{"id":2404836,"date":"2025-02-20T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-use-senate-vote-a-rama-to-target-elon-musk\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:21:18","slug":"democrats-use-senate-vote-a-rama-to-target-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-use-senate-vote-a-rama-to-target-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats use Senate \u2018vote-a-rama\u2019 to target Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-use-senate-vote-a-rama-to-target-elon-musk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404836&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats are focusing thier efforts on Elon Musk during an upcoming &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-approve-budget-resolution-all-republicans-vote-no\/\" title=\"... ... Approve Budget ..., All ... Vote No\">vote-a-rama<\/a>&#8221; session\u200c in the Senate, where they plan to \u2063introduce a series of amendments that challenge his authority and related policies from the trump administration. This\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirsten-sinema-may-not-be-the-only-democrat-unsure-about-the-new-build-back-better-bill\/\" title=\"Kirsten Sinema May Not Be the Only Democrat Unsure About the New Build Back Better Bill\">marathon voting session<\/a> is part of a\u200b larger GOP budget resolution aimed at unlocking considerable funding for border and defense initiatives. Senate\u200d Minority Leader Chuck Schumer \u200bcriticized Trump&#8217;s administration for catering\u200d to billionaires\u200b like musk, framing him as a central figure in their narrative against economic inequality. The amendments will seek to prevent tax cuts for\u2062 the wealthy, protect Medicaid from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">budget cuts<\/a>, and impose limitations\u2063 on military authority, all while aiming to\u200c hold vulnerable Republicans accountable. even though the\u200b proposed amendments are \u200dnon-binding, they serve as a strategic move\u2062 for Democrats to push back against the current administration and regain political footing after their 2024 electoral losses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats use Senate &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">vote-a-rama&#038;rsquo<\/a>; to target Elon Musk<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1999673\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats will make X owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> the centerpiece of a marathon voting session that will stretch through the night as his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cost-cutting department<\/a> becomes the focal point of their resistance to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats are expected to put forward a tranche of amendments Thursday afternoon that challenge or limit the authority of Musk, the billionaire adviser to Trump who has become synonymous with the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The voting session, known colloquially as a &ldquo;vote-a-rama,&rdquo; allows the Senate to move forward on a GOP budget resolution that unlocks some $340 billion in border and defense spending.<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats will use the process, which grants the minority party an unlimited number of amendment votes, to test out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3323999\/what-is-vote-a-rama-washington-marathon-loathed-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">new messaging strategy<\/a> following their 2024 election loss.<\/p>\n<p>The first amendment for the evening would prevent Republicans from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-emerges-as-top-biden-response-surrogate-but-dodges-about-his-own-future\/\" title=\"Newsom becomes Biden&#039;s key spokesperson on response efforts, remains evasive on his own political prospects.\">passing tax cuts<\/a> for billionaires as Democrats embrace economic populism to win back Trump&rsquo;s blue-collar voting base.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In just one month, Donald Trump and Republicans have eviscerated so many of our institutions in order to cater to the whims of billionaires,&rdquo; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Thursday morning from the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters after a closed-door strategy meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk is central to that narrative. In his speech, Schumer named him repeatedly, each time as a wealthy boogeyman, while other Democrats used their floor remarks on Thursday to insist that Musk is running roughshod over the Constitution with his efforts to slash federal programs.<\/p>\n<p>The vote-a-rama, which lasted 15 hours in 2022, is expected to revisit many of the amendments Democrats introduced last week, when the Senate Budget Committee held a markup for the border resolution.<\/p>\n<p>One would prevent Republicans from making cuts to Medicaid as House Republicans eye $2 trillion in spending cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Others would limit Trump&rsquo;s military authority, curtailing his ability to occupy war-torn Gaza or conduct mass deportations using U.S. soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>More target Musk directly, either proposing an audit of DOGE or barring legislation that could benefit him financially.<\/p>\n<p>In total, the amendments represent an attempt by Democrats to steady themselves after being swept out of power.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the minority, they can put vulnerable Republicans on defense with votes that test their willingness to buck the president and repudiate his administration&rsquo;s early actions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3315975\/doge-doing-across-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>None of the amendments are binding, given that the resolution does not have the force of law, and with a 53-47 majority, Republicans can shoot down most or all of them.<\/p>\n<p>But they are expected to exacerbate quiet divisions within the GOP over DOGE, which has drawn soft GOP criticism over the speed and breadth of its government jobs cuts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1999673\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1999673\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats target Elon Musk in Senate &#8216;vote-a-rama&#8217; 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