I appreciate the late discovery of a spine by @schumer.senate.gov Now be prepared to go even harder in the future - this is the first step, but there are a lot more to take - ThreadSky

chriswarcraft.bsky.social • 56 days ago

I appreciate the late discovery of a spine by @schumer.senate.gov

Now be prepared to go even harder in the future - this is the first step, but there are a lot more to take

Reposted from Aaron Fritschner

Schumer on the Senate Floor just now:

"Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR."

Comments

catlc.bsky.social•56 days ago

I refuse to get my hopes up. I have caved on literally every other thing that Trump wanted I hold out the hope that they will maintain a disciplined and United front and actually stop this travesty of a CR

idontknowhowe.bsky.social•56 days ago

He didn’t find a spine, his caucus just didn’t lose theirs

jbennett22.bsky.social•56 days ago

God help us I hope they stand firm and don't back down!!!

deaninmn.bsky.social•56 days ago

https://youtu.be/Jln3mi0vfJU?feature=shared

eamusursuli.bsky.social•56 days ago

The lawless R's are just gonna nuke the filibuster. Watch.

jonathanpierce.bsky.social•56 days ago

Let’s default the debt if we have to

hcm.li•56 days ago

that, along with the doge drama, could very well sink us as a nation.

bethefire.bsky.social•56 days ago

Yesyesyes.

hcm.li•56 days ago

as a New Yorker I am shocked (and pleased) with this. I don't think it will last but...

gb5nm.bsky.social•56 days ago

Maybe my call to his office did the trick 😉

susanmiller11.bsky.social•56 days ago

I think it was mine :)

dblynch.bsky.social•56 days ago

Excellent. He MUST NOT CAVE!!!!

tinajpnw.bsky.social•56 days ago

Agreed. He has a lot to be proud of, but this is a fight. This is the kind of fight, not of policy, but of the very existence of our republic.

Politicians, like athletes, need to know when it is time to retire. You always want: why did they retire? Not: why don't they retire.

robotimpurity.bsky.social•56 days ago

Dems can easily use a failed CR as proof Republicans are too unserious to govern. It's not the Democrats job to clean up the mess the GOP is making.

Plus they should finally start using this as leverage to force DOGE & Musk to go away.

jmtlaw.bsky.social•56 days ago

Let’s see how strong that spine is as we inch closer to Friday. Easy to pound his chest right now, but when it comes time for a shut down, will he and the dems still stand firm against all the garbage that’s in the bill?

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-03-12/whats-in-the-gops-stopgap-funding-bill-to-avert-a-government-shutdown

chiefsfan1.bsky.social•56 days ago

Can we PLEASE get someone else to speak for us? PLEASE!!! 🙏

enotsola.bsky.social•56 days ago

This feels like "I did my best to whip up some votes, but couldn't get there."

scoundrel2.bsky.social•56 days ago

a lot more

brandever.bsky.social•56 days ago

I'm sure he will misplace it again soon. We still need to vote these people out (assuming we get to vote again)

chriswarcraft.bsky.social•56 days ago

Oh absolutely

scotsgirl.bsky.social•56 days ago

HALLELUJAH!

tristam1221.bsky.social•56 days ago

Someone should tell fetterman to stop being a bitch

sjk1302.bsky.social•56 days ago

They need to stop playing by the same shitty rules.

strike2025.bsky.social•56 days ago

This is the only answer Dems in Congress should give until the Trump/Musk coup is ended

badgerbluebelle.bsky.social•56 days ago

diplomoto.bsky.social•56 days ago

Too little too late imo.

soxinmi.bsky.social•56 days ago

I don’t get this strategy. This gives Trump time to find and threaten or intimidate the holdouts. Who will cave. And it will pass. Keep your damn mouth shut, let them vote, and when it fails you win!

jpmh.bsky.social•56 days ago

Democrats can block cloture, preventing the vote. They do not have the votes sufficient to kill the CR.

soxinmi.bsky.social•56 days ago

Hey Jeff. Yeah, I had misread that. Jump right over the closure part.

jer6.bsky.social•56 days ago

Truthfully he needs to retire. People made it clear they want change, many in Congress need to be that change.

karickatlady.bsky.social•56 days ago

Not a spine. There's actually a couple of reps/ people saying he was telling them to vote otherwise. He was definitely bullying them and I had some choice words directly towards him. I don't believe shit from him.

wsnoey.bsky.social•56 days ago

I'm... Gooped? Gagged? Verklempt?

This is not the spine I expected to see today

stoneballs.bsky.social•56 days ago

THIS.

no1circles.bsky.social•56 days ago

I worry about the inevitable course correction

chriswarcraft.bsky.social•56 days ago

Yeah same, but I’ll take what I can get atm

seejayone.bsky.social•56 days ago

I’m gonna hold out til he does this for a week.

lifenotes2.bsky.social•56 days ago

❤️

wander000.bsky.social•56 days ago

THIS. now win the messaging war--- repubs fled dc. dems need to stay and show they are willing to work--- an actual clean CR. and as the pain grows, target the messaging at those impacted all over maga country. make the maga OWN THIS.

robcave.bsky.social•56 days ago

I wish we could trust Schumer not to play Dem voters. No to cloture.

ptakers.bsky.social•56 days ago

polyverselabs.bsky.social•56 days ago

It's definitely a marathon, we have to do all we can to keep the democrats in the house and senate inline with the needs of the people, if any bills fails it is on their republican counterparts for making a trash bills to begin with. #noretreat

minviept.bsky.social•56 days ago

Fingers crossed.. Shut this disaster down.

susanmiller11.bsky.social•56 days ago

We have to keep up the pressure on them - don't let up.

sternone.bsky.social•56 days ago

One act of courage begets another

fixthemix.bsky.social•56 days ago

Let’s wait and see before we praise this dude.

johnmaun.bsky.social•56 days ago

Keep up the heat.
#ShutItDown

pinche-pi.bsky.social•56 days ago

He didnt discover fuckall,he got bullied by other dems (still good in this case)

Chuck doesn't own a spine

mountainsstars.bsky.social•56 days ago

Hickenlooper specifically mentioned Schumer when he said older Dem leadership doesn't understand social media. https://bsky.app/profile/mountainsstars.bsky.social/post/3ljoklujnrk2u

mountainsstars.bsky.social•56 days ago

Hickenlooper has a virtual town hall starting in 15 minutes. You can watch it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8IVRI_ScJc

pinche-pi.bsky.social•56 days ago

Doh! Thats exactly when I drive home, I'll have to catch it after

mountainsstars.bsky.social•56 days ago

When people asked what he's doing to fight back, he basically said it is on us and social media influencers to get loud, so vulnerable Republicans might do something. 🤦

pinche-pi.bsky.social•56 days ago

Ffs 😑

allanhepworth.bsky.social•56 days ago

we need more of this @schumer.senate.gov https://bsky.app/profile/rexchapman.bsky.social/post/3lk7feytnok2z

dawiseguy2025.bsky.social•56 days ago

Spine, nah. It was “us” slamming his phone, email, and social media. Watch this chud like a hawk, he could sell us out at any minute.

broometree.bsky.social•56 days ago

Read the reports on Talking Points Memo that this is a Schumer head fake

chriswarcraft.bsky.social•56 days ago

If it is then I will adjust my invective accordingly

broometree.bsky.social•56 days ago

Read Talking Points Memo and follow Josh Marshall on Bluesky. He explains what is going on says his reporting is solid.

therealyle.bsky.social•56 days ago

I called both of my senators today.

seanoconnor.bsky.social•55 days ago

They all still need to be primaried. We need warriors in there fighting for us not some sort of glorified country club where they discuss the poors.

4legsrgood.bsky.social•56 days ago

It’s a head fake. I am not happy.

saucychicken.bsky.social•56 days ago

Schumer
Collins
Murkowski
All the same.
When the rubber hits the road, they're gone.

whatsarasaid.bsky.social•56 days ago

what happened was a spine was smuggled into the chamber for the joint session by @maxwellfrost.bsky.social then @repjasmine.bsky.social & @repstansbury.bsky.social snuck it over to the Senate office building and after only a week the transplant was successful