Senate attempts to overcome GOP roadblock

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The Democratic-led Senate today will vote on a federal spending bill with disaster assistance, an alternative to a House-passed measure that may lack enough support to help end a battle that threatens a shutdown of the government this week…


The feud over a difference of about $3 billion in disaster assistance is threatening a stoppage of government services because it’s included in a broader stopgap measure to fund the government until Nov. 18. Current spending authority expires on Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year…



The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will run out of funds needed to help victims of the hurricane, flooding, tornadoes and other natural disasters tomorrow…



Senate Democrats want to work out a resolution today even as they continue to seek enough support for a 5:30 p.m. vote…


Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said yesterday that Tea Party-backed Republican House freshmen are largely to blame for the impasse…

“There is a group -- I do believe it is mostly centered in the House in terms of some of these Tea Party Republicans -- who say on every issue, ‘We’re going to make this a make-or- break,’” Warner said...”


House Republican leaders suffered a setback last week when they initially failed to corral enough support for their version of the measure…


http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...budget-alternative-as-standoff-continues.html
 
Return of Dune said:
Maybe the TP congressmen are starting to become aware of the consequences of their actions. Nah.
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Even if the polls are against them, they think God is on their side.

Once they've been voted out, the healing of America can begin.
 
just a suggestion, perhaps the Democrats should pass a bill in the Senate that didn't add an additional $3billion in spending that we don't have.....
 
PostmodernProphet said:
just a suggestion, perhaps the Democrats should pass a bill in the Senate that didn't add an additional $3billion in spending that we don't have.....
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How about raising revenues by taxing millionaires?


Then we'd have it.


And that's what the people want.


Why does the GOP ignore the will of the people on this issue?
 
PostmodernProphet said:
just a suggestion, perhaps the Democrats should pass a bill in the Senate that didn't add an additional $3billion in spending that we don't have.....
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Maybe the Republicans should let the chamber vote on the bill instead of blocking it from a vote. The way this sort of thing used to work before a 60 vote supermajority became the rule to pass anything in the Senate was (1) the House would pass its version, (2) the Senate would pass its version and then (3) it would go to conference committee and the differences would be ironed out. These days the Republican House passes its version and the Republican minority in the Senate filibuster.

It's completely dysfunctional.
 
David St. Hubbins said:
Maybe the Republicans should let the chamber vote on the bill instead of blocking it from a vote. The way this sort of thing used to work before a 60 vote supermajority became the rule to pass anything in the Senate was (1) the House would pass its version, (2) the Senate would pass its version and then (3) it would go to conference committee and the differences would be ironed out. These days the Republican House passes its version and the Republican minority in the Senate filibuster.

It's completely dysfunctional.
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the House has already passed it's version.....Reid won't accept it and is trying to submit a bill already rejected by the House....it isn't the Republicans who are committed to being dysfunctional.....
 
PostmodernProphet said:
the House has already passed it's version.....Reid won't accept it and is trying to submit a bill already rejected by the House....it isn't the Republicans who are committed to being dysfunctional.....
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Do you know why the Majority Leader in the Senate won't endorse the bill the House majority passed?
 
PostmodernProphet said:
the House has already passed it's version.....Reid won't accept it and is trying to submit a bill already rejected by the House....it isn't the Republicans who are committed to being dysfunctional.....
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The House passed a version that will not pass the Senate. Why does Reid have to pass something that will pass the House? That makes no sense.
 
David St. Hubbins said:
The House passed a version that will not pass the Senate. Why does Reid have to pass something that will pass the House? That makes no sense.
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PiMP thinks the Senate Majority Leader is required to bow to the Tea Party's House cadre of traitors.
 
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PiMP thinks the Senate Majority Leader is required to bow to the Tea Party's House cadre of traitors.
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Traitors of what? Please explain. The Tea Party is the only party that seems to have any common sense on any of the issues. You seem to love the quagmire of corruption and turn your Hate on American Patriots. Sir, are you a one of those who hates America? It appears by all of your negative comments that you would love to see this country follow Greece into bankruptcy.
 
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