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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsC-Span viewer - what are we seeing here? (2:30 pm, 10/3)
Democrat after Democrat is coming to the mike and being tossed off the floor - asking to go to Conference on the clean CR.
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C-Span viewer - what are we seeing here? (2:30 pm, 10/3) (Original Post)
1-Old-Man
Oct 2013
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bunnies
(15,859 posts)1. They started this yesterday.
I think its in response to a rule change that makes it so ONLY the speaker can ask for a vote on a bill.
bunnies
(15,859 posts)2. Here:
From today:
Rep. Van Hollen: "Reckless Part" Of Speaker Boehner's Caucus Responsible For Lack Of Clean Vote To Fund Government
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) blamed a very hard, reckless part of his caucus as the reason for why Speaker John Boehner has not called for a vote on a clean continuing resolution to fund the government and put a halt to the government shutdown, which is in its third day. He told New Day Anchor Kate Bolduan that we have the votes from Democrats and Republicans to pass a clean bill to end the self-inflicting wound that the country doesnt need.
And the reason [Speaker John Boehner] hasnt had a vote is because you have this very, hard, reckless part of his caucus that is driving the train. He is listening to them. And because of that small minority, hes not letting the full peoples House have a vote. I mean thats the way democracy is supposed to work. And so I talked to people of all political affiliations and they are totally confused about why the Speaker will not allow a vote. In fact, it turns out they actually changed the normal House rules to prevent us from bringing up a motion to ask for the vote. They put it in the hands of only the Republican leader. That is not the way the House is supposed to work.
http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/03/rep-van-hollen-reckless-part-of-speaker-boehners-caucus-responsible-for-lack-of-clean-vote-to-fund-government/
rurallib
(62,416 posts)3. Any idea what it takes to get a discharge petition passed?