'Gag and Vote For It Anyway': McConnell Urges Republican Hold Outs to Back House Coronavirus Bill

[babylonsister]

‘Gag and Vote For It Anyway’: McConnell Urges Republican Hold Outs to Back House Coronavirus Bill
[National Review]
Tobias Hoonhout
,National Review•March 17, 2020


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he would push ahead with passing the $100-billion stimulus package negotiated between the White House and House Democrats last week, adding that Senate Republicans with reservations about the bill should “gag” them.

“We’re going to go on and vote as soon as the Senate can get permission to vote on the bill that came over from the House, send it down to the President . . . and reassure the people around the country,” McConnell said. He added that “a number of my members think there are considerable shortcomings in the House bill. My counsel to them is to gag and vote for it anyway.”

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[leftieNanner]

1. Sounds like Moscow Mitch is nervous

Maybe he's regretting taking that 4 day weekend to go to a fancy fundraiser in Kentucky with his Beer Bro Justice. And it sounds like Amy's ads are getting under his skin. GOOD!

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I wonder if his internal polling is telling him they are all in trouble.

[pandr32]

4. I imagine that is it

[leftieNanner]

5. I think you could be right.

Which is also why he is pressuring older judges to retire so he can replace them with young unqualified lunatics. Ol' Mitch may see the end of the tunnel - and that light really is an oncoming train. The Joe Biden Train!

McConnell is also one of the most disliked Senators in his own home state. He and Ms. Concerned Collins. I will rejoice when we dump those two in November!

[Hortensis]

6. Yup. Republican voters afraid for their lives and wellbeing

suddenly have Moscow Mitch up against the wall. Not to say he doesn't have lots of nasty sleight-of-hand tricks planned to deceive them into thinking senate Republicans are coming through for them, instead of going his best to give with the public hand and screw with one he's hiding.

As the minority party, we can always threaten to tell people who refuse to listen if McConnell screws too hard, though.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. so that rotten rat bastard is taking some heat? Good! ditch Moscow Mitch 2020.

[Buns_of_Fire]

7. What is all this "get permission" stuff? They need permission to vote on a bill?

From who?

Sorry. Stupid question.

[lettucebe]

8. Lovely way to turn a phrase. Gag and vote for it anyway. He is evil

[pecosbob]

9. Lip service...the bill's already been gutted

Most constructive measures have already been stripped out of the bill or given carveout exemptions by the House. Corporations with more than five hundred employees will not be required to give paid sick leave to employees sick with coronavirus. No paid sick leave for you or me or almost sixty million American workers.