Senate Dems vote to do COVID relief via reconciliation. No Repubs on board.

[Lemon Drop]

Just happened. 50-49 vote.

[SteveG]

They had their chance. Now the GOP can explain why they voted against your $1400 check.

[Lemon Drop]

Yep

[PeterB]

Steve G. wrote:
They had their chance. Now the GOP can explain why they voted against your $1400 check.

Bingo. I think this was a lose-lose for the GOP. I actually thought Schumer said it quite well when he said-- now is not the time to be stingy and penny-pinching.

[S. Pupp]

Not ONE them was on board?
Wow.

[Speedy]

Excellent!

[Speedy]

But the debt and deficits! Oh, right, they only matter when Democrats are in power.

[Ted King]

The Democrats need to act fast now because reconciliation rules will probably stretch things out for a few weeks (or more?) before they can get money flowing.

[sekker]

Biden is playing hard ball.

Needed the vote BEFORE the Impeachment.

[Speedy]

sekker wrote:
Biden is playing hard ball.

Needed the vote BEFORE the Impeachment.

He must think he’s another LBJ.