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applegrove

(118,492 posts)
Wed Jun 9, 2021, 10:24 PM Jun 2021

Democrat Says It's Time to Move Without GOP

Democrat Says It’s Time to Move Without GOP

June 9, 2021 at 9:39 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 45 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/06/09/democrat-says-its-time-to-move-without-gop/

"SNIP.....

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said that it’s time for his party to move forward on infrastructure legislation without Republican agreement, asserting that members of his party “cannot just sort of twiddle our thumbs at the negotiating table while the time fritters away,” CNN reports.

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Democrat Says It's Time to Move Without GOP (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2021 OP
THANKS, Senator Van Hollen. elleng Jun 2021 #1
LONG PAST TIME Skittles Jun 2021 #2
++++++++++++++++++++++++++!!! 2naSalit Jun 2021 #3
I really thought he would have learned a lesson from what Obama went through Skittles Jun 2021 #5
Indeed, enough is enough. 2naSalit Jun 2021 #13
Time's a wasting. It may be harder to get things done if they're delayed too long. Bluepinky Jun 2021 #4
Thank you for saying what needs to be said....and acted upon. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #6
There ya go. eom sprinkleeninow Jun 2021 #7
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES calimary Jun 2021 #8
K&R bluewater Jun 2021 #9
Agree 100,000 %. ananda Jun 2021 #10
It's long past Downtown Hound Jun 2021 #11
They're chock full of bad ideas nt XanaDUer2 Jun 2021 #12
Now that the $2.1 trillion has been whittled down to $900 billion in chump change Hotler Jun 2021 #14
Chris Van Hollen BlueMTexpat Jun 2021 #15

elleng

(130,732 posts)
1. THANKS, Senator Van Hollen.
Wed Jun 9, 2021, 10:29 PM
Jun 2021

“cannot just sort of twiddle our thumbs at the negotiating table while the time fritters away,” ''

Bluepinky

(2,265 posts)
4. Time's a wasting. It may be harder to get things done if they're delayed too long.
Wed Jun 9, 2021, 10:57 PM
Jun 2021

Strike while the iron is hot!

calimary

(81,110 posts)
8. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 01:26 AM
Jun 2021

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES



Did I say YES?

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
11. It's long past
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 03:38 PM
Jun 2021

We need to stop even thinking of the GOP as people that can be reasoned with. Anybody who still thinks they have a single good idea that should be put into action has been living under a rock for the last 30 years.

Hotler

(11,394 posts)
14. Now that the $2.1 trillion has been whittled down to $900 billion in chump change
Thu Jun 10, 2021, 09:27 PM
Jun 2021

We're going to show some fight and go it alone with out the repugs. Geezzzzz

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