"Vote-a-rama" now expected (WILL) to start Monday morning AT 9AM
The Senate’s marathon voting session — known as a “vote-a-rama” — that will take place before a final vote on President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda bill is now expected to begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, according to a notice sent out by Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso’s office.
During the marathon voting session, senators can offer as many amendments as they want to vote on before a final vote on the bill.
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I share the senators' disgust regarding the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
This ugly legislation is also estimated to increase the national debt by $3.3 trillion over the next 10 years.
"This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress,” said Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). “[W]e're debating a bill that’s going to cut healthcare for 16 million people. It's going to give a tax break to…massively wealthy people who don't need any more money. There are going to be kids who go hungry because of this bill. This is the biggest reduction in…nutrition benefits for kids in the history of the country.”
“This bill is a farce,” said Senator Angus King (I-ME). “Imagine a bunch of guys sitting around a table, saying, ‘I've got a great idea. Let's give $32,000 worth of tax breaks to a millionaire and we’ll pay for it by taking health insurance away from lower-income and middle-income people. And to top it off, how about we cut food stamps, we cut SNAP, we cut food aid to people?’... I've been in this business of public policy now for 20 years, eight years as governor, 12 years in the United States Senate. I have never seen a bill this bad. I have never seen a bill that is this irresponsible, regressive, and downright cruel.”
“This place feels to me, today, like a crime scene,” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said on the floor of the Senate. “Get some of that yellow tape and put it around this chamber. This piece of legislation is corrupt. This piece of legislation is crooked. This piece of legislation is a rotten racket. This bill cooked up in back rooms, dropped at midnight, cloaked in fake numbers with huge handouts to big Republican donors. It loots our country for some of the least deserving people you could imagine. When I first got here, this chamber filled me with awe and wonderment. Today, I feel disgust.”
We gained our independence by fighting valiantly to defeat a tyrannical ruler.
We must do so again.
NO KINGS!
ADD: As of 9AM, July 1; 45 amendments have been brought to a floor vote. While I don't have a count at this time, the vast majority have been DEM. This been voted 'DOWN', but have placed the RUB's on record as having voted NO. An example, but not with the exact language IS TO allow Medicaid benefits to be paid to those qualified to receive benefits for families with children under age 12 to receive benefits. All RUB's voted NO. Whether this bill (HR-1) passes or NOT, these votes will be used against the RUB's in future ads when election time returns. The normal carve-outs come into play, as with a revision for Sen. Murkowski (Alaska) regarding Medicaid for her state that relies heavily on this program; as well as other currently existing programs.
My trusting of reporting from MSNBC indicates that the bill has not been brought forth for a vote, as the RUB's are not able to re-write language of the bill to suit their needs.
We've watched some of the action on C-SPAN 2, but are not able to catch everything.
The WAR continues.....