(06-23-2016, 10:43 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: Congress has been at a halt and accomplished nothing since January 2011. It's ridiculous to think anything is more useful there than what the Democrats are doing. Might as well shut the place down.
Susan Collins is hammering out a compromise that McConnell had indicated he would allow a test (table) vote on to see if it would muster the 60 needed.
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IF this happens on the Senate side, it will embolden the House sit-in to stay the course or bring it back after the July 4 recess. If they force a vote, it will probable fail in the House but it could hit hard GOP Congressional critters in purple districts this November, and that would have several beneficial payoffs for Progressives.
It may take months, years, or decades, but it is only a matter of time at this point.