McConnell Vows That House-Passed Repeal Will Get Senate Vote

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The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to repeal last year’s health care overhaul law, sending the measure to the Senate, where Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is preparing to force a vote on the issue.

http://www.rollcall.com/news/-202594-1.html



can mcconnell do that? how do you 'force a vote' ?

[opihimoimoi]

1. Campaign Drama for the GOPers supporters...Obama will veto it should it pass the Senate

Everyone noes it....this is waste of time...

Where are them GOPer JOBS they promised??

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2. reid said he won't bring it to the floor, how do you 'force a vote'?

is there a procedure that allows that to happen?

[opihimoimoi]

4. The amoral GOPers will doo all they can to undermine Obama and the D Party

They smell blood cause the people sent them to DC with a mandate to fuck the DEM Party...

They feel they are on a roll....

They will make up a "Procedure"

[gratuitous]

3. Uh, Mitch? You're not the Majority Leader

You don't get to say what does and doesn't come up for a vote.

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5. Technically they *could* filibuster all action under Reid allows it to come to the floor.

i.e. filibuster a bill, it gets tabled filibuster the next bill, it gets tabled, filibuster the next one.

Hold Senate hostage until the bill they want comes to the floor. Still I don't think they have the balls or votes to pull that off. Some of the bills would likely be ones they are interested in. You need to be dedicated to pull it off.

[Bandit]

6. And that would be different some how?

They have pretty much had a permanent filibuster going since 2007. Also I do believe there will be some adjustments made in how the filibuster works with this new Senate..

[Statistical]

7. I agree. The difference would merely be in the negotiating.

Something like:
"We will allow (by not fillibustering) bills x,y,z come to the floor, if you bring the repeal bill to the floor. If you don't we filibuster everything and senate doesn't pass a single bill this session".

I doubt they have the cohesion, balls, and votes to pull it off just providing an example of how the minority *can* force a vote.