Posted on 04/08/2011 5:29:14 PM PDT by Hawk720
Budget negotiators are working on a proposal to keep the federal government open for another three days while Democratic and Republican leaders try to put together a broader deal this weekend, a senior Democratic source told CNN late Friday.
The measure would not include any language on controversial topics like abortion, which has been an apparent sticking point, according to Democrats.
But it is not clear, the source cautioned, that the plan could pass the House of Representatives and the Senate by midnight -- the deadline for keeping the government running and preventing a partial shutdown.
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Rumors and trial balloons abound...
This actually will hurt the Republicans if they allow it to be dragged out a few days at a time. Either PULL THE PLUG on the government OR NOT.
But quit this day to day stuff, WE DON’T NEED THE DRAMA.
Shut it down!
Mike Pence is behind the Title X funding rider and tells FoxNews the money isn’t changed for women’s health services. The only thing is the money cannot go to Planned Parenthood.
Interestingly, the american people would rather shut the govt down than raise the debt ceiling. If the pubbies can delay this budget thing just a bit and tie it together with the debt ceiling then the timing would be really great. I don’t know if it’s possible or if they have even thought of it but it could work to their advantage.
People would say “we might as well shut the government down and solve both problems at once.”
Pubbies win the debate and have a great negotiating position.
YES, it will indeed.
Just stay the weekend and work through this.
I am. Planned Parenthood is doing a great service by aborting welfare recipients and future communist Democrats. Aside from the moral question I can not understand why not Triple the Funding.
If morality isn't a problem, it would be more efficient to euthanize the mothers instead.
Right. It would save more money...faster...than Obamacare. Just logical. But the means justify the ends.
That's what all the Fascists say.
The Whigs are going to sell us out. Down with the GOP.
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