Unlike you, I DO my government and how it works. What the Senate and/or President do or don’t do is IRRELEVANT!!!! Not one cent can Constitutionally be spent without the approval of the House. That’s the facts.
Yes, the House can’t adopt a budget on its own. But neither can the Senate or President. If the House stands its ground, the only choice the Senate and President have is to either sign off on it, or not. If not, then the government stays shut down until they relent. And the longer such a shutdown lasts, the clearer it will become to the taxpayers how much the DON’T NEED ALL THAT SPENDING!!!!
The taxpayers already know that! Unfortunately, half of the county pays no taxes, and they are the half that put Barry in office. Do you think a prolonged shutdown will turn them into Tea Party supporters?
If this is true, then why did the House have to make a deal? THey could do what they wanted with the money. Duh!
I misread your post. All spending starts in the House. In order to get bills passed, however, it has to have approval from the Senate and signed by the President. So, yes, they don’t have to put forth appropriations, but, constitutionally, that is their job.