Senate To Vote On Amendment Defunding Obamacare

[Capt. Obvious]

Source: Talking Points Memo

The Senate will vote on an amendment put forward by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to defund the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, on Wednesday at 2pm ET, per a Senate Democratic leadership aide.

The vote on the amendment, which is widely expected to fail, is part of a deal to move forward on a continuing resolution to fund the government past March 27 -- similar to that passed by the House. The measure marks the 34th time Republicans have tried to repeal or defund Obamacare.

Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/senate-to-vote-on-amendment-defunding-obamacare

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What a waste of time this is. They need to get back voting on abortion restrictions and naming buildings after Reagan.

[Not Me]

1. I believe this is the 34th time they have tried this.

Move on.

[Inuca]

5. In the House

I don't know what the Senate's record on this is, but I am sure it's much lower. It may even be the first time, it's controlled by Ds.

[lark]

2. Repugs NEED

to go away. All they are doing is obstructing the country's business to screw us over for daring to put a Democrat, and gasp, yes a black Democrat in office as president instead of their hand selected ultra rich white guy with great hair.

[drm604]

3. What is the point of this?

Repeatedly revisiting this wastes time and taxpayers' money.

[tanyev]

19. The point is that now Ted Cruz will get to go on the fund-raising trail and talk about it.

"I am fighting President Obama each and every day for you. Please don't thank me, just open your wallets."

[rhett o rick]

4. Isnt there some method Reid can keep this from even comming to a vote? nm

[Inuca]

7. Probably not since

it is amendment to a must-pass bill (the funding of government for the rest of the fiscal year).

[upaloopa]

6. What is sad to me is that these tea party nuts

believe their own hype.
The last election showed that they live in their own self made bubble.
Our side deals with real issues while their side deals with conservative media trumped up bull shit.

[Inuca]

9. Yes, they do believe their own fantasies

Unrelated to the topic here, but I read earlier today a tweet claiming that without voter fraud and help from Hagel's voting machines (remember those?) Obama would have lost in a landslide

[Inuca]

8. I have been listening to some of the "debate"

Pathetic and ridiculous does not begin to describe it.

[tomm2thumbs]

10. A reminder why 2014 needs to be a watershed Democratic majority election

Time to take the red tape out of Washington's tool box of games & gimmicks

[Botany]

11. Oh for the love of dog

This from the party that is so f***ing concerned about the debt?

How much did this little stunt cost?

[Laurian]

12. What a freakin' waste of time!

Can't do anything productive, it's Groundhog Day over and over and over.

[ReRe]

13. History is going to bludgeon....

.... these Republicans from the moment the right wing activist Supreme Court swept GWB into office in Nov of 2000 up until the time they get off this evil schtick of screwing the people in favor of the 1%. Bill Clinton reminds us that this too shall pass, but with everything that has gone down for these 13 years, I'm more than a little frightened that Democracy has been trampled to the ground. The American People cannot seem to see the tip of their noses and keep giving us Republican Congresses. This needs to be drilled into their minds:The President PROPOSES, and the Congress DISPOSES. The President can beg them to write legislation. He can sign and veto legislation. And he can make appointments to his cabinet, and nominate judges and Supreme Court Justices. But he CANNOT write legislation!


On a lighter note, from Ellen Degeneres: Q.) Why does is the bookcase so confident?
A.) Because it has such high "shelf esteem."

Also, We have a Pope. Whoop-t-du.

[Javaman]

14. That's my moronic senator.

I maintain, he's a one trick pony and won't get reselected.

[tartan2]

15. This is what they waste their time doing! What a bunch of petty loosers.

All I have to say to any of them is: where are the jobs, where are the jobs, where are the jobs?????????

[jaysunb]

16. Can't get an up or down vote on judicial nominee's, but

this shit goes right to the floor.

[Scalded Nun]

17. Beware

It is so easy to laugh at these nasty pieces of work, but remember this...

Cruz (and the other lunatics) will be there, some until until 2018.
They will not stop.

So yes, laugh, but stay focused on getting rid as many each time the voting opportunity arises.

[Blue Idaho]

18. HOLD

From the Senate's dictionary...

hold - An informal practice by which a senator informs his or her floor leader that he or she does not wish a particular bill or other measure to reach the floor for consideration. The majority leader need not follow the senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure.

Seems like sauce for the goose really...