Posted on 02/10/2025 3:39:19 PM PST by Mariner
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a letter to colleagues Monday warned of the possibility of a “Trump shutdown” and reminded fellow senators that Democrats have the power to make or break any bill to fund the government past March 14.
Democrats in the Senate and House are looking more seriously at the looming funding deadline as an important point of leverage to slow or stop President Trump’s and Elon Musk’s freezing of federal payments, lockout of federal workers and plans to slash government spending by trillions of dollars.
Schumer wrote that Democrats want to avoid a shutdown and argued that if Congress fails to reach a government funding deal by the March 14 deadline, the fault would lie with Trump.
“Legislation in the Senate requires 60 votes and Senate Democrats will use our votes to help steady the ship for the American people in these turbulent times. It is incumbent on responsible Republicans to get serious and work in a bipartisan fashion to avoid a Trump Shutdown,” Schumer wrote.
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And force the treasury to to cut expenditures to match revenue.
If they do it, the MSM will blame Trump.
MSM is dying.
The clown can believe what he wants but most of us would celebrate a shutdown. A day the government isn’t spending our tax dollars is a day the government is screwing us just a little bit less.
Schumer Shutdown.
Rolls off the tongue.
Does Trump even care? He almost died 7 months ago
The entire discussion is just silly.
DOGE is slashing expenditures every day.
The debt limit will be reached on the seventh day of never.
No it doesn’t. the Dems past a whole lot of legislation like Obama care without 60 votes.
Reconciliation starts with the congressional budget resolution. The budget cannot be stalled in the Senate by filibuster, and it does not need the President’s signature. If the budget calls for reconciliation, it tells certain committees to change spending, revenues, deficits, or the debt limit by specific amounts.
Because ‘democracy’ means thwarting the will of the voters.
The bleedout is beathtaking though.
They got nothing. A few judges playing speedbump. That’s it.
Not as long as many of us are willing to fund their propaganda with our TV subscriptions.
Aren’t shutdowns supposed to be bad? Granny may starve.
The only way we lose is if our side caves...
Uh oh.
Democrats have been paying off the MSM for some time - but Trump's turning off the spigot. Maybe the MSM won't be so 'loyal' if they're not being bribed.
I’m confused. Just an hour ago I read an article Where the Democrats were threatening to shut down the government. Please someone just shut the damn thing down.
That’s one prong for each of the horns on your head, Chucky.
Good Old Alex Bolton a hard core Dem operative doing the usual DNC transcription services .
Alex is always ready to lie and smear for her DNC bosses .
Chuckie, Keep your Prongs Away from Us!
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