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Mike Pence casts deciding vote to advance Trumpcare
July 25, 2017 at 3:38 pm
Quote:Donald Trump’s own Vice President cast the deciding vote to advance Trumpcare in the United States Senate.
Serving in his role as President of the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence controlled the gavel in the Senate and cast the tie-breaking vote on a Motion to Proceed, that allows the full senate to take up Trumpcare.
The only two Republicans to vote against the motion were Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
“The Vice President votes in the affirmative and the motion carries,” Pence said as the motion passed 51-50.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/mike-pen...trumpcare/
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RE: Mike Pence casts deciding vote to advance Trumpcare
July 25, 2017 at 3:45 pm
Quite a jolt when the protesters started with "Kill the bill !!"
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RE: Mike Pence casts deciding vote to advance Trumpcare
July 25, 2017 at 5:03 pm
It has not been passed there only debating it. They have not passed it and never will because they have no real plan . And even if they do Trump will have passed a highly unpopular widely disliked bill .Well I guess even failure is success according to Republicans .
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RE: Mike Pence casts deciding vote to advance Trumpcare
July 25, 2017 at 5:04 pm
It's good to live in Europe. This is crazy...
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RE: Mike Pence casts deciding vote to advance Trumpcare
July 25, 2017 at 5:15 pm
This is going nowhere without at least some bipartisan support. Make it appeal to the so-called freedom caucus, you lose the moderates, appeal to the freedom caucus and you lose the moderates. Not to mention that under rules of parliamentary procedure, they can't pass it as a budget reconciliation without stripping the bill beyond recognition. As-is they need 60 votes.
A straight up repeal ain't happening either.
This do-nothing Congress and executive branch is pathetic and knows not how to govern, though I'm thrilled their toxic agenda is stalled.
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RE: Mike Pence casts deciding vote to advance Trumpcare
July 25, 2017 at 5:31 pm
(July 25, 2017 at 5:04 pm)Alex K Wrote: It's good to live in Europe. This is crazy...
Pfft. You only say that because, when you hurt yourself, you go straight to the doctor without stopping to re-mortgage your house.
Nice, innit?
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