quorumcall

the quorum call is used to halt business while feverish negotiations go on between Thune and Murkowski right now; after that it’ll be a few hours to complete a few more amendments and then the final vote

Thune still doesn't have the votes to pass reconciliation, 23 hours into the vote-a-rama--so after 8 hours of frantic negotiating between Murkowski and Thune, the Senate trundles through even more amendments and a quorum call

Senate votes 99-1 to strip a ban on states regulating AI from reconciliation bill. Sen. Tillis voted no

grocery store rotisserie has saved my dinners a million times over

many of today's votes have been sitting open long after all senators have voted because
1. GOP is still not be done writing the bill (the parliamentarian still needs to rule on some provisions)
2. GOP wants to reduce the # of tough votes Dems can force
= way fewer votes so far

Senate votes to ignore reconciliation rules and institute Republicans' made-up accounting to score the bill using the 'nuclear option'. This is the first vote in the reconciliation vote-a-rama

Senate clerks are currently halfway through reading the reconciliation bill; at this pace, the bill will take ~16 hours to read, ending around 3 pm ET

New CBO score: Senate bill adds $3.25 trillion to the US national debt relative to current law. (Revenues fall by $4.47 trillion and spending is cut by $1.21 trillion.) www.cbo.gov/system/files...

okie wonderful!! that’s what i do too, as long as the likes of Jake Sherman are on there and not here i need my Congressional news fix…

are you planning to bail permanently or will you be across both?

a sitting Democratic member of Congress is now being prosecuted solely due to their opposition to Trump's immigration policy. this is a fascist authoritarian crackdown

unfortunately the flood the zone strategy from trump absolutely is working and democrats need to find a response. the average voter—and even many of us—is missing a lot of shit Trump does under the overwhelming deluge of news about tariffs or DOGE or deportations

no bill has actually been introduced this is fake

Projections of Deficits and Debt Under an Alternative Scenario for the Budget CBO analyzed the effects of an alternative budget scenario in which certain provisions of the 2017 tax act were extended permanently and revenues were reduced by additional amounts.

translation: if Trump's tax cuts reconciliation bill passes, we are extremely screwed.

debt would be 63 percentage points higher than in baseline projections, or about 17.4 trillion dollars higher based on 2024 GDP www.cbo.gov/publication/...

the Senate adopts the budget resolution to enable Trump's reconciliation agenda 51-48, ending the vote-a-rama after a little over 6 hours. Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Rand Paul voted no

Sullivan amendment on Medicare/Medicaid agreed to 51-48; Merkley amendment to prevent deficit increase not agreed to 46-53

the Senate has started its vote-a-rama. 14 amendments (Sullivan, Merkley, Reed, Lujan, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kelly, Murphy, King, Warren, Schumer, Padilla, Bennet, Paul) scheduled, likely with more to come afterwards.

Senate votes 52-48 to begin consideration of House reconciliation resolution (to later pass Trump's tax cuts and deportations agenda). Sen. Rand Paul voted no. Now: up to 50 hours of debate, followed by a vote-a-rama

Senate agrees to resolution nullifying Trump's national emergency for Canadian tariffs 51-48

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)‘s marathon speech in the Senate is now a new record, the longest speech ever given in Congress, at 24 hours 19 minutes and counting. and Booker sounds as energetic as ever!

Sen. Tina Smith: "This president has prioritized using our immigration system as a tool to restrict 1st Amdt freedoms, to subvert due process, and to further weaken America's global standing with our allies, as he seeks to emulate the authoritarian regimes he so openly admires."

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is on his 13th hour of a marathon Senate speech centering around protesting deportations & DOGE cuts

thank you!! that makes a lot of sense

is this also why the members who have taken the floor over for a bit have phrased this in the form of a question (e.g. Sens. Welch, Smith of MN)?

very funny to see Hegseth text "We are currently clean on OPSEC" while the chat was being leaked to an Atlantic reporter

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

the atlantic just shared the entirety of the war plans in the Signal chat after trump admin claims that there was no sensitive information shared. (spoiler: lots of classified stuff!)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

omg great to see this: so critical to build willingness for state lawmakers to spend especially with the impending fiscal cliff for BART

Ocasio-Cortez mobilizes Democrats against Schumer plan as colleagues privately urge her to consider primary challenge | CNN Politics Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that she plans to mobilize her massive base of followers to oppose what she described as an “acquiesce” by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to accept th...

CNN’s Sarah Ferris: House Dems so livid at Schumer that multiple members have directly urged AOC to primary him, according to a member with direct knowledge
edition.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...

frontliners in swing states know this is terrible and schumer is voting yes? he's a useless loser

Schumer has astoundingly terrible reasoning. for the record, the CR has no DOGE protections and literally directly messes with the city budget!! Trump and his minions ARE getting the keys to mess with the city and country in the CR!!! this is incredible cowardice from Schumer