“Test Vote” will take place on Monday
April 22, 2010 | Uncategorized | Comments (2)Here’s the latest from Roll Call:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced the chamber would hold a test vote Monday on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) financial regulatory reform bill, threatening Republicans to vote against the sweeping measure that has picked up momentum in recent days.
“This is very simple. If they’re ready to move to the bill, that’s what we’re going to do,” Reid told reporters Thursday. Otherwise, Reid said, the Senate would hold a Monday cloture vote to try to move to the measure.
“There’s been plenty of time. We don’t need three more months,” Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, joining the chorus of Democratic leaders who vowed to press ahead with or without Republican support.
Reid will have to pick off at least one Republican to secure the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward, and it is not clear whether any GOP Member will break ranks to proceed.
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We don’t need three more moths….. we’re just talking about a financial reform bill that affects everyone in America. Why would we take the time to understand the issues involved and to make the RIGHT decisions regarding our nation and it’s people? It’s more important to just RUSH the bill through like every other bill, before American’s actually know what’s really being voted on.
And GOD FORBID a Senator every actually reads and understands a bill. That would take WAY too much time and energy. Just find out how everyone else is voting, and how your financial supporters want you to vote. Now THAT’S politics, the American way!
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In a few months Dodd and Reid will both be dealing cards at their state’s casinos! They will both be out of a job soon. But hey I am sure Harry Reid can go back to his shady land rezoning deals and Dodd might get an honorary seat on the board at Countrywide!