Posted on 01/12/2019 5:27:20 PM PST by Kaslin
A group of conservative Senators on Friday introduced legislation to permanently keep the federal government open and prevent future shutdowns. The End Government Shutdowns would automatically create continually resolutions, which continues funding agencies even when politicians are debating on the budget.
The bill is sponsored by Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who has introduced the legislation every year since he was elected to the Senate in 2010, Deseret News reported. Sens. Steve Daines (MT), Mike Lee (UT), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Chuck Grassley (IA), Johnny Isakson (GA), Mike Enzi (WY), John Barrasso (WY), and Jim Risch (ID) have all signed onto the bill.
The reason the bill has come forward is simple: Portman wants lawmakers to create budgets while discouraging "last-minute, haphazard stopgap" measures, like continuing resolutions.
"This legislation will accomplish that goal, providing lawmakers with more time to reach a responsible resolution to budget negotiations, giving federal workers and their families more stability, and ensuring we avoid disruptions that ultimately hurt our economy, taxpayers and working families," Portman said in a statement.
"And it provides stability and predictability without allowing Congress to pat ourselves on the back for averting a self-made crisis," Lee said. "Shutdowns create instability and unpredictability not only in government, but also for many families and businesses that interact with the federal government. Shutdowns are not a responsible way to govern."
The bill would automatically create continuing resolutions for those regular appropriation bills that are not approved of by Oct 1. After the first 120 days, the funding would be reduced by one percent. It would then be reduced by one percent again every 90 days Congress fails to pass a spending bill.
The current government shutdown is the longest shutdown in U.S. history, with more than 800,000 federal government workers furloughed or working without pay.
Traitorous anal orifices. They’d rather hand over the country to the dummocraps, which would bring an end to the United States, as we know it, in but a few years. We’d be overrun with illegals, terrorists, drug dealers, sex traffickers-—is this what these despicable RINO _____s want?
Some of those are not “conservative” senators at all.
"This legislation will accomplish that goal, providing lawmakers with more time to reach a responsible resolution to budget negotiations, giving federal workers and their families more stability, and ensuring we avoid disruptions that ultimately hurt our economy, taxpayers and working families," Portman said in a statement."
They're not following current law, what makes anyone think the congress will follow another law?
Those senators sure aren’t “conservative” in my book. I want the executive branch or legislative branch as the case may be, to have this leverage.
“Conservative” my a-double snakes!
Why bother? The constitution is just a scrap of paper. The
runaway government proves it daily.
Beth Bauman of Townhall always writes the worst NeverTrumper propaganda on the site. Conservative’ my ass...
Calling Murkowski “conservative” is like calling satan “Christian”..
The lousy bastards keep coming up with more ways to shirk their responsibilities.
They’re not all conservative.
“...Some of those are not “conservative” senators at all....”
GOPe = RAT = UniParty = Deep State = Communists = Fake Americans
Yeah, they may all wear different hats, but rest assured, their goals are ALL the same. And it isn’t just Trump they want to put down, but all of us....they want to put us down like rabid dogs. The rest of the “uwnashed masses” just need to abide by the annual April 15th deadline like good little serfs.
How about one called the “you no work you no get paid” bill.
Yeah, let’s put Fedzilla on autopilot, what could go wrong?
Yeah, let’s put Fedzilla on autopilot, what could go wrong?
so,Portman wants to ‘discourage stop-gap measures’ like continuing resolutions by automatically creating continuing resolutions. Moron.
The constitution is just a scrap of paper.
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They made that clear on Usurpation Day, January 20, 2009
If it’s gonna run on autopilot, what the Hell do we need Congressmen for?
Sens. Steve Daines (MT), Mike Lee (UT), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Chuck Grassley (IA), Johnny Isakson (GA), Mike Enzi (WY), John Barrasso (WY), and Jim Risch (ID)
Got ‘em. No good.
No one reads the actual article. The point of the proposal is to cut spending by 1% every 90 days if Congress doesn’t have spending bill instead of a continuing resolution. It seems a step in the right direction. Wouldn’t seem to change the wall debate.
Mike Lee, damn that’s a shame, had high hopes for him..so these people want open borders, they want MILLIONS of people entering our country illegally..they have NO problem with that..let me guess, cheap labor
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