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Collins much like Scott Brown need to spend more time in the [STRIKE=]public[/STRIKE] private sector...permanently. The miasma of dc has gone to the rino's heads.
No point in even botheringFunny thing, no problem getting through to Warren or Cowan.
The Senate has reached an agreement for 8 additional amendments to be in order S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013. The Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 (background checks) is currently pending to the bill. The agreement results in a series of up to 9 roll call votes at approximately 4:00pm on Wednesday, April 17th. The details of the agreement are below.
It is in order for the Manchin-Toomey amendment #715 to be set aside and the following amendments to be called up:
- Grassley substitute amendment consistent with the summary which is at the desk;
- Leahy-Collins amendment #713 (trafficking);
- Cornyn amendment #719 (conceal carry);
- Feinstein amendment #711 (assault weapons/clip bans);
- Burr amendment #720 (veterans/guns);
- Lautenberg-Blumenthal amendment #714 (high capacity clip ban)
- Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy) and
- Harkin-Alexander amendment relative to mental health, the text of which is at the desk.
Following Leader remarks on Wednesday, April 17th, the time until 4:00pm will be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, to debate the amendments concurrently.
At approximately 4:00pm, the Senate will proceed to a series of up to 9 roll call votes in the order listed below. All amendments will be subject to a 60 affirmative-vote threshold. No other amendments or motions to commit are in order to any of these amendments or to the bill prior to these votes. There will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote. All votes after the first vote will be 10 minutes in duration.
- Manchin-Toomey amendment #715
- Grassley substitute amendment consistent with the summary which is at the desk;
- Leahy-Collins amendment #713 (trafficking);
- Cornyn amendment #719 (conceal carry);
- Feinstein amendment #711 (assault weapons/clip bans);
- Burr amendment #720 (veterans/guns);
- Lautenberg-Blumenthal amendment #714 (high capacity clip ban)
- Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy) and
- Harkin-Alexander amendment relative to mental health, the text of which is at the desk.
Newtown families ask for meeting with Mitch McConnell
Posted by Greg Sargent on April 16, 2013 at 4:03 pm
A representative for families of the Newtown shooting victims has asked Senator Mitch McConnell to hold a meeting with them, according to sources familiar with the request. McConnell’s office initially declined the request on the basis of scheduling, a source says — and now family members are set to call McConnell and reiterate the request personally.
How will McConnell respond?
The request – if granted — would allow the families to come face to face with the primary architect of the GOP’s strategy of blocking everything Dems propose to slow the tide of gun violence. If it is denied, it would be a big story, and could lend support to the argument that Republicans are callously rebuffing the families — and prioritizing the gun lobby over them – in the wake of a massacre that claimed the lives of 20 Newtown children.
The request — which was made by a representative of Sandy Hook Promise, a group that includes around a dozen family members who are lobbying Washington lawmakers – represents something of a shift in strategy by the families, and carries interesting implications for later stages in this battle. Previously, the families, who had met with many Democratic and Republican Senators, had shied away from asking for a meeting with McConnell, on the theory that they should focus their energy on Senators they deemed persuadable. This irritated Democrats who wanted to see more public pressure put on their GOP counterparts.
Newtown families ask for meeting with Mitch McConnell
Talk about a storm a'brewing... I'm actually loving and looking forward to it.
it will pass, people are focused on boston
Makes ya wonder if that is exactly what they want!!
MA_Shooter, There's plenty of problem getting through to Warren... That bitch refuses to respond to anything. I've called and emailed numerous times to no avail. Aids pick up the phone and basically read me the same email that is sent out to everybody that writes to her. Nothing personal. She doesn't care about the people what-so-ever. But I knew that before the sheep elected her...
I have spoken with Senator Tarr office though, great people over there. He wants the agenda to be towards furthering mental health awareness in people. He has no intention of pushing for anything that has to even do with guns.
MA_Shooter, There's plenty of problem getting through to Warren... That bitch refuses to respond to anything. I've called and emailed numerous times to no avail. Aids pick up the phone and basically read me the same email that is sent out to everybody that writes to her. Nothing personal. She doesn't care about the people what-so-ever. But I knew that before the sheep elected her...
I have spoken with Senator Tarr office though, great people over there. He wants the agenda to be towards furthering mental health awareness in people. He has no intention of pushing for anything that has to even do with guns.
This has some ideas on where the votes are now. On Gun Control, the Dems Don?t Have the Votes | Power Line. Durbin says they need 8 R's to cross over. If that is the case, there is no way it's passing.
Also the morning joe idiots on msnbc are crying puddles. The are not a appy, optimistic group of idiots.
Breaking news on the tv just now, that there is not enough votes to pass the background check bill.
Awesome!
Breaking news on the tv just now, that there is not enough votes to pass the background check bill.
Yes but the wind erased my message.