Posted on 11/18/2021 11:56:24 PM PST by blueplum
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) tried several times on Thursday night to reach a deal to set up votes on a package of 18 amendments on a defense bill.
But one after one, seven GOP senators stood up to block the deal unless their colleagues agreed to add their amendment into the package. Those GOP amendments included proposals related to the border wall, the Nord Stream pipeline and the repeal of vaccine requirements for Defense Department contractors....
...senators, as they were leaving the Senate floor after the stalemate, said that they didn't expect the Senate to hold another roll call vote until after the week-long Thanksgiving break...
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
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