Fox News just reported that GA Sen. Assoff voted against the Laken Riley Act.
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Has to be a mistake. If true it's a huge political blunder and a horrible hill to die on.
That's a mistake. Both Ossoff and Warnock voted for the bill.
Yall realize he voted in favor of the act right?
Democrats who voted in the affirmative included Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), Maggie Hassan (N.H.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Jon Ossoff (Ga.), Raphael Warnock (Ga.), Gary Peters (Mich.), Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) and Mark Warner (Va.).
But dont let these pesky facts ruin your good time.
Stone, can you please explain why a person in the senate wouldn’t vote for the bill? I am genuinely curious. Is there something else in there that got snuck in that people don’t know about? Asking because I haven’t looked too hard into all the details other than what most of us know.
No idea. Could be the case. Lotta safe seats on both sides of the aisle where folks can vote how they want with no repercussions.
The 2 guys I voted for voted affirmatively. Career suicide if they didn't.
But those above disparaging osoff by lying about his voting record on this legislation speaks volumes for the folks on this board.
Serious question. Did you agree with what the Episcopalian priest said at the national prayer the other day? I am a big Trumper if you haven’t noticed, but putting my beliefs aside i thought it was pretty wild she did that on so many different levels.
I will be honest...I haven't watched what she said.
I know she said something. But just haven't pulled it up. Will make a point to watch here soon though.
It was disgraceful what the bishop did. Not the time nor place for her lecture
Laken Riley Act (from the Congressional Record):
Clean bill with no unrelated attachments. The House version included some admonitions to the Biden administration, but none present in the final Senate version.
It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have committed in the United States any burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assault of a law enforcement officer offense, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person (as amended).
There were 7 votes related to the bill, including the amendment for death or serious bodily injury. That's where there is some variation in reported votes.
On the final bill, all 52 Republicans and 12 Democrats voted Yea. The remaining 35 Democrats, including the 2 Independents who caucus with Democrats, voted Nay. One vacant seat from Ohio not voting.
Democrats voting Yea on the final vote include:
Ossoff and Warnock from Georgia
Cortez Masto and Rosen from Nevada
Fetterman from Pennsylvania
Gallego and Kelly from Arizona
Hassan and Shaheen from New Hampshire
Peters and Slotkin from Michigan
Warner from Virginia
Maine, Virginia and Wisconsin were the only states with a split vote. Virginia was the only state with split votes between Democrats.
Clean bill with no unrelated attachments. The House version included some admonitions to the Biden administration, but none present in the final Senate version.
It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have committed in the United States any burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assault of a law enforcement officer offense, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person (as amended).
There were 7 votes related to the bill, including the amendment for death or serious bodily injury. That's where there is some variation in reported votes.
On the final bill, all 52 Republicans and 12 Democrats voted Yea. The remaining 35 Democrats, including the 2 Independents who caucus with Democrats, voted Nay. One vacant seat from Ohio not voting.
Democrats voting Yea on the final vote include:
Ossoff and Warnock from Georgia
Cortez Masto and Rosen from Nevada
Fetterman from Pennsylvania
Gallego and Kelly from Arizona
Hassan and Shaheen from New Hampshire
Peters and Slotkin from Michigan
Warner from Virginia
Maine, Virginia and Wisconsin were the only states with a split vote. Virginia was the only state with split votes between Democrats.
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Funny how all of the dems who voted for the bill are from states of varying degrees of purple.
I don’t disagree. something pretty drastic would have to happen for him to keep that seat.
Who is the early favorites to oppose Ossoff and Warnock in 2026? Would like to get those seats back RED.
I saw part of the interviews with James Carville and David Axelrod the other night. They both identified Ossoff as a likely loss for the Democrats as well as a Senate seat in Michigan and New Hampshire.
