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In response to "I'd be surprised if the current bill ever comes up for a vote in the Senate. It's not viable there." by Will Hunting

It'll pass in the Senate...they only need 51 votes and there are 52 Republicans there

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) May 4 '17, 11:38

The Senate, however, will not need any Democrats to pass it because they are using a procedural mechanism that allows the bill to pass the Senate to pass with just 51 votes instead of the usual 60-vote threshold. There are 52 Republicans in the Senate.

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Read the article I linked. It's not so simple. -- nm - mara May 4, 11:41 1
- god I hope you're right. -- nm - Remlik May 4, 11:43
The Senate isn't voting unanimously on this. There are plenty who like their jobs. - Will Hunting May 4, 11:41
There are a couple of moderate republican senators that have been very critical of the bill. -- nm - pmb May 4, 11:40
This version is highly unlikely to pass the (slightly more moderate) Senate -- nm - ty97 May 4, 11:39 6
- even before they get into the details it has to pass the Byrd test (to reduce the deficit) or else they can't take it thru Reconciliation -- nm - decline May 4, 11:47
- But they can change it and send it to reconciliation -- nm - ty97 May 4, 11:40 4
  - The question is how they can reconcile it. They're dancing on razor blade right now. If it moves at all further left they'll lose the freedom caucus -- nm - pmb May 4, 11:41 3
    - I'd hope so, but I doubt it. I think FC fought to get their best starting position knowing they'd never get this version through the Senate -- nm - ty97 May 4, 11:42 2
      - I don't know. I see the FC generally unwilling to bend. We know they didn't the first time. -- nm - pmb May 4, 11:46 1
        
        I'd be fine with them killing it, but I think they know they could only set the starting line, not the finish line - ty97 May 4, 11:49
There are republicans there that have said they will not vote for it in the current form. -- nm - Spawn May 4, 11:39 10
- Uh-huh. A. the GOP is now energized and the amount of pressure brought to bear on them will be crazy. B. They'll vote for it so they won't be cut out - Remlik May 4, 11:42 9
  - Senate's different. They aren't in gerrymandered districts -- nm* - ty97 May 4, 11:43 8
    - And only a third of them are up for re-election in 2018. -- nm - mara May 4, 11:45 2
      - Sure, and some of them are up in 2020 when this would still be a huge campaign deal -- nm - ty97 May 4, 11:50 1
        
        I can't believe they have the Medicare stuff happening in 2020. - Will Hunting May 4, 11:53
    - Also they are a midterm from possibly loosing there majority - eag May 4, 11:44 4
      - ...have you looked at the 2018 senate map? - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 4, 11:49 2
        
        After this last year politically - eag May 4, 11:55 1
        
        Again, I invite you to look at the map. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 4, 11:56
      - The House could be in play. They could afford to lose 22 votes today -- - Will Hunting May 4, 11:49

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It'll pass in the Senate...they only need 51 votes and there are 52 Republicans there

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