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misanthrope

(9,290 posts) Mon Nov 10, 2025, 02:03 AM Monday

So the "hot theory" I am seeing online now is the airlines industry put the screws to them

Voices on Xitter and Blue Sky are saying the Craven Eight are recipients of airlines donations.

This and the airline industry lobbyists are what did it. Not Americans starving and paying twice as much for healthcare.

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— Wajahat Ali (@wajali.bsky.social) 2025-11-10T05:03:39.137Z

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So the "hot theory" I am seeing online now is the airlines industry put the screws to them (Original Post) misanthrope Monday OP

I would have expected the Georgia democratic senators to be on the list then fujiyamasan Monday #1

Well, Ossoff was one of their number originally misanthrope Monday #2

Thanks, I didn't have a chance to look it up fujiyamasan Monday #3

Is there a single Senator that doesn't get any contributions from any industry that large? RockRaven Monday #4

The minibus negotiations have been going on for some time. pat_k Monday #5

fujiyamasan

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1. I would have expected the Georgia democratic senators to be on the list then

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Mon Nov 10, 2025, 02:11 AM

Monday

Did I miss their names? Atlanta is delta. They usually do the airlines bidding.

misanthrope

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2. Well, Ossoff was one of their number originally

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Mon Nov 10, 2025, 02:19 AM

Monday

But I believe he backed off and changed to "no."

fujiyamasan

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3. Thanks, I didn't have a chance to look it up

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Mon Nov 10, 2025, 02:22 AM

Monday

RockRaven

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4. Is there a single Senator that doesn't get any contributions from any industry that large?

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Mon Nov 10, 2025, 02:54 AM

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pat_k

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5. The minibus negotiations have been going on for some time.

Reply to misanthrope (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 03:15 AM

Monday

This wasn't some overnight "cave."

It has been brewing in the background for sometime.

I think they just didn't enough people ready to defect.

Someday we may hear the "inside story" behind the big push this weekend.

But of the eight:

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada was almost always a yes

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was always a yes

Sen. Angus King of Maine went back and forth and was part of the group pushing for a deal.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire were working on the minibus part of this deal, along with some other senior Dems on relevant committees. They would be expected to be yes's when they figured they had gotten all the concessions they were going to get.

So, the "Deal Makers" only needed three more. I don't know if these folks were in on trying to make the deal or just got on board as it looked like it was coming together.

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois

Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia

Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada

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