Senator Tina Smith

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Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

Let's say you hold a position that is impossible to justify. Ridiculous Senate rules give you a way out! Instead of arguing your point, you can hide behind fancy sounding procedures like the filibuster to obscure your real position. See? Doublespeak. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2021

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Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

So Mitch McConnell was droning on about how Dems and Dems alone need to raise the debt ceiling in his floor speech. And it was all to justify blocking us from doing just that. This bs is classic Senate doublespeak. I'll let you in on the secret of how it works: — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2021

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Senator Tina Smith @SenTinaSmith

And that's exactly what the GOP is doing. There's no way to defend sending the US into financial default. It makes no sense, unless you care more about getting on Fox News instead of being responsible. So the GOP weaponizes rules and hides behind how confusing they are instead. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 5, 2021