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Dennis Donovan

(28,410 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2020, 11:00 AM Mar 2020

Senate to NOT take up coronavirus bill until AFTER recess [View all]

Last edited Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:28 PM - Edit history (1)

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On edit: McConnell canceled recess:

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Senate to NOT take up coronavirus bill until AFTER recess [View all] Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 OP

Bet they get an earful from voters... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #1

Sure. They need to count the dead first. defacto7 Mar 2020 #2

Keep them in session! True Blue American Mar 2020 #3

Great. It'll probably get lost among all the other bills languishing on McConnell's desk. CrispyQ Mar 2020 #4

What the ever loving fuck. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #5

Yup. And send all this Republican "brethren" with him. Guilded Lilly Mar 2020 #11

This is a decision by McConnell and Trump..(and no one else) Stuart G Mar 2020 #6

Just the message Boy. Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #17

Are you effing serious? malaise Mar 2020 #7

For this we should have a heinous page. House of Roberts Mar 2020 #21

You made me laugh malaise Mar 2020 #22

+1000! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2020 #44

Deliberate decision to kill Americans. THEY DON'T CARE. Claritie Pixie Mar 2020 #8

Head in sand.... Historic NY Mar 2020 #9

How many people will die in that time? Autumn Mar 2020 #10

Well they just want to tie a bow on it for a Democratic takeover of the Senate, don't they? Pacifist Patriot Mar 2020 #12

It's not like it's a pandemic or anything. spanone Mar 2020 #13

Unbelievable. This should be in giant letters front page every news site. MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #14

because vacation and we have no emergency crisis. These people are librechik Mar 2020 #15

WHAT THE... Alacritous Crier Mar 2020 #16

This is the stupidest, most inhuman, most indecent decision Trump/McConnell have ever made. Stuart G Mar 2020 #18

Too fucking late JCMach1 Mar 2020 #19

I wish they had a vaginal probe shoved so far up their asses they could never shit again. SamKnause Mar 2020 #20

Wouldn't work Midnightwalk Mar 2020 #30

Yes, but that is verbal diarrhea. SamKnause Mar 2020 #31

Trump-Republicons own this who crisis. Together. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #23

the repuke assholes are hoping this will "all blow over" by then. Javaman Mar 2020 #24

Joe will talk about it - Bernie will still be muttering NoMoreRepugs Mar 2020 #25

Remember - leftieNanner Mar 2020 #42

Sure hope so. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2020 #45

Stupid fuckers. God, how fucking clueless can you be. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #26

Wash your hands and walk away, Mitch. Harker Mar 2020 #27

CNN just flashed that the Senate recess is CANCELLED. djacq Mar 2020 #28

How many fetuses will die from covid and bed shortages Midnightwalk Mar 2020 #29

You better believe the recess was cancelled. crickets Mar 2020 #32

No real hurry, eh? keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #33

The HYDE AMENDMENT?! Hekate Mar 2020 #34

How reassuring. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #35

Every .... Senator with an (R) ads JT45242 Mar 2020 #36

Senator Murray tried to call for an immediate vote on a House bill yesterday leftieNanner Mar 2020 #43

The Senate is useless Nasruddin Mar 2020 #37

Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned DallasNE Mar 2020 #38

More likely Nero played the lyre... Harker Mar 2020 #39

McConnell is such a selfish moron constitutional lawbreaker enabler mdbl Mar 2020 #40

Get on the phone!!! McKim Mar 2020 #41

Doubling time central scrutinizer Mar 2020 #46