HUFFPOST HILL - O'Malleymentum To Kick In Any O'Moment Now
A member of the House wants to do away with call time, though that might mean more time spent at awful constituent spaghetti dinners. Bernie Sanders appeared in People Magazine, though sadly not in a “Who Wore It Better?” feature with Demi Lovato. And the market plummeted today. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the photo editors out there trying to find the right "trader with head in hands” art. Stay strong, brothers and sisters. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, January 20th, 2016:
SENATE DEMS TRY TO FORCE VOTE ON TRUMP'S MUSLIM BAN - Elise Foley: "A Republican bill aimed at making it harder for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to resettle in the U.S. was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday -- and with it, a bit of trolling from Democrats who said they'd support moving forward in exchange for guaranteed votes on amendments. Specifically, Senate Democratic leaders wanted to make Republicans go on the record about whether they agree with GOP candidate Donald Trump that the U.S. should keep out Muslim immigrants and visitors. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said earlier in the day that his caucus would agree to move forward with a controversial refugee bill in exchange for Republican leaders' promise that they will get votes on four amendments -- including one meant to denounce Trump's proposal. That isn't going to happen, at least for now, because Democrats elected to block the bill instead. But they're are still using Trump to hammer Republicans over the bill, since he supports keeping Syrian and Iraqi refugees out of the U.S." [HuffPost]
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SENATE DEMS TRY TO FORCE VOTE ON TRUMP'S MUSLIM BAN - Elise Foley: "A Republican bill aimed at making it harder for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to resettle in the U.S. was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday -- and with it, a bit of trolling from Democrats who said they'd support moving forward in exchange for guaranteed votes on amendments. Specifically, Senate Democratic leaders wanted to make Republicans go on the record about whether they agree with GOP candidate Donald Trump that the U.S. should keep out Muslim immigrants and visitors. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said earlier in the day that his caucus would agree to move forward with a controversial refugee bill in exchange for Republican leaders' promise that they will get votes on four amendments -- including one meant to denounce Trump's proposal. That isn't going to happen, at least for now, because Democrats elected to block the bill instead. But they're are still using Trump to hammer Republicans over the bill, since he supports keeping Syrian and Iraqi refugees out of the U.S." [HuffPost]
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