Dems block trafficking bill for third time

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

March 19, 2015, 01:24 pm

Democrats on Thursday blocked progress on a bill meant to crack down on human trafficking for a third time, but there were signs a deal could be in the works.

In a 56-42 vote, the Senate failed to move forward on the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, which Democrats oppose because of abortion language.

Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) again voted with Republicans to move forward on the legislation.

Thursday's vote was widely expected to fail. Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday morning that Republicans wouldn't get the votes needed to move forward. "The result will be the same," Reid said, adding that the votes are "a waste of time."

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/236293-dems-block-trafficking-bill-for-third-time

[groundloop]

1. The headline makes Democrats sound bad

These "reporters" either totally neglect, or else hide deep in the article, the fact that Democrats object to language hidden in the bill intended to cut women's choices on reproductive health.

[Fred Sanders]

6. If the media did not hide GOP dirty tricks, then how could they play the Both Sides to Blame Game?

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

2. What horrible garbage and woman hating CRAP is in the bill the dems are opposing?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. It's abortions, of course.

The GOPers don't want trafficked women who are impregnated by their rapists to be able to get abortions.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

8. For RAPE? Seriously? MOTHER FUC oh what is the point, nobody cares, nobody is paying

attention.

Sure, a few thousand liberals here and there and a few million American Taliban, America hating TeaParTY (hate America until she is white again) are paying attention, but nobody else.

[jeff47]

9. Republicans put a stronger version of the Hyde amendment in the bill.

So tighter funding restrictions, and since it's a "normal" law it would have to be repealed instead of passed every year like the Hyde amendment.

[BlueCaliDem]

4. I love how Republicans use kind names for vicious bills. The "Justice for Victims of

Trafficking Act has a poison-pill that won't allow victims of sex trade trafficking to get an abortion paid for by the government. How is that justice for victims of sex trafficking??

I'm happy to read that Democrats are not being fooled and have filibustered that heinous bill for a third time. Remove that provision, you women-hating Neo-Confederate Taliban!

[Fred Sanders]

7. The title was a bipartisan selection long ago...then they slipped in the Poison Pill. Even avoided

mention of it in a memo to Democrats indicating the changes from the original bill passed in Commitee, returned from the legislative lawyers.

Just slipped it in and then LIED about it's existence....the media forgets to mention that as well, as Senator Boxer clearly pointed out in the Senate floor...crickets from the media.

The headline title from RW The Hill sucks, of course it does, blame must be shared equally.......

[herding cats]

5. Wasting time and getting paid for it is what the Republicans do best.

Second best is feeding their voters BS sandwiches and making them believe Liberals want to take away their BS sandwiches. Therefore the patriotic thing to do is fight for more BS sandwiches!

[father founding]

10. repug false flag

red nipples are flying in pee pee town tonight.
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