U.S. Senate fails to advance debt ceiling, government funding measure: Senate Republicans Vote Down Pelosi's Debt Ceiling Bill, As Expected

Reuters ^ | 09/27/2021 | Richard Cowan and David Morgan

[Java4Jay]

I’m considered essential, have to report but no paycheck.

[Java4Jay]

Principles come first in my book.

[Jonny7797]

“Our country is now staring down the barrel of two Republican-manufactured disasters,” he said on the Senate floor after the vote.

That’s rich coming from the democrats. I lost count but we are facing roughly 6 manufactured crisis thanks to them.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

They always get their back pay.

Yes, they do. Absolutely correct.

[A Navy Vet]

"Barricades at the World War II Memorial were an insult to veterans. Isn’t the memorial a walk though memorial, with no federal employees? Just spiteful on Obama’s part, and Joseph Stolen is even worse."

I had forgotten about that. Just outrageous. I think his lame excuse was that it takes Fedgov employees to maintain the grounds. It seems after 4 years of true Americanism under Pres. Trump, I've forgotten or put aside how awful Obambi was and his VP. I feel a little ashamed.

[DoodleDawg]

The left spends money like they can just make it out of thin air, probably because that is exactly what they do.

And that differs from the Republicans how exactly?

[TwelveOfTwenty]

Øbama always made shutdowns as miserable as possible for patriotic Americans and Veterans. I expect his former Veep to do the same—on steroids.

Let them. If we're going to get our country back, we're going to have to take a few hits along the way.

[T Ruth]

shut the government down for two weeks to flatten the curve of democrat spending

Excellent!

[Mark17]

If the dems keep saying that this $3.5 trillion bill will cost $0, then why do they have to lift the debt ceiling?

They tend to, shall we say, stretch the truth a little bit? Most of us normal people, would call that lying. 😀😁😂