Have Democrats called for a delay on the tax bill vote in order...

[SHRED]

...to have time to read and digest it?
I know they want it delayed for Jones seating but I was wondering about reading what's in it.

[MineralMan]

1. Well, since no elected House or Senate member has ever been known

to read an entire bill for decades now, I guess not. They have people who do that.

[SHRED]

2. Well that's what I meant also

How long does it take their staffs to read and finalize a report on a bill this big and far reaching?

[MineralMan]

3. I'm not sure.

I don't think there will be a delay, though. As far as I know, there's still a majority of Republicans in both houses. Such motions are voted on, so there's not a chance.

[SHRED]

10. I haven't heard a CBO score either

???

[MineralMan]

11. No. That review is still underway.

I don't know if the votes will wait for it. Frustrating.

[SHRED]

12. Ugh

[Orrex]

4. Can't they ask that it be read into the congressional record?

Or am I thinking of something else?

[MineralMan]

5. They can ask, but the Republicans will vote down the motion.

They vote on everything in Congress. The Republicans have a majority in both houses.

Democrats can ask. Democrats can enter motions. Democrats are in the minority, though, so they lose. We failed to elect a majority in either house in 2016. Our mistake.

In any case, they've probably already voted on a motion to waive the reading. That's standard practice.

[Orrex]

6. Well, I'm sure that Republicans will want full transparency, so...

[MineralMan]

7. Oh, no doubt...

[mythology]

9. Just like with the debt

That only applies to a Democratic president or congress. Of course they also somehow accidentally missed that Obama cut the deficit and that debt was rising due to Bush policies blowing up the budget.

[The_Casual_Observer]

8. Has the budget office scored it? Or are the in such a goddamn rush they don't give a shit anymore.

I guess it doesn't matter anyway, the plan is to cut away at SS & Medicare starting in January.

[MiniMe]

13. I thought they had to have a CBO score to pass it under reconciliation

[The_Casual_Observer]

14. That was so "over the last 8 years" along with 60 votes required.

[MiniMe]

15. Reconciliation is what allows it to pass with 50

I didn't think the number of votes changes with the number of Senators who vote on it