Oh, Well Now Here's The Problem

Despite a national health emergency being declared, Republicans say they will continue to filibuster the Secretary of Health and Human Services anyway.

McConnell spokesperson Stewart says that the Senate agreement last week has “locked in” the 60 vote threshold. “She’ll have her confirmation vote tomorrow,” he says, adding that “every single Democrat” agreed to that threshold.

But Jim Manley, a spokesperson for Dem Senate leader Harry Reid, says that Senate GOPers could waive the 60 vote threshold if they wanted to. “With consent it could be changed if they agreed, but as of right now I don’t see any willingness to do so on their part,” he said.

Bottom line: The threat of a filibuster over an abortion controversy is still throwing a hurdle in the way of this nomination, despite the flu epidemic.

You stay classy Republican Party and keep protecting those Americans instead of playing politics!

And they wonder why they keep losing.