Posted on 12/20/2022 3:07:31 PM PST by DFG
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Congress continued to conduct its final pieces of business before the holiday break, lawmakers warned that a total government shutdown could ensue if an agreement to send an additional package of tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine is not made by Friday.
"This situation is dire," Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell said to reporters gathered at the U.S. Capitol. "Our government is facing a shutdown, and the only way to avoid it is for us to send $45 billion to Ukraine by the end of the week. Life as we know it in the United States depends on us funding Ukraine. It doesn't get any more clear or understandable than that."
Though the public at large is confused as to how continuing to send tens of billions of dollars overseas to pay for Ukraine's ongoing war against Russia affects their own lives here in any way, members of Congress stressed its importance. "Providing billions in aid to Ukraine — for weapons, aircraft, government salaries, and other things we won't mention or keep track of — is the most surefire way to keep our government up and running," explained Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. "Christmas will surely be very lean in the homes of your elected officials if more money is not sent to Ukraine."
At publishing time, Congress was also rumored to be putting together an additional bill that would mandate all Christmas gifts and candy be rounded up from American families and shipped off to President Zelensky and other Ukrainian government officials.
It’s getting harder to separate BB’s satire from reality...
It’s getting harder to separate BB’s satire from reality...
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Indeed it is.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
BTTT
BB is getting too good. I thought this was real.
“It’s getting harder to separate BB’s satire from reality”
Exactly what I was thinking. I luvs me sum Bee, but this one didn’t even garner a grin. Too close to reality I guess. :(
McConnell is a POS, McCarthy is a POS. I’m not at all excited about the future “under” these assclowns, and I weep for the future of this country. As I type, that (apparently) stank woman is peddling her “Lume” ass deodorant on my TV. We can no longer watch episodes of All in the Family because they’re too un PC, but we can be inundated with butt pirate issues, and middle age women talking to us about their (apparently) unclean, and odorous nether regions ffs!
EXTORTION
Shut ‘er down!
We have done too much of the funding for this war. There are 30 counties in NATO. Let them take over - or else!!!
Go for it, shut her down.
Now’s the ideal time to get back at the Democrats for what they did to the South Vietnamese.
WGAF!
Doesn’t say in the constitution that the congress must pass an annual budget for Ukraine. It says for the USA.
STOP
ENOUGH
Not our war.
I am so sick of Ukraine and Russia. I was sick of them the day this started.
Fund the democratic party election money laundromat or else
They even are giving him our Christmas candy.😀
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GOOD
Dang, I got Bee’d
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