Posted on 01/15/2018 4:32:36 PM PST by mdittmar
Chances of a government shutdown grew Monday as Republicans concluded that they would be unable to pass a long-term spending bill by the Friday deadline. GOP leaders are now turning to a short-term funding measure in hopes of keeping agencies open while talks continue, but Democratic leaders say they are unlikely to support any deal that does not protect young illegal immigrants.
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We want NO NON ESSENTIALS!!!
Clearly it’s the fault of the democrats. Donald Trump will make sure that the blame gets where it belongs.
Sorry....It’s on the books....they get paid.
Dear Mitch and Paul;
See Jane run. Jane runs to get things done. When she gets where she’s going, she actually does her work.
See spot run. Spot runs to bite Republican dick-heads on the ass.
You know, your ass.
Get off them, you asses.
Ryan in April of last year passed another stupid CR through September, when he had a golden opportunity to pass a budget until the end of 2017.
These CRs are nothing more than Washington theatrics, so the sheeple can get riled up and then Washington can play the blame game for their election ads.
We need zero-based budgeting. We need budgets whose fiscal years match the calendar year.
Yep, fedgov shutdown won't extend to POTUS's Twitter account. I'm sure the barrage has already been prepared.
It really is breathtaking to watch. Democrats and some Repubs putting the best interests of illegal aliens over the American people, and are doing it in broad daylight.
Wipe those books!!Sorry.THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE TAX PAYERS. SO SORRY. WE RULE THEM. THEY DO NOT RULE US!!
Need to get rid of the filibuster!!!
As long as the Dems have an effective veto, they WILL use it to obstruct Republicans every chance they get.
Why is this so hard to understand??
If you don’t want the Dems to obstruct, then TAKE AWAY the tool they’re using constantly to do just that. It’s not complicated.
Nope,we have them,they just take our money.
here is a deal.... SHUT IT DOWN... it will not affect me in the least..... just make sure that everyone, except the military... just make sure that non essential employees do not get paid for work they did not do...
Blah,Blah,Blah,if you are in a Union just say it,spare me the $ullsh$it,
I already left the rat race, and my wife is joining me in a few months.
Capital Hill does no damage to Americans when the Government is shut down. Everybody still gets a back paycheck when it reopens It’s non essential functions that are shut down. Maybe they should be shut down permanently.
That has included Congress for years.
But if the government is shut down, how do we pay the he people that install view barricades on scenic overlooks on public highways?
No! Do your job as a Congress or Shut it Down.
We will survive, incumbents will hopefully not! MAGA!
Let them go home, President Trump could fill all remaining positions and judgeships with recess appointments. MAGA!
This is why there will not be a shutdown. BOTH parties want Trump stymied from making recess appointments.
>>>The real solution is change the rules and do the country’s business by majority vote<<<
Two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what’s for Dinner.
What the Congress does best: feckless fiscal policies and failure to secure the border ...
kicking the can down the road yet again so they can refuse future attempts at responsible spending—a national debt doubled under Obama in just 8 years by such things as 500 million dollars to the UN to fight global warming—or to repel the invasion facilitated by that SOB Obama with such things as DACA, but done as well by his irresponsible predecessors.
Anyone not furious with the Congress at this point simply hasn’t been paying attention.
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