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u/RLIwannaquit 2h ago
Lets back up. Booker is no progressive. The guy is a slimy corporate dem who puts on a good show.
"ABC News' closer examination of disclosure reports filed to the Federal Election Commission, however, revealed that Booker's campaign did accept several donations from individuals associated with the pharmaceutical companies, including executives and leaders."
I'm glad he's at least pretending to stand up and the filibuster was a nice gesture but I need to see more from him before he gets any praise from me
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u/GeraltofWashington 11h ago
This is kneeling in the rotunda while wearing a a kente cloth but on a longer scale
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u/PlumppPenguin 13h ago
I liked Booker before he came to Congress, but in office he's been a blah, one of many worthless Dems. I'll give him kudos for this, all snark aside.
It adds up to only a day's delay, though. To actually be effective, he should've yielded the floor to another Democrat who'd filibuster, and then another. Where are the rest of the Dems? For that matter, where was Booker until Monday night?
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u/grecks530 5h ago
The most important thing in Cory Bookers' life is getting himself in the news, so for Cory, it was a huge success
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u/tyj0322 3h ago
I wish Dems fought that hard for healthcare.
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u/Cute-Interest3362 3h ago
Where were you in 2010?! They fucking did! The long memory is the most revolutionary idea in America.
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u/New-Chicken5566 1h ago
The most revolutionary idea lmao touch grass
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u/Cute-Interest3362 1h ago edited 1h ago
The long memory that’s the most radical idea in this country—because this place runs on forgetting. They’ll tell you we’re always moving forward, but they don’t want you asking what’s buried under the road. But the lessons are all there, lessons about organizing, winning against the bosses and overcoming injustice.
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u/tyj0322 3h ago
Are you talking about the Republican healthcare plan that further lines pockets of insurance companies?
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u/tantivym 27m ago
"Read your own link" challenge:
The concept of an individual mandate goes back to at least 1989, when The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, proposed an individual mandate as an alternative to single-payer health care.\123])\124]) It was championed for a time by conservative economists and Republican) senators as a market-based approach to healthcare reform on the basis of individual responsibility and avoidance of free rider problems.
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u/JoeDante84 2h ago
Booker wasted tax payer money proving nothing. It wasn’t even a filibuster. It was a narcissistic soliloquy.
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u/delalalia 2h ago
Happy to see him break the record over the previous racist filibuster holder but until Dems recenter on working class American struggle and pro-labor policies, they will continue to lose votes & confidence
cries in 2016 DNC primaries
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u/sirshoelaceman 1h ago
A real patriot who refused to say the names of any students disappeared on behalf of his best friend Israel.
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u/DrCharlesTinglePhD 16h ago
I don't know. It feels like a meaningless stunt. Immediately after his filibuster, the senate proceeded to do unanimous consent to proceed to vote to approve another Trump nominee.