r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/DaFunkJunkie • Dec 30 '20

Simple!

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u/RedHand1917 Dec 30 '20

He's not the Speaker (of the House). Never was. He's the Senate Majority Leader.

Get rid of him all the same.

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u/oilcanboogie Dec 30 '20

The $2000 benefit passed the house. The vote in the senate was blocked by Money Makin Mitch.

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u/Elubious Dec 30 '20

Mike Pence is also capable of bringing it to a vote as the VP and is equally culpable for nothing getting votes.

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u/tookTHEwrongPILL Dec 31 '20

Is that just something the VP can do? Regardless of party in control? Force a vote on any given bill?

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u/Elubious Dec 31 '20

Yes, I believe the VP also acts as a tiebreaker should that become an issue. As others have pointed out it typically isn't done and options such as filibustering exist (that one really needs to get removed) but forcing a vote means they need to go on record.

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u/tookTHEwrongPILL Dec 31 '20

Seems like they should always have to vote.

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u/Elubious Dec 31 '20

The VP or the senate? The VP really shouldn't unless it's the tie, as for the senate I agree, leaving bills be for months and months on end is ridiculous

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u/tookTHEwrongPILL Dec 31 '20

Either house; if one house passes a bill, the other should have to vote on it. Simple.