Posted on 11/02/2025 12:50:16 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE
Johnson's House Republicans passed the current "Clean" Continuing Resolution "on or about" Sept 19. It extends last year's 2024 Budget until 21 Nov.
After that extension - which should not be needed anyway, but that is an editorial remark - the next budget was to be "discussed and voted upon" by both House and Senate, and life would continue under Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and its guidelines through the 2026 fiscal years.
But.
Johnson's House Committees have not been in Washington in regular session since that CR was passed.
What is the status of their "continuing budget proposals and discussions? Is a new budget ready to be attacked by the democrat party liners in the House after the House returns? Is it ready top be passed at all? Is it ready to be voted upon by the 54 "Yes" votes in the Senate when passed by the House?
Does not a regular budget and a regular bill only need 50 +1 votes to pass towards Trump's signature on Nov 22?
The democrats want to bringing it all down and think they’ll get no blame
Yes. The BBB will kick in at that time through reconciliation. That is what the Democrats are afraid of.
Yes. The BBB will kick in at that time through reconciliation. That is what the Democrats are afraid of. However, I think the Democrats will force the Republicans to suspend the Byrd rule so that they can pass anything they want when they gain majority again.
I think not.
The only items of Senate business not subject to the 60 vote rule are executive or judicial nominations, including Supreme Court nominations. And Budget Reconciliation legislation. Not budgets. Budget Reconciliation.
All else is subject to that 60 vote rule.
It is possible, but generally presumed not, that standing rules require 60 votes to change, which may include the rule requiring 60 votes. There is a presumption that this requires only 50+1, but it may fail on court challenge.
Oh and btw any next bill for a follow on CR or general appropriations requires another House vote.
Which will force seating of a Democrat House member replacing a dead guy.
That replacement is the necessary vote to force the Epstein file bill(s) to the floor. Something Johnson has dodged.
The next CR therefore has a smaller cushion and Massie becomes even more of an issue.
The CR extension that the House passed is only good until Nov. 21st. So even if the dems cave and allow the CR to pass, the gov't will be shut down AGAIN in 19 days, unless a REAL budget (the BBB) has been approved by both House and Senate.
Is it time to say that Congress is not doing its job adequately? Maybe it's time to say that if Congress is not doing its job (the budget) and the gov't is shut down anyway, then CONGRESS can be considered "non-essential".
The house has passed several CRS to funded at current levels to allow negotiations in the Senate on a final budget. It is the the Democrats, and they said who are refusing to even pass the current levels and figure out the rest later. To me, the default lies 100% with the Democrat senators.
So the status is for more CR’s at Biden levels? Cruz and company aren’t protesting these massive spending levels? R’s and D’s are fighting over crumbs at this point.
The Senate needs to modify this resolution to add more time to it.
The last time a budget was passed on time was 1997.
The republicans do not have the spine and the guts to pass a regular routine constitutional budget.
They will claw and fight like heck to keep their hands on the Obamunist CR gravy train.
The Commander-in-Chief probably needs to allow lower level commanders to grant compassionate financial leave to non-nuclear, non-vessel military personnel who could rake leaves, drive for Uber, DoorDash or Domino’s, or help out at Amazon for needed money.
“So the status is for more CR’s at Biden levels? Cruz and company aren’t protesting these massive spending levels? R’s and D’s are fighting over crumbs at this point.”
Each percent of interest on the national debt is $370 billion/year, about $1,100/year/American resident or about $3,000/year/American worker.
At 3%, the interest alone would be $9,000/year/American worker.
There’s a reason the stock market is climbing and houses sell for unaffordable for family life prices. The US government is going to have to inflate away the debt.
The point is every step closer to state-run medical everything, a goal since Harris Wofford’s 1991 win in the US Senate Special Election.
Each Democratic victory puts America one step closer to eliminating private industry and pushing the #CCCP.
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