Just submitted this letter to the CAO, in advance of the government funding deadline. Members of Congress shouldn't be paid when the government isn't open.
If there is a shutdown, I will not be accepting any of my salary for as long as it lasts.
Posted on 12/17/2018 5:14:59 AM PST by DollyCali
So what happens now? Options?
On the wall or cloture?
Was this just the vote for cloture?
Just submitted this letter to the CAO, in advance of the government funding deadline. Members of Congress shouldn't be paid when the government isn't open.
If there is a shutdown, I will not be accepting any of my salary for as long as it lasts.
thanks for all your updates...EVERYONE.
I tried the Senate link posted upthread but with the sucky wifi, couldn’t get it.
then remembered.. duh.. there is TV. so turned it on and first pix/coverage of senate floor is MSNBC. had several interviews. typical of what one would expect. Very anti trump, anti TRUMPS wall, very self serving
Just cooked up a skillet that is heavenly. (to me the casserole type food lover) in butter/coconut oil sautéed chopped onions, grated/chopped carrots, coarsely chopped cauliflower. Season salt. Added precooked brown rice. a bit of marinara sauce and a half bottle of Ragu triple cheese . It is really good.. tastes better than it looks. LOL My problem is with these dishes is that I am so drawn to them I overeat and end up with stomach distress. . Will not do that now.
But my dish is empty and Im tempted.
Ah , the ongoing kitty/doggie in and out issues.. esp imp when safety is a concern. doggie doors are good but unfortunately here a lot of wildlife likes to considerate it their door too!
When I had one pet with special food needs it was much simpler just to put them on the same diet. They might boycott for a few days but hunger will eventually prevail.
interesting letter. respect him
IMHO if the govt is shut down it should not be a vacation with the accrued pay given later.
It should be NO pay. period. then it will be meaningful
“doggie doors are good but unfortunately here a lot of wildlife likes to considerate it their door too!”
We have the neatest cat door, that our little dog uses. He’s got a chip attached to his collar and that is what activates the door. So other than when he is around and pushing on the door it remains locked. No inside cats get out and no wild Critters get in! You can even program the chips so that certain animals can come in but not go out and vice versa. You can also set times when the chips will work and times when they won’t.
I think Mark Meadows this the last of the good guys. Thank you for posting that.
Lol!
I still think it’s odd that there was no autopsy.
wow.. I am such a dinosaur with these new techie things.
Really hit home a few weeks ago. I took a couple hour day trip to Amish country (Lehmans’) with my friend Jim. My van is 2002. I have not have a vehicle that is newer. It is considered a very nice van but it is very old by todays standards. It has a FOB, DVD player (never used) and some things on dash I am not sure what they are and really don’t care.
I was in awe with all the bells and whistles on Jims 2019 Buick.. Tried to keep my jaw up in regular place although I was jaw dropped for sure.
That door with the chip sounds great
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Senate procedural vote to call up Hse bill with wall changes started at 12:31 pm et. Flake voted no. Senate is 51-49 GOP. They may need Pence to break a tie. But GOPers need all of their members here. Otherwise, they can’t even start debate on the bill
Even if they do get Hse bill w/wall money on the floor, McConnell has to file cloture to end debate on the bill. If you do it by the book and file cloture today...you can’t even take the cloture vote (which would fail, because it needs 60 yeas), until SUNDAY.
There are no side negotiations going on now to avert a government shutdown. So unless something drastically changes, we are cruising toward a government shutdown.
In order to handle existing spending bill which has been ricocheting between the House and Senate for some time now, the Senate NEEDS TO GET ONTO THE BILL. Otherwise, they are stuck. So far, Senate lacks the votes.
Process #1 for Hse passed bill ) Vote to concur with the House changes. If the Senate does that, the House and Senate are aligned and the bill goes to the President for signature.
Process #2 for Hse passed bill: Senate concurs w/hse changes, but also make ANY change to the bill (called “concurring with an amendment"). Then the bill goes back to the House because, again, the House and Senate are not aligned
Process #3 for Hse passed bill: Senate could disagree with Hse. The Senate would actually take a vote to “disagree” in tHse changes 2 the bill & ship the measure back to the Hse because, again, they are not in sync. Each of 3 options is "debatable" which could entail cloture
Thanks, Gran!
Senate vote just to get onto the House bill to fund government and fund the wall still open after more than two hours. Started at 12:31 pm et. Multiple senators not here. The nays are outpacing the yeas. Currently 43 yeas and 46 nays. Dem MT Sen Tester just voted nay
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BREAKING: #SCOTUS denies request to block nationwide injunction against new asylum policy. Dissenters: Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh. Bottom line: new asylum policy cannot be enforced anywhere in US while the case is playing out in lower courts.
11:54 AM - 21 Dec 2018
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Welcome!
I think this procedural vote is doomed.
Might as well shut down and go home now.
The GOP is useless as ever.
If I was Trump, I would instruct the military to build the wall.
Oh, and as a parting gift to this Congress, I would drop the DECLAS bomb and head to Mar-a-Lago.
It gets very confusing as haven’t studied what has to happen since I was in school, long term memory cells lacking. LOL
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BREAKING: #SCOTUS denies request to block nationwide injunction against new asylum policy. Dissenters: Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh. Bottom line: new asylum policy cannot be enforced anywhere in US while the case is playing out in lower courts.
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The compromised John Roberts strikes again.
If I were Trump, I would ignore this order as a separation of powers of issue.
We did not elect judges to run this country. We elected a President.
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