Twitter: @SenatorReid: Senate to take up Boehner bill as soon as it passes...

[Fearless]

Source: @SenatorReid

"As soon as the House votes on Boehner's bill, the Senate will move to take it up. It will be defeated #Time4Compromise"

Read more: https://twitter.com/#!/SenatorReid

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Good. Let's get this thing out of the way!

[Renew Deal]

1. Glad to hear it.

Because Chuck Todd predicted Dems would try to revise it. It didn't sound right and it wasn't. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/28/7187100-first-thoughts-in-retreat

[neoralme]

6. I still am dubious. If Reid caves, it will be his end.

[Liberalynn]

17. not just the end for him

but for all of us too. :cry:

[neoralme]

22. I know. But it could well be the end of the Democratic Party.

[leftynyc]

18. Actually, Todd could still be right

From what I'm reading, after the measure fails in the Senate, Reid can strip it entirely and put in his plan, pass the vote and send it back to the House. If I'm getting this wrong, someone please correct me.

[Renew Deal]

20. That might make him technically right

But it still sounds wrong. Does that mean they could then reconcile the bills?

[leftynyc]

23. Again - this is what I'm reading online

He wont have to reconcile the bills if the House passes the "Reid" bill coming from the senate. Since it seems the only real difference is one covers a longer length of time, they'll have a hard time explaining why they wont vote for it. But to do that would take titanium balls.

[karynnj]

27. "If the House passes the Reid bill" is a very huge if

My guess is the assumption that most (all) Democrats would vote yes with enough legally sane Republicans, who realize what a gain it really is for the Republicans and how bad default would be.

The fact is both Houses should have passed clean bills months ago - it is the republicans that opted to turn something that was must pass into an opportunity to hold the economy ransom to get everything they want.

[Liberalynn]

2. I am glad they are still on track to defeat it.

Still hoping the "compromise" doesn't include cuts to the Big 3 or any comissions to do the same later.

[Roy Rolling]

3. even more...

he later tweeted: "Our economy and the financial markets desperately need stability. Boehner’s bill does not provide it."

[Angry Dragon]

4. I thought that the republicans promised when they took over

the House that they would give everyone 72 hours to read any bill they brought forward.....

I am glad they are letting everyone have enough time to really read and debate the bill

[Roland99]

5. "Elections have consequences"

Dems rule the WH and the Senate.

Sorry, repukes.



ya know what? I'm not sorry. Repukes? SUCK IT!


It's time to do the right thing and it sure ain't cutting back every social program under the sun and letting the rich and the corporations continue to rack up the wealth.

[freshwest]

19. I'm K & R'ing your post.

[Auntie Bush]

21. Couldn't say that better myself!!!!!!

:toast: :beer:

[Roland99]

24. Guess the Senate's gonna be waiting for the Weaker of the House to get his ducklings in a row!

[pam4water]

7. Yeah vote it down and get a real bill going.

[florida08]

8. well if the House plan passes

but dies in Senate and the Senate bill dies in Senate goppers will use to pressure the Senate dems. Boehner is about to hold a news conference..must have the votes

[Liberalynn]

9. Think I am going to barf,

Boner and all his little puky friends make me sick. :puke: I will wait to read the recap here. I can't take watching that evil cretin today.

[florida08]

12. lol

try crown royal..j/k. It ain't easy watching Andrea Mitchell. Nothing but republicans on. They are circling the wagons though

[Liberalynn]

13. Hugs

I don't normally drink but I am considering taking it up. ;)

[Fearless]

15. It was one blatant lie after another...

Essentially:

The White House hasn't provided a plan. FALSE.

The Senate hasn't provided a plan. (It's coming out later today).

The Senate is uncooperative. FALSE.

It'll be on the Dems. heads if the limit is reached without a deal because Repubs. gave them a deal. FALSE (But they will keep trying to spin it that way).

The American people are fed up with the Dems. dragging their feet. FALSE.

The bill is a "compromise". FALSE.

Shame on Obama for not cooperating. FALSE.

We're the adults here. UBER FALSE.

[Liberalynn]

16. Figures. They wouldn't know the truth if it bit them in the ass

[Roy Rolling]

10. sudden urgency

It is now urgent because the bankers wrote a letter to Boehner telling them to get it done by Friday

[harun]

11. So much for Boehners predicting they will pass it in the Senate.

[Maeve]

25. It was never going to pass the Senate--the Orange Man is delusional eom

[Doctor_J]

14. Never mind

I'll wait and see if the Senate can actually defeat before bitching

[Lone_Star_Dem]

26. They're so good they defeated it BEFORE it even got to them.

:wow: