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House OKs measure to prevent possible end-of-month shutdown
WTOP [Washington DC] ^ | September 19, 2019, 3:52 PM | AP

Posted on 09/19/2019 1:09:17 PM PDT by COBOL2Java

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a short-term bill Thursday to prevent a federal shutdown when the budget year ends Sept. 30, and give lawmakers until the Thanksgiving break to negotiate and approve $1.4 trillion for federal agencies.

The Senate is expected to approve the stopgap bill next week. The vote in the Democratic-run House on the bipartisan plan was 301-123.

The agency spending bills would fill in the details of this summer’s budget and debt agreement between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

The Republican-controlled Senate is struggling over how to move ahead with its versions of the follow-up spending bills. There is partisan skirmishing over the boundaries of the budget agreement and Trump’s moves to pay for the U.S.-Mexico border fence without congressional approval.

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved three noncontroversial measures on unanimous votes as the sniping continued in the wake of Wednesday’s Democratic filibuster of the almost $700 billion defense bill and other legislation.

Senate Democrats accused Republicans of shortchanging health and education programs to finance the border project and would permit the president to transfer military dollars for the wall again.

(Excerpt) Read more at wtop.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: budget; incometaxes; stopgap; taxcutsandjobsact; taxreform; tcja

1 posted on 09/19/2019 1:09:17 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
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To: COBOL2Java

Someone please post that “not this sh*t again” picture, please.

This is becoming like Christmas Thanksgiving and New years. It should have it’s own national holiday.


2 posted on 09/19/2019 1:12:33 PM PDT by cuban leaf (We're living in Dr. Zhivago but without the love triangle)
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To: COBOL2Java

Just shut it down. Shut downs arent even shutdowns, they are ramp downs with a few shutdowns.


3 posted on 09/19/2019 1:18:57 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Damn swamp creatures love those “continuing resolutions” rather than actual budgets.


4 posted on 09/19/2019 1:39:18 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: COBOL2Java
They watched how GOP-e Dem Paul Ryno screwed Trump with this the first time, so now the officially declared Dems are gonna try it too...
5 posted on 09/19/2019 1:42:30 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: COBOL2Java

Our government is absolutely worthless. Who is to say that America will not eventually go bankrupt like the Soviet Union and break apart?


6 posted on 09/19/2019 2:00:43 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: COBOL2Java

Another year, and once again, Congress does not get its work done on time.

Continuing resolutions meter out funding at the same pro-rated level as last year’s budget, until it expires, or they pass an actual appropriation.

That should mean a bit over $100 million per month for border barrier, while the CR goes on.


7 posted on 09/19/2019 2:03:46 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: COBOL2Java; All

We are tired of bills are not being read and billion$ and trillion$ of dollars in legislation when so called omnibus bills get passed. Funding then get shoveled into agencies with the results being government intrusion as well as its employees that grow into our lives regulating US how we; eat, sleep, pray, get married , and think

Should your Senator or congressman have voted NO on any such 1000 page or more Omnibus funding bills of extended duration beyond 60 days if congress did not do its job and consider (read) what it is passing? (Yes) or (NO) ?


8 posted on 09/19/2019 2:24:51 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L,J,Keslin posting for the record hoping some might read and pass around)
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To: COBOL2Java

The demonic-rats act as if they’re doing this in good faith. Please.

I’m guessing that dems got everything that they demanded in the stop gap in the interim?


9 posted on 09/19/2019 2:49:11 PM PDT by fwdude
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To: cuban leaf

I can’t. I’m too busy not impeaching the President./s


10 posted on 09/19/2019 4:19:03 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
Just shut it down. Shut downs arent even shutdowns, they are ramp downs with a few shutdowns.

Partner, we used to Shut Down the government if the People's Congress could not get a budget through the legislature.

We need to Shut the Government down if they can not pass an appropriations bill, period.

Are they afraid of the "The Giant Sixth Grade Brain Journalists" who can not even report the news correctly and it does not even do correctly investigative reporting?

The MSM news is all smoke up our posteriors, nowadays.

We finally have a POTUS who will get the MSM done correctly or they will be called time and time again for reporting incorrect news to the American public.

We see this MSM reported incorrectly on a daily basis. Maybe, they just cried too much when ole Hillary Clintoon lost to President Trump. BTW. has the MSM ever done any investigative reporting on how sick Miss Hillary really is or what kind of disease does she have. We only hear crickets from our MSM.

I will report that if the U.S. government shuts down there will not be any $$$ spent therefore it should save the American taxpayer some $$$ right. This is the way it used to play out, but not anymore. Remember when the America Hating Piece of Work Obama would love to shut down parks and memorials. Obama is a Piece of Work.

11 posted on 09/22/2019 11:23:56 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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To: shanover
Our government is absolutely worthless. Who is to say that America will not eventually go bankrupt like the Soviet Union and break apart?

Partner, u ain't lying!!!

12 posted on 09/22/2019 11:25:38 AM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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