Thread by @Monaheart1229

McConnell's moves in re the Green New Deal underscore powerfully that literally EVERYTHING the GOP now do is politically motivated. They just aren't focused on doing their jobs, on improving this country. This is a travesty. #TuesdayThoughts
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2-AND they tried this with healthcare in 2017 & it completely backfired when we took back Congress in the midterms.. All it did then was showcase the GOP partisanship, something that America is fed up with, but, here we go again! "The vote wouldn’t be the first time Senate

3-"Republicans forced Democratic presidential hopefuls to go on the record about a liberal proposal they believe will alienate moderate voters later. The GOP-controlled Senate scheduled a symbolic vote on single-payer health care legislation in 2017, a decision also intended to

4-"put prominent liberals on the spot, and in January brought up foreign policy legislation that took on the boycott movement against Israel. The vote on the health care legislation didn’t quite carry the punch Republicans had hoped. Rather than expose of rift in the party,

5-"43 Democrats decided to vote “present” as a show of frustration with the politically motivated maneuver." Also, eventually, we're going to end up with some compromise of this proposal being passed, and even the GOP know it. This move is pure politics.