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Originally Posted by Robbie
The media tried to paint a picture of Republicans obstructing everything.
That's been the talking point.
What they didn't tell people was that Sen. Reid was the leader of the "Do Nothing" Senate.
The House has passed plenty of bills.
But Sen. Reid (as majority leader of the Senate) refused to let them go to a vote on the Senate floor.
Basically ANYTHING that he didn't agree with in any way...he shelved.
People saw through that shit after a while.
Perhaps now some things will FINALLY make it past the Senate and to the President's desk for him to either sign or veto.
Anything is better than what Reid did as majority leader.  |
The house always passes plenty of bills, which stall in the Senate.. that's why its "the most deliberative body" Nancy Pelosi passed stuff (ending don't ask don't tell, cap and trade stuff) which never got a vote in the House.. what is rare is for bipartsian bills to pass the Senate and not get an up or down vote in the house.
Reid didn't' really shelve as much as Fox news told you.. what they refer to are first off bills which died in committe.. which is normal, and also bills passe by the house multiple times.. guess what "repeal Obamacare" was voted on and denied.. passing it 3 more times, yes are 3 bills that reid didn't call a vote on, but just passing the same legislation over and over, isn't really doing anything. Passing "jobs bill" which.. outlawed abortion, isn't an actual jobs bill, Reid isn't blocking "jobs legislation" he's blocking nonsense waste of time where the GOP tries to stuff "poison pills" into actual legulsation, but is honestly a waste of time. Can you name 3 SUBSTANTIVE (as in actual policy bills and not political stunts, and not copies of bills that were already voted on that the House passed again to prey on low information voters by saying see "see we're passing stuff and Reid is blocking it" bills that Reid "shelved" because I can easily name 3 that Boehner did...