How the GOP could force a repeal vote in the Senate

[Monsoon]

Source: MSNBC


From NBC's Ken Strickland and Carrie Dann

Democratic leaders have vowed to prevent a measure to roll back the health care law from even coming to the Senate floor, but Republican leader Mitch McConnell "assured" the public yesterday that he would force a vote on repeal.
And there's a reasonable chance that he can pull it off.(snip)

First, McConnell could withhold any deals or agreements to proceed to any legislation without a guarantee of a repeal vote, effectively throwing sand in the Senate's procedural gears until the law is addressed.

Another way to force a vote is for McConnell or any Republican senator to offer a "motion to suspend the rules," essentially asking for a change in Senate rules to require a vote on a repeal amendment. If all members are present, it would take 67 votes to succeed.

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They know they can't get a repeal yet they want to get the Democrats on record. It's almost like the repukes don't even have a table to take things off of and are too dumb to keep their powder dry.
Nothing like pandering to your base by doing what you campaigned on.

[karynnj]

1. McConnell could withhold any deals or agreements to proceed to any legislation without a guarantee o

How would that differ from what he has done for the last 2 years?

It sounds like he is speaking of an up or down vote - not a vote to bring it to the floor where 60 is needed. I am less certain that we would retain all our Senators if it was an up or down vote - and they would need just 4. This is scary even though Obama would veto it. (I know that in 2007, we passed a defense bill with a resolution that there be a deadline set and Bush vetoed it - and no one in the media pointed out that the House and Senate were calling for a change in strategy. Here, I assume that Obama and the Democrats would be hit with whines of the majority in both houses wanting it repealed.)

[Psephos]

7. Good analysis. n/t

[Roland99]

2. Let the repukes grandstand. Let them bring the Senate to a halt.

at least no more harm can come from this Congress.

[Iliyah]

4. Don't stop

now GOP, do the same thing ya'll been doing for the past two years, ya betcha!

[denverbill]

3. OK. Just add an amendment to replace it with single payer. Then repeal away! n/t

[David__77]

5. I'd be fine with no legislation for two years.

Just fine with that.

[Demeter]

6. Sauce for the Gander--Oh, If Only Someone Would Pander to US!