Senate Democrats are in the minority and most of the votes these days are on judicial nominees that the 2020 candidates almost universally oppose and can’t defeat anyway
Bernie Sanders came to the Capitol on Thursday, when the Senate considered a judicial nominee bitterly opposed by liberals. But Sanders wasn't there to vote — he was instead doing an event with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.him away from any follow-up questions.The Vermont independent, in fact, hasn't voted in the Senate since July.
“As much as I think it’s pretty standard practice for senators running for president to be out of the building, there’s also nothing happening here,” said Sen. Chris Murphy . “There are a lot of days where I wonder whether I should take another job.” Take last month’s resolution to rescind the Trump administration’s guidance that loosened requirements for state Obamacare waivers. It failed 43-52, even with Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine crossing over and voting with the Democrats. Booker, Sanders, Warren, Harris and Bennet voting “yes” wouldn’t have changed the outcome — but the final vote tally would have been 48-52 instead.
Warren also indicates on her Senate website how she would have voted had she been in the Senate that day.
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