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choie

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13. You may not have heard

Reply to Eko (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 9, 2025, 09:40 PM

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but Schumer is the minority leader - the leader of the Senate Democrats. Do you actually think they would negotiate without his stamp of approval? Really?

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If Schumer is really a 'no', he should be pressuring and threatening the yes votes [View all] SamuelTheThird Sunday OP

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