Posted on 12/11/2014 6:05:54 PM PST by cotton1706
The House will take one last shot Thursday night at passing a $1.1 trillion government-funding bill that has set off a feud between House Democrats and the White House.
If the bill fails, the House will move to a three-month government-funding measure as a fallback. A vote on the smaller measure could take place later on Thursday night.
Outraged House Democrats have been left unswayed by a last-ditch White House lobbying push, and dozens say they would vote against larger spending measure. Emerging from a closed-door meeting in the Capitol with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, a slew of Democrats said the administration's message was clear but unpersuasive.
“I don't think he changed anybody's mind,” said Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.).
Republicans likely need at least 50 Democrats to back the measure to make up for defections in their own party. And it does not appear that many Democrats will back it.
The three-month measure likely has a better shot at passage, and Senate leaders have signaled they could support it.
If Congress doesn't act by the end of Thursday, large parts of the federal government will shut down.
Democrats are “outraged,” in the words of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), over Obama's endorsement of a spending package that includes conservative amendments to grant new freedoms to big banks and wealthy campaign donors.
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) spoke up during the meeting to urge the Democrats to remain united in opposition to the proposal.
“If I was a lame duck president in the White House, that's the case I would make,” DeFazio said. “But if I was a Democrat serving the United States Congress and I was looking at the next election and wanted to get back to the majority, I would not be facilitating a bailout of Wall Street.”
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A one trillion dollar package?
We are nineteen trillion dollars in debt to our kids as it is
Has anyone asked them? Because they are going to be some kind of pissed
Bonehead, McCarthy, McConnell, Hal Rogers, Pete Sessions and other hacks are unfit to serve in congress, much less hold leadership positions.
It is way past time for these corrupt hacks to go.
“If Congress doesn’t act by the end of Thursday, large parts of the federal government will shut down.”
Really???
Wow, Christmas is coming quite early this year.
these clowns hadbetter stop trying to pick up this turd by the clean end, 60 day cr only.
Kill the Obama-Boehner cronybus bill!!
Shine a light on the traitors....they worked with Dems then got the rug pulled out on them.
The rino GOP is doing what they always do, following the dem world order, the end of America the once great nation is as sure as the Titanic sinking for the foolishness of those who were in command. At least the good captain,, having realized his mistake, chose to remain on board. The politicians are manning the lifeboats even now.
RINO-Dem Coalition
We need to find out where the bodies are buried.
Looks like they’re getting some dem votes. Republicrats and Democans!
Democrats get 99.9 percent of what they want and scream they are outraged over the .1 percent they had to negotiate. hmmmmmm not very bi-Partisan of them and should finally show the American people exactly what petulant children they are....
SHUT IT DOWN
SHUT IT DOWN
SHUT IT DOWN
See tagline for my backup plan.
Really??? Wow, Christmas is coming quite early this year.
Fed employees are having a silent laugh at the idea of even more fedgov paid days off...They've been told to act pissed off in front of the tax paying short attention span peons...
Wink wink..
I guess the Dummies didn’t want to be blamed for a shutdown. At least 50 have voted for the OB. At least 50 pubbies voted against it.
Sh*t! It passed!
The president knows he doesn't need the Democrat vote as long as he has the Republican leadership in his pocket.
Anyone looked in the bill yet to see what the Country Club banksters are getting out of it?
This gubbamints out of control.
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