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Rich Colbert's avatar

It passed with the shillbilly casting the tie breaker. Turn out the lights the party's over!

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Joan Sheehan's avatar

God help us, is right. Or the House.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

I believe they'll start debating Wed. morning. I have no great faith in the general morality of the representatives, but maybe their egos won't let them approve such a radically-changed bill.

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Joan Sheehan's avatar

I pray. 🙏⚔️

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Stephanie Silver's avatar

Well it is passed and we will all suffer!

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Debra Cohen's avatar

On days like today, I find it very difficult to hold onto hope for anything good coming out of the cesspool that is this administration. Not only do I ascribe responsibility for this to the people in the administration who have sold their souls and the people who voted for this destruction of deceny, but also to those universities, law firms, state officials and others who caved when faced with financial retribution or professional ruin. I am allowing myself some time to be numb because feeling all of this is torture.

On an urelated note, my friend... do you know how I can access the article you wrote about my trip to the border?

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Debra Cohen's avatar

Yes! Thank you so much! And I'll stay strong if you do.

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Dana Campbell's avatar

🙏🙏🙏

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

What happened with the deal Murkowski was said to have cut, exempting Alaska from much horror?

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Ava's avatar

Last I heard, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled against the inclusion of the provisions of that deal and ordered it stripped out of the bill. Without it, Murkowski might actually manage to find her moral compass (briefly).

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

From your lips.

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Ava's avatar

Sorry - apparently my lips are unsurprisingly not powerful.

No one seems to know what's actually in it at this point (although it's obviously awful), but it has passed the Senate.

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Susan Campbell's avatar

Yep. Sadly.

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

Well, that's horrible.

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Ava's avatar

Disastrous and deliberately so.

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Mary Ann Dimand's avatar

Yup.

:(

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