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So mccarthy's first senate filibuster doesn't seem to be working well for him (Original Post) unblock Nov 2021 OP
What would he be doing in the Senate anyway? n/t DFW Nov 2021 #1
Is he still on? BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #2
He isn't in the Senate and what he's doing isn't a filibuster; the House doesn't use them. Ocelot II Nov 2021 #3
That might explain why it isn't working out too well for him... unblock Nov 2021 #4
Indeed... Ocelot II Nov 2021 #5
Why is this idiot blathering on and on BigmanPigman Nov 2021 #6
A performance for TFG, probably. Ocelot II Nov 2021 #7

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3. He isn't in the Senate and what he's doing isn't a filibuster; the House doesn't use them.
Fri Nov 19, 2021, 03:19 AM
Nov 2021

He's just blathering for as long as he can in an attempt to force the House to vote on the bill in the middle of the night. Pelosi outsmarted him again, though, and has scheduled the vote for tomorrow, during the day.

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