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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAt GOP lunch, Senate wanted assurances that House WON'T pass "skinny"
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At GOP lunch, convo focused on whether they can be assured House won't pass skinny, will conference. Senate doesn't want it to become law.
11:52 AM - 27 Jul 2017
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At GOP lunch, convo focused on whether they can be assured House won't pass skinny, will conference. Senate doesn't want it to become law.
11:52 AM - 27 Jul 2017
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At GOP lunch, Senate wanted assurances that House WON'T pass "skinny" (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jul 2017
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If they don't want it to become law, don't vote for it. Obvious they just wanna give Trump a 'win'
emulatorloo
Jul 2017
#5
They're scared to death of their base. Talk radio is stomping mad DO SOMETHING!!
underpants
Jul 2017
#10
Gotta love the Senate and the House discussing how many American citizens
workinclasszero
Jul 2017
#8
I want one of the Dem Senators to go public NOW, and call Graham, McCain etc on what they are
OnDoutside
Jul 2017
#11
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)1. There can be no assurances at to what the House will do
Bleacher Creature
(11,256 posts)2. That's a hell of a way to run a railroad! NT
IADEMO2004
(5,554 posts)3. Purest chickenshit the Senate GOP can refine
winetourdriver01
(1,154 posts)4. Unreal
Well that's our GOP caucus, an unholy mix of cowards, vindictiveness and incompetence. . How did we get so lucky?
emulatorloo
(44,123 posts)5. If they don't want it to become law, don't vote for it. Obvious they just wanna give Trump a 'win'
tblue37
(65,342 posts)7. They want a beer bash of their own. nt
underpants
(182,802 posts)10. They're scared to death of their base. Talk radio is stomping mad DO SOMETHING!!
Even their propaganda is turning on them.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)6. AAHHH - the scorpion and the frog comes to mind..or a funny ditty
my mum used, "said the spider to the fly, come wiz me to zee cazbah" -
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)8. Gotta love the Senate and the House discussing how many American citizens
to kill.
dhill926
(16,337 posts)9. Thank god the party of responsibility
Is in power.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)11. I want one of the Dem Senators to go public NOW, and call Graham, McCain etc on what they are
doing - that they are only looking for a way to kill American people without having the blood on THEIR hands. Put the pressure back on THEM.
There's no point crying AFTER they have voted for it.