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No it isn't...actually there have been almost 400 bills and 150 resolutions sent to the senate.
You seem to be operating under the misguided precept that simply because the House passes a bill the Senate must also. Or that the bill is actually worth passing. Neither of those conditions are true.
For Vox, of all places, quote:
“From raising the minimum wage to ensuring equal pay, we have passed legislation to raise wages. And we have passed legislation to protect and expand health coverage and bring down prescription drug prices,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a statement to Vox. “We continue to urge Senator McConnell to take up our bills, many of which are bipartisan.”
Every bit of that is standard liberal double-speak.
From Fact-Check, quote:
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others have been pushing back at Republican complaints of a “do-nothing Congress” by claiming the Democratic-controlled House has passed “more than 275 bipartisan bills” that are being blocked in the Republican-controlled Senate. But that list includes bills with as few as one Republican vote."
Additionally if you read over one of the actual bills, such as H.R. 1585 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, you find it packed with verbiage which defines violence as practically anything a woman wants it to be so that of course such a charge can be utilized to restrict the rights of the accused. Quote:
SEC. 1201. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR ATTEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM.
18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM.
“(a) In General.—In the case of a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System pursuant to the request of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code), which background check determines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, and such determination is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the licensee contacted the System and a firearm has been transferred to that person, the System shall notify the law enforcement agencies described in subsection (b)."
McConnell is correct in delaying Democrat bills passed out of the House because by definition they are, to one degree or another, detrimental to the American people at large.
Oh yes, the old 2016 election selection
Do you actually believe the Mueller investigation was legitimate? Believe all that crap about Russian collusion was in any manner true? That Michael Avenatti was such a formidable force not only was he destined to be the next President of the United States he had Trump quivering in his shoes? Believe that some pompous Lieutenant Colonel decides US foreign policy, and that simply because said Lieutenant Colonel scribbled notes on a piece of paper the President was bound to discuss them during a Presidential phone-call? Did you actually believe the bodyguard of lies which poured out of Adan Schiff's mouth during the impeachment hearings?
I guess so.
If you check you'll see that it is McConnell's senate that won't discuss or bring bills to the floor...that is a fact!
And again, good for McConnell. The last thing Democrats at large ever hold to heart is the general welfare of the American people.
Yet, Schiff was right!
Schiff lied through his teeth. Here is what Adam Schiff said. Please read it and tell me which words President Trump actually spoke during the specified phone call with the President of Ukraine. Quote:
"And what is the President’s response — well it reads like a classic organized crime shake down. In essence, what the President Trump communicates is this: We’ve been very good to your country. Very good. No other country has done as much as we have. But you know what, I don’t see much reciprocity here. You know what I mean? I hear what you want. I have a favor I want from you though. And I’m going to say this only seven times, so you better listen good. I want you to make up dirt on my political opponent, understand? Lots of dirt, on this and on that. I’m going to put you in touch with people, and not just any people. I’m going to put you in touch with the Attorney General of the United States — my Attorney General, Bill Barr — he’s got the whole weight of American law enforcement behind him. And I’m going to put you in touch with Rudy, you’re going to love him. Trust me. You know what I’m asking, so I’m only going to say this a few more times, in a few more ways. And don’t call me again. I’ll call you when you’ve done what I asked."
The Senate is quite used to "sit and do nothing". So lets turn it around and state that the only thing the republicans do is defend trump's missteps...though with a brief - and assumed authorization to do so - criticism of his insertion into the military among other things.
What is this word-salad even referring to?
"Out of 100 senators, zero believe you on the argument there is no quid pro quo," Cruz said to Trump's defense team, according to the senator's own recollection that he shared with CNN on Wednesday. "Stop making it," Cruz added.
Who cares what Cruz said? According to the very article cited Cruz told CNN his "recollection" of something he said. In addition there exist no logical means by which Cruz could know what 99 other Senators either believed or were thinking. What is he, God?
Regardless, from the article cited, quote:
"It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation," Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said before he voted to acquit Trump. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Rob Portman of Ohio made similar claims."
Alexander advances an incorrect assumption, that President Trump asked a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and withheld aide to ensure that happened. If you read the transcript of the phone call itself, you find Trump did neither of those things. Alexander's comment is invalid.
I appreciate that trumplicans believe this although no such evidence exists.
Have you not seen this video?
What Biden said in this video is exactly what those promoting the impeachment fantasy were desperate in their hope to have found President Trump said.
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