ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoI pay $15k a year health insurance for my family, it only kicks in after I spend $5k, and a doctor can say I require one thing and the insurance can reject itdiscuss.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square252fedilinkarrow-up11.79Karrow-down110
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minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 days agoIt was lieberman and nelson. manchin hadn’t rotated in yet.
minus-squaresvtdragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoYou’re right, and let’s not forget the Franken recount that lasted until June. So a very brief window to get stuff done.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 days agoThey could have completely done away with the filibuster forever with only 50. I will never accept the “we need 60 to get anything done” excuse. It just means “we don’t want to do anything.”
minus-squaresvtdragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoI don’t really buy that. Even the Rs haven’t gone that far. Imagine how much worse things could be if they had.
It was lieberman and nelson. manchin hadn’t rotated in yet.
You’re right, and let’s not forget the Franken recount that lasted until June. So a very brief window to get stuff done.
They could have completely done away with the filibuster forever with only 50.
I will never accept the “we need 60 to get anything done” excuse. It just means “we don’t want to do anything.”
I don’t really buy that. Even the Rs haven’t gone that far. Imagine how much worse things could be if they had.