Discussion: Collins Wants Vote To End Shutdown: 'Bring The House-Passed Bills To The Senate Floor'

[cub_calloway]

@sooner

He won’t do this until his own caucus puts the heat lamp on him.

Yertle the Turtle!

[srfromgr]

She’s such a muddled mess. Baby steps, Susie. Yeah, she’s running for reelection or something. Good luck with that you phony piece of shit. You still suck.

[clunkertruck]

Oh JOY ! ……

I can finally sleep tonite ……

[kemo]

A little confused here, if these original budget bills passesed the Senate 100-0, thus veto-proof, why aren’t these law now? Why must we do it again?

[emiliano4]

Nearly 100% skepticism on this thread.
Nothing to see here.
Passed the IQ test

Sorry…100%

[funkenstein]

I’m sure McConnell will get on the horn and pinky promise to give her a unicorn in the near future and she’ll fold.

[emiliano4]

@srfromgr

Yeah, she’s running for reelection or something.

What’s the oppo treasure chest up to?

[funkenstein]

Bills that haven’t been passed by both houses expire at the end of a congressional term. It has to be repassed by the Senate.

[heathendan]

@pluckyinky

No, you duplicitious jackass, that bill that passed the Senate, and has now passed the Democratic Congress, passed with 100 votes which is far more than enough to override a veto. Stop lying. All McConnell needs to do is bring it to the floor. That’s it.

^^^ This!! A million times this ^^^!!!

[funkenstein]

NC resident here…I have called and emailed Thom. looking forward to sharing the response here if I get one.

[bluinmaine]

@outis

Push harder Maine voters.

working on it

[squirreltown]

@emiliano4

What’s the oppo treasure chest up to?

$3.x million.

[kemo]

That’s the real story, it’s McConnell’s fear of losing base support for himself. Frustrating that he gets a pass here, and is not the main story.

[emiliano4]

@quitty

The idea of being in the position of having to override a Trump veto must be keeping Mitch awake at night. They could do it,

And become the United States Senate again…instead of being Reichstag West

[doctorbiobrain]

Can we now finally admit that the shutdown fight is between Trump and Bipartisan Congress, and not Trump versus Democrats like the media keeps pretending? Even now Collins acts like she’s just a passive bystander telling two people to stop fighting instead of one of the people in the fight.

[castor_troy]

“Why doesn’t anyone believe a word that crosses my lips anymore?”

–Sen. Collins

[cervantes]

@pluckyinky

No, you duplicitious jackass, that bill that passed the Senate, and has now passed the Democratic Congress, passed with 100 votes which is far more than enough to override a veto. Stop lying. All McConnell needs to do is bring it to the floor. That’s it.

No.

To over-ride a veto, you need two thirds of the Senate and two thirds of the House.

[agamemnon]

I think people don’t understand that Collins is sunk in Maine, but still has two more years on her term. I’m skeptical she’d have won if her term were up in 2018. The Mainers around me (ME-02, Bangor area) are done with her.

[castor_troy]

@cervantes

To over-ride a veto, you need two thirds of the Senate and two thirds of the House.

True. But this language already passed before in the Senate by unanimous consent. They should just do that and push it to Trump. See if he has the balls to actually veto it.

If he does, then can go back to twisting arms in the House.

Can’t rely just on the threat of a veto from a guy who changes his mind depending on how high he is.

[cervantes]

@castor_troy

They should just do that and push it to Trump. See if he has the balls to actually veto it.

This I agree with.