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Senate Democrats Kill Bill to Keep Government Open Past Midnight
The New York Times ^ | 19 Jan 2018 | Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan

Posted on 01/19/2018 8:01:47 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, showing remarkable solidarity on Friday in the face of a clear political danger, blocked consideration of a stopgap spending measure to keep the government operating, leaving less than two hours for lawmakers to find a way to avert a midnight shutdown of much of the federal government.

Senate Republican leaders fell well short of the 60 votes necessary to proceed on the spending bill, which had passed the House on Thursday. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, was trying to rally support for a shorter temporary spending measure that would allow both parties to save face.

But even if the Senate adopted such a bill, it would also have to pass the House. With time running out, at least a short shutdown appeared inevitable.

The 10 p.m. vote came after a day of budget brinkmanship in Washington that included a last-minute negotiating session between President Trump and Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader. The 90-minute meeting produced progress, both men said, but no deal. Just hours later, it appeared to collapse.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; aliens; democrats; duplicate; governmentshutdown; obstructionistdems; schumershutdown; shutdown; shutitdown
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Schumer Shutdown

Schumer Shutdown

Schumer Shutdown

Schumer Shutdown

Schumer Shutdown


21 posted on 01/19/2018 8:18:38 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Schumer Shutdown is in effect! For 800k illegals, Schumer said FU to 320 million Americans!!!


22 posted on 01/19/2018 8:19:18 PM PST by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: vooch

Trump is smart enough to create massive leverage from a shutdown.


23 posted on 01/19/2018 8:19:26 PM PST by Bobalu (12 diet Cokes and a fried chicken...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

isn’t it shutting down just 15%?


24 posted on 01/19/2018 8:22:17 PM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat)
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

800K is probably low considering how hard the dims are going in the paint for illegals.


25 posted on 01/19/2018 8:22:19 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: Bobalu
I hope so. 👍
26 posted on 01/19/2018 8:25:45 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s a Schumer Shutdown! Let’s all send him a thank-you tweet for saving the 2018 midterms for the Republicans! Bwahahahahahaha!


27 posted on 01/19/2018 8:27:16 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Kill Bill! Kill Bill!

Who’s poor Bill?

(KIDDING)


28 posted on 01/19/2018 8:27:48 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Tryin' hard to win the No-Bull Prize.)
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To: impimp

Interesting. I have not heard this.


29 posted on 01/19/2018 8:28:36 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Lopeover; impimp
Interesting. I have not heard this.

You haven't heard of it because it is not true.

30 posted on 01/19/2018 8:38:36 PM PST by IndispensableDestiny
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No amnesty!!!


31 posted on 01/19/2018 8:43:21 PM PST by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: Bobalu

What amusing is with DJT managing positive cash flow, the longer the budget impass goes on; the easier it is to argue that cutting 10% is possible on a permanent basis.

DJT has been through the exercise a dozen times in his career.


32 posted on 01/19/2018 8:48:12 PM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Dems are doing this to draw attention away from #releasethememo and tax cut good news.


33 posted on 01/19/2018 8:50:46 PM PST by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911)
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To: MNDude

The Feds run around a 10% deficit so on a annual basis the cuts need to be a little over 10%. On a cash flow basis, the cuts might need to be 15%.

All within DJTs experience


34 posted on 01/19/2018 8:51:04 PM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

35 posted on 01/19/2018 8:55:09 PM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: Enchante

The ‘rat Senators are really clustering around Schumer now.... something is going on. Will he simply rant or is there going to be a new vote?


36 posted on 01/19/2018 8:56:06 PM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: vooch

A great day? if you were being used as pawn like the hundreds of thousands of military families you wouldn’t think so.


37 posted on 01/19/2018 9:13:52 PM PST by chaser64
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“The Democrat shutdown of the government is not about continuing the current DACA program, the GOP supports that.

It’s about the Democrats REFUSING to stop future illegal immigration, or chain migration. They want a PERMANENT amnesty program to attract millions more illegal aliens.

That is what the shutdown is about.”

-J.B.-


38 posted on 01/19/2018 9:17:20 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Col Frank Slade

Only if Mitch gave the President the ability to make recess appointments. They took that away from him, remember?


39 posted on 01/19/2018 9:20:11 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Schumer Shutdown!

Mark this down as the day that President TRUMP took out Schumer 100%
40 posted on 01/19/2018 9:23:09 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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