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11. Let's not forget 48 Democrat and Independent Senators who also stood firm

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 02:08 PM

Jul 2017

Sort of like how Hank and Tommie Aaron share the major league record for home runs by brothers. Hank hit 755 home runs, Tommie had 13.

But I will credit Sen. McCain with faint praise: By forcing the so-called "skinny repeal" bill to a vote of the full Senate and failing, it cut Majority Leader McConnell off at the knees, and might very well end this nonsense at least for this legislative session.

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