Only one House Democrat voted in the US House of Representatives voted for a spending bill that Republicans passed to keep the US government open.
The House passed a stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution or “CR,” to keep the government open until September on Tuesday. Only one Republican, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, voted against the legislation.
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to join Republicans in the legislation.
Since repubs have majority in both chambers, why do D votes matter at all? The only way D’s can disrupt the bill is a filibuster in the senate, right? What am I missing?
Edit: I googled. the measure will require Democratic support in the GOP-controlled upper chamber, where 60 votes are needed for passage, and some Democrats have held their cards close to their vest.
democrats will cave. It’s all they do.
It’s easy clickbait to get mad at Democrats for failing to be sufficiently symbolic.
Since being symbolic is what democrats do instead of accomplishing things, yes.
Do they matter? They could if a few Repiblicans broke rank and they should oppse this spending billl becsuse it is trash. Plus if the Dems in both houses are united against the bill it shows their supporters that they aren’t caving in like they frequently do.
Fuck Jared, he had no reason to vote for the bill.
No Republican will break rank in this environment
One did on this vote
And neither should any Dems. If we present a united front it makes it easier for Republicans to break ranks or sow discord and there is a wide variety of beliefs in the GOP.
It has to pass the senate and there you need a 2/3 majority for the filibuster. So Democratic votes do matter there
Assuming they filibuster.
You don’t for budgets. That’s just for new legislation and it is a 60 vote requirement for cloture.
IIRC, you don’t for reconciliation.
Even then you only have 53 Rep. senators
They can and will pass it via reconciliation. Budget related measures are able to be passed with a simple majority vote.
Then they should have to.