Capitulation. Like clockwork.
Are these fucking people deaf and blind?
Read the article. The Grauniad picked one small cherry out of the very back of the story and made it a headline because they suck.
Schumer demanded that the DHS bill be set aside so that reforms to agents’ conduct could be written into it, but Thune declined, setting the stage for Thursday’s failed vote, which required at least some Democratic support to clear the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold in the Senate.
All 47 Democratic senators voted against advancing the package, along with seven Republican senators. Thune also voted no so that he could bring the measure back up for consideration in the future.
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“Republicans in Congress cannot allow this violent status quo to continue. They must work with Democrats on legislation, real legislation, strong legislation to rein ICE in,” the Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, said before the vote.
“Democrats are ready to pass five bipartisan funding bills in the Senate, we’re ready to pass them today. We’re ready to fund 96% of the federal government today, but the DHS bill still needs a lot of work.”