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New sign of hardball from Schumer & Senate Dems: tonight they forced McConnell to recess the Senate
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Adam Jentleson 🎈
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Sep 29, 2020
New sign of hardball from Schumer & Senate Dems: tonight they forced McConnell to recess the Senate until noon as a defensive move against Dem threats to invoke the 2 hour rule. This plus filing cloture on the ACA bill today = applying pressure & forcing GOP mistakes. Good stuff.
Adam Jentleson 🎈
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For those asking: the 2-hour rule prevents committees from meeting more than 2 hours after the Senate convenes. Combined w/other measures it’s an effective tactic. What matters most is the posture: using all tools available to apply pressure and tag the process as illegitimate.
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