mcturtle and rethug senate clowns, plus Manchin, diva77 Mar 2019 #8