Senate Republicans pray for Democratic misfortune in the Senate

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) took the floor and expressed shock:

"This statement goes too far," he said. "We are becoming more coarse and divided here ... When it reaches a point where we're praying, asking people to pray, that senators wouldn't be able to answer the roll call, I think it has crossed the line." 

He explained that the Democrats were unable to schedule a more reasonably-timed vote because of Republican refusal to negotiate, and he called on Coburn to explain the seemingly misguided call to prayer.

Republicans forced the 92-year-old Byrd to come to the Senate for a 1 A.M. vote on the Pentagon budget Friday morning. At least three Republicans had signaled their intention to vote for cloture, rendering Byrd's presence unnecessary.

But GOP leaders pressured their colleagues to withhold support as a way to gain leverage over the health care legislation.

source: Huffington Post

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