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Related: About this forumAre you f-ing kidding - Repubs block student loan interest bill
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00089This should only help President Obama even more with the under 30 vote....
gateley
(62,683 posts)HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)Remember that? You are meant to either be a rich, business owner, or a peon working for slave labor. There is no middle class with Republicans, because the poor are easier to control.
mac56
(17,575 posts)Incredible.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)Last edited Tue May 8, 2012, 04:39 PM - Edit history (1)
From another DU thread--
Senate Republicans voted unanimously to block the Democratic bill to extend a lowered interest rate on student loans, 52-45, with one voting "present." (Sen. Reid voted no so that he can bring the vote back up at a later date.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002659441
I don't entirely know how Congress works, but does his "no" vote bring up the possibility that this can be voted on again?
annabanana
(52,791 posts)When the leader votes in this seemingly inexplicable way, that's whats usually afoot.
Now it makes sense.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)Part of the arcane filibuster rules.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)madrchsod
(58,162 posts)republican kids saved all their paper route money for college.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Got a loan from their parents.
Shit, man. Your parents ain't rich, you ain't got the genetic material to make it in collitch anyhow.
bongbong
(5,436 posts)Paper routes are for hard workers. repigs prefer to make their money cooking meth.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)to raise interest rates. Should slow the economy just like the Fed raising rates.
Interesting the angles that the story can take.
Not sure what the Republicans are up to.