Posted on 09/15/2025 6:07:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
WASHINGTON — A standoff over how to prevent a government shutdown intensified Monday as President Donald Trump called on Republicans to write a funding bill on their own and cut Democrats out of the process.
But any funding bill, including a stopgap to buy more time, requires 60 votes to pass the Senate, where Republicans control 53 seats and therefore need at least seven Democratic votes.
Democratic leaders say Republicans are following Trump’s wishes and are refusing to negotiate, making a shutdown more likely. Congress has until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 30 to find a solution or the government will shut down.
“Our position remains this: We want to keep the government open by engaging in bipartisan negotiation where we can address some of the grave harms Donald Trump has caused to our health care system and help Americans with the cost of living,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the floor Monday evening.
Trump said recently on "Fox and Friends" that Republicans should not “even bother” with Democrats and that “we have to get Republican votes, that’s all” — which Schumer condemned.
“When Donald Trump said on Fox News that Republicans, “don’t even bother” dealing with Democrats, then he’s responsible for making a shutdown more likely,” he said. “This afternoon he doubled down again, posting online that Republicans should go at it alone in their partisan CR. Instead of engaging with Democrats to keep the government open.”
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Let the RATS shut it down. That should make all their freeloaders happy.
It’s so nice to be playing hardball with those C__KS____RS.
Like we were cut out of the January 6th committee ?
“Democratic leaders say Republicans are following Trump’s wishes and are refusing to negotiate, making a shutdown more likely.”
Good!
Cork Screwers?
What happened to regular order?
Wasn’t that what was next after the BBB?
“””Good!”””
I second that. Motion passed.
John Thune will have to use the nuclear option, if he wants to keep his job.
Shut down entire agencies that don’t deal with true emergencies. Don’t bring them back.
I REJOICE ANYTIME there is a government shutdown!
Bring it, Schmuchy!
Yawn on my lawn.
The Schumer schtick is as over as his readers.
Elections have consequences.
That will mean Trump can choose where money is spent to maintain “vital” government services.
there is a phrase that comes to mind when Congress starts posturing like this.
A little song by Talking Heads holds the key phrase.
If you know...you know....
Whatever you say.
Chucky, you are going to vote NO on it anyway. We don’t want your filthy fingerprints on it anywhere. If we are going to own it, we are going to own all of it.
EC
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