Posted on 03/13/2025 12:47:43 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
A pair of Senate Democrats from a key battleground state on Thursday said that they would vote against the GOP’s six-month spending bill, raising questions about the possibility of a government shutdown when funding expires on Friday.
Arizona Sens. Mark Kelly (D) and Ruben Gallego (D) said they will oppose both the spending bill itself and a procedural motion to advance the measure, which requires 60 votes.
“I cannot vote for the Republican plan to give unchecked power to Donald Trump and Elon Musk,” Kelly said in a statement. “I told Arizonans I’d stand up when it was right for our state and our country, and this is one of those moments.”
Gallego echoed that sentiment, which has emerged as one of the main Democratic concerns.
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Gee surprise!
Did anyone expect otherwise from these 2 dolts?
What a bunch of hypocrites.
Then OBM gets the budget and even more things get cut.
Someone should tell them that shutting down the government will just make it easier for Musk and Doge to do their job, I bet they change their minds😂
KELLY IS MONUMENTALLY STUPID.
HOW THE H DID HE EVER QUALIFY AS AN ASTRONAUT???
YOU WOULD THINK HE WOULD BE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF MUSK-—WHO IS RESCUING THE ASTRONAUTS BIDEN & LOCKHEED STRANDED.
The Dems are shutting down government for Trump.
Democrats shut down the government.
Pass it on.
Send Kelly to the ISS and strand him there when we bring the other 2 home.
FYI “space missions” are listed as non-essential. Some special notation of “critical” will be necessary to fund their return.
Neither of these two are running in 2026. Their NO votes were never in doubt.
There are just not enough Dem seats up in 2026 to generate the 9 Dem Yes’s required. Might not even get to the floor. No point unless Thune wants to grandstand, which MAY have some merit, but in the end it won’t matter.
Schumer wants 1 month. That would have to go back to the House, but that will get some Dem votes there and is probably not in question. Unless Johnson won’t even allow a 1 month CR on the floor.
-Arizona Democrats say they’ll vote against GOP bill to avert shutdown-
The headline is the exact opposite of what the article reads.
The Traitorcrats know the Traitormedia will gaslight for them.
True, except AR15KELLY doesn’t give a [censored].
Elon doesn’t have power per se. This is BS spread by the Dems to propagate their latest talking point, and to give the illusion of this un-elected thing.
AZ has the ‘Rat government it has because of ‘Rat Hobbs. Secretary of State gives you control of state government and Federal elections, too.
From what I read, it can’t be more accurate.
DOGE and Musk looking into fake Social Security numbers really put the democRats over the edge - that must be main honeypot.
Can you still vote if you have been arrested for violating the Logan act?
Shocking? No....not surprising in the least.
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