Dems Are Bluffing on Reconciliation Threat

By: Dan Perrin (Diary)  |  January 16th at 09:08 PM  | 

WaPo is reporting on the widely circulated quote from House member Van Hollen that the Dems still consider reconciliation an option. The House Member talking about a procedure used in the Senate to avoid a 60 vote threshold is, well, you know — not credible. I know Van Hollen was a Senate staffer, which gives him enhanced credibility to make this threat, but he is | Read More »

Today’s House Vote, by the Numbers

By: Dan Perrin (Diary)  |  November 7th at 10:18 AM  | 

The Speaker of the House and the President have two options right now: hold and lose the vote in the House, or wait and vote after the Senate. By my own count the Speaker and the President are light at least ten votes — and could be light as many as twenty three — depending on the dynamic on the House floor. The problem is | Read More »