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BoRaGard

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1. Hmmmm?

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 09:38 AM

May 28

"Democrats could subject the Senate to time-consuming resolution votes repeatedly, to such a degree that the Senate would not have time to do anything else for the rest of this session of Congress.

" In other words, Democrats could respond to the waiver vote by paralyzing the Senate, and stopping the giant Trump tax bill from ever reaching the floor."

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Senate Democrats Have Been Handed a Tool to Stop the Big Beautiful Bill [View all] justaprogressive May 28 OP

Hmmmm? BoRaGard May 28 #1

Interesting, but we'll see if they're willing to use all available tools newdeal2 May 28 #2

Here's the action item, or inaction, if you like. usonian May 28 #3

If we truly have a way of JBTaurus83 May 28 #4

Are there 30 Democrats in the Senate willing to do this? the_liberal_grandpa May 28 #5

+1 ... Do they have the gumption? nt Hotler May 28 #6

It seems to me they are vastly overestimating how much Democrats can do with this. Wiz Imp May 28 #7

When we had the power we wouldn't take steps like this. lees1975 May 28 #8

GOP Senators are NOT going to bypass the Senate Parliamentarian on trump's nasty big bill LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2 #9

House reconciliation bill provision that would bar states from regulating AI for ten years LetMyPeopleVote Jun 3 #10