All the Democrats Who Voted to Sell Out DACA Recipients and Reopen the Government
The Democrats voted with Republicans since they have chosen to trust Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's super-genuine guarantee that he'll take up wrangle on securing DACA beneficiaries after February 8 in return for their votes.
"While this strategy won't fulfill everybody on the two sides, it's a route forward," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in front of Monday's vote.
Assuming McConnell finishes—something that is certainly not ensured—will the House, which is significantly more packed full with hard-right movement fanatics than the Senate, vote in favor of DACA? Schumer didn't get around to that part.
As the legislators arranged to vote, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin applauded his partners for their restored soul of bipartisanship and their readiness to secure the "organization" of the Senate. Minutes after the fact, he voted in favor of a stop-hole subsidizing plan that leaves a huge number of DACA beneficiaries in limbo, by and by. In any case, at any rate the organization is sheltered, correct?
The government will now be open for an additional three weeks, assuming the House doesn't mess things up.
These are the 33 Democrats who likely figure Lucy will give Charlie A chance to dark colored at last kick that football as well.
Tammy Baldwin (WI)
Michael Bennet (CO)
Sherrod Brown (OH)
Maria Cantwell (WA)
Ben Cardin (MD)
Tom Carper (DE)
Bob Casey (PA)
Chris Coons (DE)
Joe Donnelly (IN)
Tammy Duckworth (IL)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Martin Heinrich (NM)
Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
Doug Jones (AL)
Tim Kaine (VA)
Angus King (I-ME)
Amy Klobuchar (MN)
Joe Manchin (WV)
Claire McCaskill (MO)
Patty Murray (WA)
Bill Nelson (FL)
Gary Peters (MI)
Jack Reed (RI)
Brian Schatz (HI)
Chuck Schumer (NY)
Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
Tina Smith (MN)
Debbie Stabenow (MI)
Mark Udall (CO)
Chris Van Hollen (MD)
Mark Warner (VA)
Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
