Comment on US Senate passes Ukraine aid, but House Speaker refuses to hold vote

• BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “I’m never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn’t have the votes.”

  Source: thehill.com/…/573976-pelosi-on-infrastructure-bil…

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  • candybrie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s the opposite. Not bringing a bill that won’t pass has the same basic outcome without wasting everyone’s time.

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  • WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Even if your example applied, which it doesn’t, it’s from three years ago.

    In order to be “both sides” the Dems would need to constantly block bills out of spite.

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