silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoCory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speechwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkCory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speechwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
You can call your senators to ask them to join in. live video here His overall strategy of disruption is described here
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 days agoI saw this going yesterday. can’t believe he’s still going
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down29·2 days agoThere’s alot of hot air in that guy.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 days agoShould have filibustered the continuing resolution
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoDefinitely, but Schumer pushed enough Democrats to side with the Republicans on a vote to end debate that they had the 60-vote supermajority needed to do so.
minus-squareforrgott@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThis is a very relevant detail I had missed. Thank you for pointing it out!
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoIt would have bought attention and time, maybe. With Schumer effectively sabotaging any kind of internal resistance within the party though…
I saw this going yesterday. can’t believe he’s still going
There’s alot of hot air in that guy.
Should have filibustered the continuing resolution
Definitely, but Schumer pushed enough Democrats to side with the Republicans on a vote to end debate that they had the 60-vote supermajority needed to do so.
This is a very relevant detail I had missed. Thank you for pointing it out!
It would have bought attention and time, maybe.
With Schumer effectively sabotaging any kind of internal resistance within the party though…