I must have special psychic powers. Because I fearlessly predicted that obvious move last week. I think I’ll get me one of those swami hats.
Posted on 09/30/2023 12:41:59 PM PDT by Eagle Forgotten
On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the Senate.
The new approach would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but the plan would increase federal disaster assistance by $16 billion, meeting President Joe Biden’s full request. The package was approved 335-91, with most Republicans and almost all Democrats supporting. the bill.
With hours to go before the midnight deadline to fund the government, the Senate was also in for a rare weekend session and prepared to act next.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
Apparently no spending cuts and nothing on border security.
Now be sure to send a contribution to the Republican Party to thank them for... uh... well, I'll have to get back to you.
One job congress has to do. One job! Anyone else would be fired. All 435 need replaced.
I must have special psychic powers. Because I fearlessly predicted that obvious move last week. I think I’ll get me one of those swami hats.
What happened to the vote yesterday? I was watching on cspan and turned it off in disgust
That was the only play Kevin McCarthy had.
Thats Trump DC Swamp Guy selling us again .
Why is it so hard?
Fed.gov should be forced to spend ONLY what it collects in taxes.
It already collects $4 TRILLION a year - that is ENOUGH.
You deserve it.
If anyone disagrees, may a diseased yak sit on their sister’s birthday cake.
By condemning the whole GOP you are condemning the 96 in the House who voted against the measure. Instead, claim the party, claim the 96 who voted against the measure and support primary opponents of the 126 who in favor of it. That is how you build parties. Going third party is a loser in American politics.
McCarty is trumps man.
The Uniparty of grifters destroyed the United States. It’s over. There is no coming back from these debt levels.
“What happened to the vote yesterday?”
On Friday, McCarthy’s previous attempt at stopgap funding failed to pass the House. The vote was Yes 198, No 232.
The Democrats were not always Marxist. RFK Jr is an old school Democrat who happens to love his country. There are still some guys like him. Joseph Lieberman was another Democrat like that. Now they're endangered species in the Democratic Party.
We’re sold out yet again.
Screw McCuckthry.
from the article:
“Trump has been encouraging the Republicans to fight hard for their priorities and even to “shut it down.””
Was there more cuts in that bill? Why did that one fail and this one pass?
How many more elections do you think we have left to primary all the RINOs? We’ve been doing this since before Obama in 2008 and look where we are.
“We’re sold out yet again.”
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Situation normal. Democrats win, Republicans lose.
No border security? Sending them back? Anything having to do with illegals?
Is the 16 billion for the illegals?
You do realize you acting as an unpaid proapganda bot for the Democrat Party right? Look who voted against it.
This is why Conservative inc has been the most useless political movement in US history. Instead of seeing what you got and building on it, you always snipe your own allies in the back for not winning every fight.
How about you gutless whiners start fighting the Democrats on anything for once instead?
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