Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Tra…

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies.

excellent

The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill. It needed 60 votes to advance.

centrist my fucking asshole.

  • 🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Democrats voted against the Homeland Security appropriations bill because it includes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), two agencies they say need reforms after immigration agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.

    “We all know that we do not have agreement on how to deal with ICE. We know very simply that Democrats just want ICE to behave like any police department in America and use warrants and not wear masks,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said before the vote.

    Republicans trying to spin, but Democrats are standing up against ICE murdering citizens.

    So this is a fucking thing to note, all you “Dems do nothing” people.

    HERE. ARE. DEMS. DOING. SOMETHING.

    At least for now. :P

    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
      136·
      2 days ago

      Give them another month. They’ll fold and give ICE 100 billion dollars for defensive extermination camps and a vote to ban ICE from wearing masks except when they really want to.

        • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
          21·
          2 days ago

          Cmon, this is the dems we’re talking about. It would be the first time in my life they didn’t sell us out for imaginary “moderate republicans” (really just their donors).

            • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
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              2 days ago

              If the democratic party turned into a useful vehicle for enacting positive social change, then it would be a useful vehicle for enacting positive social change.

              That doesn’t mean I won’t continue to organize outside the party and criticize any failure, since its still a fundamentally pro-capital party and will revert back to its nature when the threat diminishes.