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That's exactly why they're doing it now.
by disgruntledphd2 2y ago
That's exactly why they're doing it now.
- dataflow 2y agoConfused, why would Republicans be against this? Edit: Got thrown off by the comments, that makes more sense.
- mywittyname 2y agoConsidering a Republican introduced it, I don't think they are. The strategy might be to introduce it now, and use the fact that it failed the Democratic-lead lame duck session to sell it to the people in the next Congress.
- caslon 2y agoIt was proposed by a North Carolina Republican: Thom Tillis.
- GeekyBear 2y agoThe Senate majority leader controls what legislation makes it to the Senate floor. Frankly, most legislation that favors the interests of wealthy donors is bipartisan. For instance, the legislation that rolled back the banking reforms put into place after the financial crisis during the first Trump term. > the bill, which was years in the making, was a rare bipartisan accomplishment at a time when Congress is gridlocked on almost all major issues. Sixteen moderate Senate Democrats helped Republicans pass the bill. It was an unusual moment of political unity that sparked a public feud in which the Democratic Party’s progressive wing went to war with its more business-friendly centrists. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/14/senate-passes-bill-scaling-back-dodd-frank-463825 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/14/senate-passes-bill...