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Orrex

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8. It'll be great when the Democrats one day control the House, Senate and Whitehouse

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Sep 19, 2021, 10:50 PM

Sep 2021

And before anyone replies with some clever rejoinder about procedural minutiae or vote-tallies or whatever, I would like to mention that the constituents didn't vote in Democratic majorities on the promise of endlessly self-hamstrung proposals, nor will such excuses win the 2022 midterms.

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Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Dems' immigration push [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2021 OP

Completely expected. Did the Democrats have 50 votes for that proposal? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #1

Support immigration measures. But we can't expect infrastructure to pass if Hoyt Sep 2021 #2

This Is The Second Time DallasNE Sep 2021 #3

The Parliamentarian does not have the final say in this or any other matter. Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #4

Schumer does NOT have the authority to overrule FBaggins Sep 2021 #9

Senate's parliamentarian told teh GOP no,,,,,, Cryptoad Sep 2021 #5

So you want Democrats to act like Republicans? AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2021 #6

Break what rules? rpannier Sep 2021 #15

I remember all of the Republican measures that their parliamentarian blocked Orrex Sep 2021 #7

I remember too, she chopped up their ACA repeal, and struck big pieces of their tax giveaway. tritsofme Sep 2021 #14

The repeal was doomed anyway. The massive tax giveaway happened anyway Orrex Sep 2021 #17

It'll be great when the Democrats one day control the House, Senate and Whitehouse Orrex Sep 2021 #8

"It makes zero sense that you can spend trillions of dollars or give away trillions in tax cuts with riversedge Sep 2021 #10

The GOP fired the parliamentarian in 2001 to get the Bush tax cut passed. It's time for the Dems to riversedge Sep 2021 #11

+1 sarcasmo Sep 2021 #12

This ignores a critical difference FBaggins Sep 2021 #16

Sens. Durbin and Padilla say they have a plan B following the Senate parliamentarian's ruling LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #13

I don't understand the anger against the Parliamentarian ripcord Sep 2021 #18