It looks like the vote to force the rail workers back to work will get at least 70+ votes. No filibuster or parliamentarian.

[edit] 80 votes at the moment, 80-15

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    It was a shit vote, without a doubt. And I'm sure - if you ask them - they'll tell you that they "bargained" for the sick leave vote that got strangled under the filibuster, so aktuly it was very savvy 11D chess.

    But I'm far too jaded to believe a few House Republicans couldn't have been convinced to cross the aisle in support of this to think it wouldn't have passed. The only benefit The Squad would have had was the optics.