The Dam Is Breaking As Republicans Flee Trump and McConnell On Russia Sanctions

[applegrove]

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/01/15/schumer-russia-sanctions.html

By Jason Easley at Politicus USA

"SNIP.....

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) only needs a few more Republican votes to get one step closer to denying Trump and McConnell an easing of sanctions on Russia.

Democratic Leader Schumer said on The Rachel Maddow Show, “I know there were a bunch of Republicans that wanted to vote yes and Mcconnell and leadership put a lot of pressure on them to vote no, but now that I think they have seen that 11 others have voted this way, yeah, I think we have a real shot.”

Schumer had 11 Republicans join Democrats and vote in support of his privileged resolution that would stop the Trump administration from easing sanctions against three Russian companies. The number of Republicans who favor what Schumer is doing is probably closer to 70, but as Schumer said, Senate Majority Leader McConnell is putting heat on Republicans to vote no, because he is trying to protect Trump from a humiliating defeat.

If the resolution clears the 60 vote threshold to invoke cloture tomorrow, it will only require a simple majority for final passage. If it clears the vote on Wednesday, the resolution will pass and Trump and McConnell will lose.


......SNIP"

[manor321]

1. Needs two more Republican votes. I'll believe it when I see it and not hype from politicususa

[marylandblue]

4. It quotes Schumer saying he may have the votes

So he must know there are wavering Republicans. That's better than just a blogger opinion but less than a lock.

[Leghorn21]

7. I heard him say that and I went

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Gonna keep breathing, but oooooohhhhhhh MY

*standing by more or less patiently*

[uponit7771]

2. Yep, they have the goods on McConnell ... no doubt he's getting paid along with Red Don

... from stolen Russian monies or he knows they have some true dirt on him.

[C Moon]

11. I believe McConnell is knee deep in this. I really hope they have something on him.

He looks as guilty as any of them.

[Marie Marie]

3. Is McConnell going to bring it up for a vote?

If so, why is he suddenly allowing a vote on a Democratic resolution - especially against what Trump wants.

[Elwood P Dowd]

6. I heard there was some unusual rule

concerning sanctions that forced McConnell to allow votes from the minority side.

[Marie Marie]

8. Thanks for that.

I thought that maybe, for 1 second, McConnell had grown a set.

[FakeNoose]

12. It's called "going nuclear"

The leader of either party can end all debate and call for a vote. When they do that, one side has to win by 60 votes (out of 100) rather than a simple majority of 51 votes.

Senator Schumer would never do this unless he already had the 60 votes promised to him, and that would include 11 GOP senators voting with all the Dems.

[czarjak]

5. Bring 'em along...

"Kicking and screaming"! It's only necessary.

[yonder]

9. Instead of "because he (Mitch) is trying to protect Trump from a humiliating defeat."

I'd ask Mitch: Hows about you start protecting the citizens of the US for a change?

I'm sick of his partisan BS.

[applegrove]

10. The right wing doesn't trust American citizens. That is why they snow

them and get them to vote out of fear and financial anxiety ( lack of college loan relief and undoing unions are GOP policies that create financial anxiety). So the GOP bait by increasing inequality then switch and get some americans to blame immigrants for the issues.

[cstanleytech]

13. I see it more as a sign of them trying to pretend to be willing to be tough towards Russia.

If they really were tough and if the dam was breaking then they would be demanding answers from Trump over his contacts with the Russians.

[Qutzupalotl]

14. Time to ignore PoliticusUSA and their hyperbolic headlines. n/t

[bdamomma]

15. I think

Mr McConnell needs protestors like they did during the Kavanot hearings go to his house. Again.

Plus have you seen this article in was posted in various other threads.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/1/13/1825790/-McConnell-and-the-Agents-of-Power-and-Influence

[Hortensis]

16. For McConnell to lose his majority WOULD be huge.

[Scurrilous]

17. K&R