Anti-Trump Republicans on the line in 2022 too
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Schumer took his bill with Sen. Todd Young
“By making these bold investments, will send a very strong message, if we can get this passed out of the Senate floor in the next couple of weeks which I believe we will, in addition to some other pieces of legislation also pertaining to China and countering China’s malign behavior,” Young told Fox Business last week.
But Republicans are still pushing for additional amendments to the legislation, after the Senate took a handful of votes last week.
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“As I was discussing with Senator Schumer this morning, for most Members, this 1,500-page substitute bill landed on their desks just a little bit earlier this week, so it is going to take a little time for us to understand and to digest the complexity and the ambitions, really, I should say, of this bill,” Sen. John Cornyn
Asked about the trail of departures, Sen. Lisa Murkowski
“I think about just the years of legislating that they have brought to these discussions, it’s going to be a real loss. A loss for the institution really,” Murkowski said.
“Over the years, Congress has changed and we’ve seen different leaders rise, perform and leave. … But it just seems like, it seems like, we re losing so much of that substantive tenure in a very short period,” she added.
It’s far from certain the current exits will be the only ones for Senate Republicans. Sen. Chuck Grassley
Murkowski, asked if she had made a decision on 2022, said, “I have to do it before 2022.”