Posted on 12/24/2022 9:46:03 AM PST by RandFan
@JohnCornyn
The Senate voted on government funding just 3 days before Christmas because Democrats, who control the agenda, didn't do their job and pass funding bills earlier.
Senate Democrats have failed in one of our most basic responsibilities.
This morning, Senate Republicans demanded & I voted for amendments to:
• Keep Title 42 in place
• Remove earmarks
• Support 9/11 victims’ families
• End funding migrant transport in the U.S.
While my provisions to support Sept. 11 families and to allow state & local govts to reallocate unspent COVID funds to other important priorities did pass, Senate Democrats blocked many others.
This is not responsible governing. If Republicans controlled the agenda, it would be much different.
But a shutdown would negatively impact our national security & economy at a time when we can least afford it, and without the votes to change the outcome would be pointless.
While I strongly believe the government funding process is broken and must return to regular order, we cannot abdicate our duty to our men and women in uniform and at our southern border and fail to provide them the resources to do their jobs.
Having lost the vote for a continuing resolution until the new Republican majority takes over in January, we had two bad choices: cast a protest vote AGAINST funding our military, veterans, border patrol, and other essential government functions, or vote for a flawed bill.
Sometimes the lesser of two bad choices is all you have got.
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The fact that he's responded publicly shows you he is getting a lot of calls/emails and feeling the HEAT!
Good job! He's on notice!
FUJC!
Why are we funding anything for border patrol? We aren’t doing anything. Ditto the military.
Another Lesser-of-two-evils ridiculous voting logic result. GTH Cornyn and the imbeciles who voted for him.
John Wayne Cornyn will neve get my vote again.
I’d vote for Beto over him, at least you know what Beto is, unlike this snake.
There is no defense for the Republicans in the senate.........
WWG1WGA!
He means to fund Egypt’s border patrol and Ukraine’s military.
Riiiiiight....same swindle, different bone.
He’s got away with so many times but it looks like this could do for him. Read the twitter comments (simply scroll down) loads of people saying they want him out.
He’s going nowhere...”His current term ends on January 3, 2027.”
Dittos
Mitch bribed and threatened them:
"You either get on board and accept these "earmarks" or you get nothing, and no committee assignments."
And they lacked the integrity to call out Mitch and tell him to shove it.
Yeah, the system was going to collapse without funding for a month when the new House will be seated.
Support 9/11 families?
Supposedly there were 12 gun control measures including Red Flag in the omni-corruption bill.
He’s not up for re-election until 4 years from now. Will Texas voters remember this in 2026?
And he’ll get re-elected again. The power of incumbency is hard to overcome.
So it seems only Kentucky voters can get rid of Mitch.
What’s up, Kentucky?
Mitch and his funding or lack thereof, plus his comment about ‘candidate quality’, was the main reason the Senate elections last month disappointed.
Time for him to go, Kentucky.
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