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applegrove

(118,915 posts) Sun Nov 26, 2017, 08:53 PM Nov 2017

Senate Republicans Still Dont Have Votes for Tax Bill

https://politicalwire.com/2017/11/26/senate-republicans-still-dont-votes-tax-bill/

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Politico: “While the House passed the bill earlier this month, Republicans who see final passage as a make-or-break moment for the party are worried about potential turbulence in the Senate, which is expected to vote on its own version this week.”

“Six Senate Republicans are still withholding their support for the tax cut package — enough to tank it — and others in the party said they don’t want the difference-maker to be a lack of good messengers from the White House. And so far, the pitches don’t appear to be helping. A recent Quinnipiac University Poll found that 52 percent of voters oppose the GOP tax plans, and only 25 percent support them.”

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Senate Republicans Still Dont Have Votes for Tax Bill (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2017 OP

Good! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2017 #1

Which six? BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #2

I hope Meowmee Nov 2017 #3

The best news I've heard all day. Being greedy is becoming the hateful human Maraya1969 Nov 2017 #4

Can someone translate this sentence for me: marybourg Nov 2017 #5

Trump was absent in some of the health care bill fights. This time they don't want that to applegrove Nov 2017 #7

Thank you. nt marybourg Nov 2017 #15

Let's work like heck to make sure they never get the votes VMA131Marine Nov 2017 #6

But the donor class wants this bill to pass. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #8

I hope it stays that way! DangerousUrNot Nov 2017 #9

Thought Murkowski said she was going to vote for it? OliverQ Nov 2017 #10

i think "the six" will hold out for concessions Takket Nov 2017 #11

Senate Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Dawson Leery Nov 2017 #12

Can't the billionaires just bribe them some more? L. Coyote Nov 2017 #13

Oh I hope it goes down, Wall Street will disown doc03 Nov 2017 #14

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,458 posts)

1. Good!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 08:53 PM

Nov 2017

BigmanPigman

(51,660 posts)

2. Which six?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 08:56 PM

Nov 2017

I do not trust anynof them and am calling the 9 that were on mynlist from last week (202) 224-3121...
Collins, McCain, Moran, Young, Murkowski, Corner, Flake, Heller, and Johnson. RESIST!!!!

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)

3. I hope

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 08:56 PM

Nov 2017

It’s true

Maraya1969

(22,510 posts)

4. The best news I've heard all day. Being greedy is becoming the hateful human

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:13 PM

Nov 2017

character defect that it once was.

marybourg

(12,650 posts)

5. Can someone translate this sentence for me:

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:17 PM

Nov 2017

"they don't want the difference maker to be a lack of good messengers from the White House.", into old-fashioned English that an old person could understand ?

applegrove

(118,915 posts)

7. Trump was absent in some of the health care bill fights. This time they don't want that to

Reply to marybourg (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:30 PM

Nov 2017

be the reason for the failure. And it doesn't look like it is working even though they are getting the WH to try.

me: That is what happens when you have **** for a bill.

marybourg

(12,650 posts)

15. Thank you. nt

Reply to applegrove (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:48 PM

Nov 2017

VMA131Marine

(4,159 posts)

6. Let's work like heck to make sure they never get the votes

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:24 PM

Nov 2017

GOP senators are vulnerable next year. They are persuadable.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

8. But the donor class wants this bill to pass.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:34 PM

Nov 2017

And the GOP represents the donor class. Bribes will be offered to the holdouts, and none of these holdouts possess a functioning spine.

DangerousUrNot

(431 posts)

9. I hope it stays that way!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:34 PM

Nov 2017

What can we do to stop it? Call our officials?

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

10. Thought Murkowski said she was going to vote for it?

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:36 PM

Nov 2017

Takket

(21,703 posts)

11. i think "the six" will hold out for concessions

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 09:36 PM

Nov 2017

and eventually vote for it. i just can't believe the rethugs will let this fail like they did ACA repeal. They are too afraid of their base and not afraid of the other 80% of us.