Senate Border bill got four R votes, five D's against

[BeyondGeography]

Link to tweet

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[Ferrets are Cool]

1. WHY?

[BeyondGeography]

2. Because their votes didn't matter

Once it was clear the R’s wouldn’t get the vote 60 Dems were free to vote as they saw fit. I’m sure this was cleared with Schumer.

[JT45242]

3. So this was cloture vote not YES/NO vote then... not clear in OP

I was wondering the same thing from the OP....

[Ferrets are Cool]

7. Thank you

[DemocraticPatriot]

9. We don't have "60 Dems" in the Senate. I'm sure you mixed up your words,

meant that it was clear that there would not be "60 votes" for the bill.... because almost all Republicans were voting against it....

[mcar]

4. Sanders voted no bc of aid to Israel

[BeyondGeography]

5. If we need Sanders to get to 60 on the so-called clean aid bill

I’m sure he will be there.

I don’t think it will come to that (the R support is there) much as I hate to link to the Washington Times:

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/7/senate-republicans-ready-to-embrace-ukraine-israel/

[onenote]

6. i wouldn't assume sanders would've voted for it under any circumstances.

It will be interesting to see how he votes on the bill that drops the border provision but keeps aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

[WarGamer]

8. "Bipartisan" appears to be a stretch.

[DemocraticPatriot]

10. Bipartisan is ALWAYS "a stretch", when the other party is full of

MAGAts and Nazi wannabes....

(OK, little to choose between those two terms--- they are all likely BOTH)