It sounds like a bunch of Democrats want to cave in exchange for no concessions whatsoever. Edit: Bloomberg has more details
Current likely Democratic votes for this:
- Shaheen - NH
- Hassan - NH
- King - ME
- Fetterman - PA
- Peters - MI
- Durbin - IL
- Warner - VA
- Kaine - VA
- Ossoff- GA
- Warnock - GA
If you want to change things, you need to call their DC office NOW, and leave an email if you can’t.
Edit 2: enough Democrats joined the Republicans to reopen the government with no real concessions.
The list:
- Durbin
- Hassan
- King
- Cortez Masto
- Kaine
- Shaheen
- Rosen
- Fetterman
- Schumer
- Gillibrand
There was a caucus meeting right before this, so the bulk of the Senate Democrats were likely OK with giving in, even if not willing to vote for it in public
The GOP can remove the filibuster and the DNC can put it back in the second they’re back in power. It has no value to the DNC right now if they cave.
Or rather, a Democratic majority Congress could USE that power to fix some things, and then shelve it.
Would they actually do that? X•doubt
🤣 This would be such a DNC thing to do.
Republicans remove the filibuster and ram through a bunch of vile shit.
People revolt and vote in Democrats.
Democrats, citing the need for decorum and bi-partisanship put back the filibuster.
Republicans block any progress on anything useful.
People are mad and vote in Republicans.
And round and round we go…