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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, McTurtle votes NO on the CR, then blames Ds for voting No on the CR
Did I hear that right?
So, McTurtle gets to vote his conscience on the CR, but any D voting their conscience and AGREEING with McTurtle is a bad guy.
Generic Brad
(14,276 posts)What a duplicitous man he is.
uponit7771
(90,371 posts)madaboutharry
(40,248 posts)You'll give yourself a headache.
elleng
(131,429 posts)lapfog_1
(29,243 posts)to try and force the democrats to vote for it
Keep Wishing
(24 posts)Republicans can bluster all they want, they own this....
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,004 posts)wanted. Seeing it wasn't going to pass anyhow, he voted No because under the weird rules of the Senate, it means he can bring the matter to a vote again.
drray23
(7,638 posts)If he had voted yes he could not have entered a motion to reconsider to bring it back on the floor at a later time.
kirby
(4,442 posts)Majority Leader needs to be a no vote in order table or hold a bill to resubmit.
Keep Wishing
(24 posts)Hillary and Obama are president....sheesh.... get with program people....
stopbush
(24,399 posts)ollie10
(2,091 posts)MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)pnwmom
(109,025 posts)but McConnell's not blaming them, either.
JI7
(89,289 posts)again.
MiniMe
(21,724 posts)I think he had to vote no to be able to bring the bill that they will be revising up again.
longship
(40,416 posts)The leader votes "No" so he can resubmit the bill.
Just a weird US Senate rules thing. Both party leaders do it.