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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2018, 07:21 PM Dec 2018

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Here's what just happened in the Senate.

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Here’s what just happened in the senate. Senators from both parties decided that they’d try to get a big spending agreement over the next few days. They won’t do show votes. House bill is dead. Back to the drawing board.

3:56 PM - 21 Dec 2018

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Here's what just happened in the Senate. (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 2018 OP

In other words......nothing. Laurian Dec 2018 #1

Yeah, they'll work right through the holidays, I suppose. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2018 #2

Or (here's a radical idea), write a reasonable spending bill with a veto-proof majority flibbitygiblets Dec 2018 #3

Is there any chance they're getting together to try and save the nation? dem4decades Dec 2018 #4

We can't give in to racist bullies. manor321 Dec 2018 #5

Laurian

(2,593 posts)

1. In other words......nothing.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 07:24 PM

Dec 2018

Shameful that they can’t accomplish the basic functions of governing.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)

2. Yeah, they'll work right through the holidays, I suppose.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 07:27 PM

Dec 2018

Total BS.

Time to call Trump's bluff and let him deal with the consequences..

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)

3. Or (here's a radical idea), write a reasonable spending bill with a veto-proof majority

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 07:31 PM

Dec 2018

Jesus, do we have to figure out everything for these morans?

dem4decades

(11,283 posts)

4. Is there any chance they're getting together to try and save the nation?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 07:31 PM

Dec 2018

From the madman?

manor321

(3,344 posts)

5. We can't give in to racist bullies.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2018, 07:31 PM

Dec 2018

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