Looks like they've got it. 217 yay, all GOP. 213 no, 1 GOP. 3 not voting, all Dems. I'd like to wish all purple district Republicans a fun 21 months trying to convince people this wasn't TECHNICALLY a vote for cutting Medicaid and SNAP to pay for billionaire tax cuts. - ThreadSky

joekatz45.bsky.social • 1 day ago

Looks like they've got it. 217 yay, all GOP. 213 no, 1 GOP. 3 not voting, all Dems.

I'd like to wish all purple district Republicans a fun 21 months trying to convince people this wasn't TECHNICALLY a vote for cutting Medicaid and SNAP to pay for billionaire tax cuts.

Reposted from Joe Katz

This is also a VERY useful stat sheet for calls tomorrow reminding your members of Congress how many voters they just voted to fuck over in favor of billionaires.

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patientadvocacy.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is tragic. Don’t give up, everyone who depends on federal programs. Call your Reps & district offices & demand help. Don’t take no for answer. Reach out on social media, to professional patient advocates, lawyers, public hospitals, Gofundme, churches, charities, synagogues, mutual aid groups. 😭

bribleck.bsky.social•1 day ago

So disappointing at the result but I’m glad Ds had a spine

quianaa2001.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what happens now? Is Medicaid done? Or does it move on for another vote?

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

In short, it's not a dumb question, and no, they have quite a few more steps ahead of them

quianaa2001.bsky.social•1 day ago

I hate to be so negative but I feel like this will eventually pass and families like mine will be with healthcare. I want to be wrong though. I very much want to be wrong.

marlahk.bsky.social•1 day ago

They have to reconcile with Senate version, and then (if they can reconcile) they pass that, but then they have to actually write the bill. This is like a framework or structure for an eventual bill.

quianaa2001.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you Marla! Much appreciated 😌

marlahk.bsky.social•1 day ago

You're welcome! (I only know this bc of a podcast I listened to earlier today.)

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

Man. That's a very clear way to explain this process

marlahk.bsky.social•1 day ago

So more steps needed, but this framework calls for billions in cuts to Dept that houses Medicaid. So if Senate agrees, there will be major cuts in Medicaid.

andil.bsky.social•1 day ago

Which 3 D’s didn’t vote? Patterson has a valid reason - still recovering from a difficult birth so of course Johnson would not let her vote. Who are the other 2?

quispme.bsky.social•1 day ago

Only one didn’t vote. Raul Grijalva.

andil.bsky.social•1 day ago

You’re right. Brittany Peterson made it after all https://bsky.app/profile/kylec.bsky.social/post/3lj2c5kw2ys2m

andil.bsky.social•1 day ago

Another reason we need term limits https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/politics/raul-grijalva-cancer/index.html

sixtyfps.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fuck, I can't help but be pedantic here: the word is YEA

markesienko.bsky.social•1 day ago

You’re talking about convincing people who already think the sun rises in the West & sets in the East! Like shooting fish in a barrel,…

I used to think the conservatives in our coffee group were average ‘Joe’s,’ all w college degrees,.. but I’m certain now there isn’t a one with an IQ over 100!

thalantos.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's because they don't expect to have to worry about elections in 26, dude

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

If normal politics prevail Republicans are setting themselves up for an absolute bloodbath in the midterms.

If.

davec726.bsky.social•1 day ago

If there’s even a vote that is untampered

twotime2equals4.bsky.social•1 day ago

and thats another IF theres a vote at all

zachrabiroff.com•1 day ago

Yeah. Well.

dbpublisher.bsky.social•1 day ago

Bullshit. Americans voted for this, and the representatives voted to add to the deficit and enrich billionaires. They knew this in November and now they acted. Democrats can’t even agree on ending childhood poverty. Bullshit. I’m tied of being lied to. This is America.

billfreebird.bsky.social•1 day ago

I believe Trump knows midterms will be a disaster for Republicans, hence the speed of destroying our government. I think about how much info Trump and Musk can destroy

publius64.bsky.social•1 day ago

big "if" there

..."you will never have to worry about voting again"

weighed against the extra-constitutional (illegal and undemocratic) actions of the Trump administration so far

is scary as hell

carnivorecrunch.bsky.social•1 day ago

IF.

As per 45, there won’t be blue states in two years.

hamptonstevens.bsky.social•1 day ago

Don't comply in advance

carnivorecrunch.bsky.social•1 day ago

Never. And I don’t believe his words. But I do believe his intent.

hamptonstevens.bsky.social•1 day ago

As do I, and I'm sure we're on the same team. I just worry that doomerism can create a kind of self-fulfilling momentum.

When people say "there aren't going to be elections" my response is, "Yeah, there fucking are and — if I have anything to say about it — they're going to be free and fair."

carnivorecrunch.bsky.social•1 day ago

You are right. I need to check myself as to not do that.

And to add to that, some of us are going to have our lives destroyed before this gets put right.

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

UPDATE: two of the three missing Democrats voted no.

jelamonsterart.com•1 day ago

Who didn't vote?

littlenomad.bsky.social•1 day ago

If there was a no vote, it may have been somebody who couldn’t turn around fast enough. One of the Dems just left maternity leave, one just left the hospital. This was a good showing.

evan.codes•1 day ago

Grijalva, undergoing lung cancer treatments

dustinheron.bsky.social•1 day ago

Should not have run.

evan.codes•1 day ago

Given that he knew in April, and was one of the first to tell Biden to drop out, and that he has been missing votes on the regular, hard agree.

booktweeting.bsky.social•1 day ago

Grijalva, and it wouldn’t have made a difference

but he should resign

booktweeting.bsky.social•1 day ago

because there will be more bullshit to come

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

Alcoholic cancer patient who hasn’t showed up to vote all year.

He’s in Arizona.

https://www.congress.gov/member/raul-grijalva/G000551

oreomarie.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not if Musk has his little hackers.

y2skot.bsky.social•1 day ago

(If there are midterms.)

skippysan.bsky.social•1 day ago

If there is an election

democracyrocks.bsky.social•1 day ago

We’d best put some effort into those special elections, even if it is futile we should try.

aprillia.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wondering if Musk threatened if they didn't vote yes.

Craven

sistercurry.bsky.social•1 day ago

If Congress' role continues to shrink, it won't really matter. They're being transformed into a paper institution

felinablanc.bsky.social•1 day ago

I'm more concerned about the 200k people in my district alone who will suffer, be sicker, and go hungrier in the next few years. Our awful GOP rep dick being replaced (unlikely) by a different GOP dick is really beside the point.

hamptonstevens.bsky.social•1 day ago

What's the other option?

ann-t-social.bsky.social•1 day ago

At one point there were 2 Republican No votes...it changed a couple of minutes later back to 1

skiddius.bsky.social•1 day ago

Apparently the one congresswoman who "flipped" makes a show of changing her vote somewhat regularly. Some of her constituents said it wasn't a surprise in the comments.

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

Spartz?

skiddius.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's the one

ann-t-social.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do we know who voted No on the R side?

skiddius.bsky.social•1 day ago

Massie. Who is a piece of shit anyway. No idea why they let him get the No, but it was likely only because they had the votes without him

ann-t-social.bsky.social•1 day ago

I think it might be. She's the one I saw folks talking about.

ann-t-social.bsky.social•1 day ago

Of course. I don't know which R voted No, but fuck all of them, none of them do anything in good faith.

sellazz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Do you knew which 3 dems didn’t vote and why?

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

Two of them got no votes on the board before the gavel, so we're down to one. We'll find out soon. Although we can probably narrow it down to one of the four who missed the rules vote.

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona is dying of cancer and won’t resign so we are all fucked

sellazz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, shit, it doesn’t sound like he’s even in DC:

https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/rep-grijalva-misses-votes-on-capitol-hill-despite-razor-thin-split-in-house

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m up in Phx, but my understanding is that he went to get sworn in and has not been back since

I lost track of them but had seen comments about how shitty his office is to ppl asking ?s now. They get sent to AZ or county dems.

Only way they get representation is if he dies, if we are honest

kagiboran.bsky.social•1 day ago

Republicans pulled a fast one and tried to jam it through after people went home.

Didn't matter in the end, though. They had 217 votes, no way to stop it

czeckmate2024.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Dems that didn’t vote better have a VERY GOOD reason they didn’t vote, otherwise, this is their last term in office.

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

Raúl M. Grijalva is dying of cancer in Arizona and won’t resign so yeah, we are all fucked.

jonathanmassaquoi.bsky.social•1 day ago

If he resigned, what do you think happens next?

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

I’m not an expert at this but it’s sounding like we’d be in the same position (but that’s no excuse to hold onto power for no reason)

But he would have to do it soon so Gov Hobbs CAN call a special. Or guess she would anyway since no house elec in Nov. I’m tired

jonathanmassaquoi.bsky.social•1 day ago

And how close is his district in terms of the vote?

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh, it’s not. It’s solid D. But you never want to become complacent and fall asleep at the wheel.

At least everyone’s awake right now and eager to vote someone functional into that seat

The FL specials coming up should be solid R but we are in weird times now so 🤞🏼🤞🏼 (Gaetz and someone else’s seat)

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s a Dem +15 seat but there is no automatic placeholder appointment so a sense of urgency on scheduling the Special would be very important.

unavaleable.bsky.social•1 day ago

last two dems did finally show up, so only grijalva missed the vote

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah, I marked that elsewhere. I need an edit button. Or the patience to wait until they actually gavel out.

unavaleable.bsky.social•1 day ago

🫡

twotime2equals4.bsky.social•1 day ago

this shit always get me, couldnt he vote remotely?

unavaleable.bsky.social•1 day ago

no the GOP ended proxy voting in 2023

twotime2equals4.bsky.social•1 day ago

can't have something humane like remotely voting, for people in medical situations.

so now, people on medicare are going to die

twotime2equals4.bsky.social•1 day ago

medicaid* sorry always mixing them up

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

RFK Jr has the same problem

summerbreeze0102.bsky.social•1 day ago

He has cancer. The only way to get rid of him is for him to pass, it’s pathetic.

sulik2.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hopefully a bunch of maga voters die from losing their healthcare. No way to fix this country without reducing the number of MAGA cult members. Them killing themselves off is ideal.

bindlestiff.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who the hell didn’t vote?

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

Grijalva.

itsnessieuwu.bsky.social•1 day ago

They won't have to. Elon controls the vote.

electricchimp.bsky.social•1 day ago

I sincerely doubt that there will be free & fair elections in this country any time soon - likely not even in many of our lifetimes - if ever again

escritoraclaro.bsky.social•1 day ago

Are all yes votes "yay" for you or are the ones you dont agree with (based on what's getting passed) a mere "yea"?

I'm just teasing you ofc. You're tallying "yay" vs "no," man it doesn't even RHYME that way lmaoo

escritoraclaro.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wait I just paid attention to what we're talking about here. Okay these are mere "yeas," definitely NOT "yays" 😕

iisawell.bsky.social•1 day ago

I appreciate your verbal processing in un-editable text. We might be the same person.

escritoraclaro.bsky.social•1 day ago

I could have been so much more clever, chiding Joe that these are NOT YAYS my good sir they are instead rather dismaying yeas.

joekatz45.bsky.social•1 day ago

I laughed!

tablaraster.bsky.social•1 day ago

ajoc.bsky.social•1 day ago

one wonders what kind of threats and extortions they pulled to get the final few votes

embeessem.bsky.social•1 day ago

😭😭😭🤬🤬

heyitsian.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's not going to pass on the Senate. This was a performative vote.

thedanklark.bsky.social•1 day ago

You’re aware bills have to pass both the House and Senate before they become law, yes? It’s literally how the legislative branch works, they teach this stuff to 3rd graders.

thedanklark.bsky.social•1 day ago

Literal 3rd graders.

heyitsian.bsky.social•1 day ago

Are you a moron? I know, I'm saying the bill that passed in the House won't pass in the Senate. Learn to read.