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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:23 AM Jun 2018

There is an immigration bill that can garner 240 House votes and 60 Senate votes.

There is an immigration bill that can garner 240 House votes and 60 Senate votes but Lyin Ryan won't bring it to the floor because the Child Abductor In Chief won't sign it, per Steny Hoyer.

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There is an immigration bill that can garner 240 House votes and 60 Senate votes. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 OP

fuck trump...let him veto it and McConnel and Ryan can point to trump which they fear?? beachbum bob Jun 2018 #1

Probably because of the Hastert Rule. DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2018 #2

republicans already proved they don't adhere to "rules" beachbum bob Jun 2018 #3

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. fuck trump...let him veto it and McConnel and Ryan can point to trump which they fear??

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:25 AM

Jun 2018

serves them right. Karma is a bitch

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,711 posts)

2. Probably because of the Hastert Rule.

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:27 AM

Jun 2018

The unofficial Hastert Rule mandates that no vote will be brought to the floor unless it has majority support. I suspect the Hurd-Aguilar bill would get a lot of Democratic votes and not too many Republican ones.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

3. republicans already proved they don't adhere to "rules"

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 11:31 AM

Jun 2018

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