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Quiet Em

(2,553 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:24 PM Dec 17

Much appreciation for Leader Jeffries and House Democratic Leadership for getting the votes for the discharge petition

All Republicans who want to force severe economic hardship and health risks onto the public will now have to put their name on their cruelty.

Senate Republicans would be wise to pay attetion because the public overwhelmingly does not want the subsidies to expire.

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Quiet Em

(2,553 posts)
2. The con artist has said he would be open to extending them
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 12:52 PM
Dec 17

Thune is the biggest problem right now. Not sure what it would take to move Thune. Probably something that harms women.

CousinIT

(12,276 posts)
4. If there's a discharge petition with 218 signatures, Johnson can still refuse to bring it up for a vote?
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:00 PM
Dec 17

It seems if there's a discharge petition, there would have to be a vote. But I don't know how that stuff is supposed to work.

Bev54

(13,211 posts)
5. I don't either. I did not even know much about this before and wonder why these things
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:10 PM
Dec 17

haven't been used more in the past. But I read that the vote was being shut down before everyone had voted. I am lost in your politics, there is always exceptions to everything it seems.

CousinIT

(12,276 posts)
6. Yeah, it seems Johnson shut down the discharge petition vote before...
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:19 PM
Dec 17

...all Dems got to vote, so it was ONE vote short - he's a devious little creep.

KS Toronado

(23,076 posts)
7. "there is always exceptions to everything it seems."
Wed Dec 17, 2025, 03:27 PM
Dec 17

Just like the English language, the way our Government works it's amazing they get anything done of value.
And that's not very often.

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