Republicans Keep Voting for Bills They Don’t Like

Republicans keep voting for bills they say they don't like

In some cases, GOP members of Congress have said legislation they supported will need to be fixed down the road. In others, they've backed off explicit threats to vote "no."

Republicans have stopped fearing ‘the ratchet effect’

Democrats love to describe the “chaos” President Donald Trump is causing in Washington. Hakeem Jeffries, who likes to speak in alliterative triplets, calls this a time of “chaos, cruelty, and corruption.” Midterm candidates say they were inspired to run to fight the “chaos.” When I followed potential presidential candidates to South Carolina this month — Gavin Newsom and Andy Beshear were just there, Ro Khanna en route — heads nodded at any ment…

Republicans Keep Voting for Bills They Don’t Like

NBC News: “The move represents a trend in Congress during President Donald Trump’s second term. Republican lawmakers across the ideological spectrum keep casting votes in favor of bills even while warning that they’re deeply flawed and may require fixing down the road. In some cases, lawmakers explicitly threaten to vote ‘no’ on bills before eventually folding and voting ‘yes.'” “It isn’t unusual for lawmakers to back legislation they call imper…

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Republicans keep voting for bills they say they don’t like.

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