CNN’s Scott Jennings said Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer joins the Senate Republican and votes in favor of the GOP-backed spending bill, keeping “courage” to “racist Crow Filibster Tactics.” “Senate Chuck Schumer shines on Sunday, when he joins the vote.
The senators on Friday voted between 62 and 38 to advance the House Republican spending bill to avoid government shutdown early Saturday morning. In response to a backlash schumer received for supporting the spending bill, Jennings praised the decision in light of some members of his party who have been seeking the elimination of what was previously called the “JimCro” filibuster.
“I’m grateful to Chuck Schumer today. He helped defeat the racist Jim Crow Filibuster in the Senate. Standing up against the racist Jim Crow Filibuster tactics was a moment of pure courage. I think he should be praised by someone from any party for that. That’s the best. Second -,” Jennings said before being cut off.
Lawmakers were avoiding the filibuster. It was used as a tactic by the minority on Friday evening, thanks to nine Democrats joining Schumer and surpassing the 60 votes needed to pass the bill. During the Biden Harris administration, Democrats pushed for the filibuster to be scrapped in 2022, but former Independent Arizona Sen. Kirsten Cinema and former Democrat West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin stopped the effort. (Related: “It really says a lot”: Newt Gingrich says recent GOP action marks a major conservative change in politics)
“It’s a deep cut. Tupper jumped in. “When there was a democratic push against the filibuster, Democrats said it was a filibuster, a racist Jim Crow Ella tactic. So [Jennings is] He’s cheeky. ”
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“Not only that, he saved us from House Democrats and fired all federal veterans. Chuck Schumer, who worked with Donald Trump, saved us from that. So I think he deserves a lot of credit this morning,” Jennings continued. “All the veterans would have been fired!”
Following the Democratic protests over the vote and use of filibusters, Cinema took to X to call on Democrats who once compared tactics to the state’s slave laws.
Democrat Washington State Rep. Pramila Jayapal comment that Senate Democrats shouldn’t “betray working families,” Cinema I wrote it“I was surprised to see the support of ‘Jim Crow Filibuster’ here. “The former lawmaker’s post includes a screenshot of a Jayapal post made in September 2024, calling for the removal of “Jim Crow Filibuster.”
Republican strategist Brad Todd said Jennings not only has Democrat flip-floping and “fun,” but he also emphasizes that if the party doesn’t listen to voters who say the party is “too extreme.”
“Scott enjoys the Democratic confusion a lot. What do I say to you? As a Republican this week, we overdosed this popcorn watching this Democratic civil war,” Todd said.
“But if you look at the CNN poll this morning, you should see that 16% of Democrats are one in six. They say their party is too extreme,” Todd added. “That’s the voice that Democrats should be hearing, and one Hakum Jeffries should be hearing now. The far left will crash the ship if the ship lets him.”
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries before the vote passed the Senate release A statement opposed to the “Far-Right Republican Fundraising Bill” said House Democrats were ready to vote for a “four-week continuous resolution” instead. Jeffries specifically avoided a reporter’s question on Friday about whether it was “new leadership time in the Senate” after Schumer received backlash for a decision to support the spending bill.
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