Posted on 11/09/2025 4:58:26 PM PST by Whatever Works
Video interviewing McCaskill about reopening the government for a few months.
(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...
When did McCaskill become a reliable source of information?
There is lots of “done deal” talk and lots of left wing rage, particularly from Newsom, who says it is surrender and pathetic
Kick the can down the road. Roll over for the RATS now, and then roll over again for them in 3 months.
Kick the can down the road for 2 months to “save the holidays”.
Humbug!
If anyone gets wobbly someone will whisper “filibuster” in their ear
Nobody on our side rolled over this time. Dems caved.
At least she is listing some potential names.... Dems that are retiring, dems from purple states, etc. No sacrificial lambs.
Wait...is this the latest in an infinite series of continuing resolutions that kicks the can down the road for a few more months, or a real deal that makes fiscal sense?
Never mind, rhetorical question.
I’d never vote for Kaine or Warner in a million years, but they don’t know that and my phone number has the right area code. I called them numerous times to complain about them not voting for the CR and sounds like they’re part of the group folding. Feels good.
Three months doesn’t show me Dems caved. This is a temporary resolution like all the rest. And three months will give Senate RATS the opportunity to work on their strategy for the next CR. The next CR might not pass so quickly in the House either. Color me skeptical.
The Senate is poised to vote later Sunday night to advance the House-passed stopgap, which will later become the vehicle for the larger funding deal.
That vote would tee up consideration later this week of a legislative package that would fund the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects, and the operations of Congress, for the full fiscal year — the product of months of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations. All other agencies would be funded through Jan. 30, according to text of a continuing resolution released Sunday.
As part of Democrats’ agreement to end the shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is promising Senate Democrats a vote in December to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies that are due to expire at the end of the year short of Congressional action. Democrats will also get to determine what extension bill gets a vote.
The government-opening agreement also guarantees that federal employees laid off during the shutdown are re-hired and gives federal employees backpay.
Many progressives in the Senate — along with a large number of House Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — think anything short of a deal to pass an extension of the tax credits as part of a government funding bill is insufficient.
“We will not support spending legislation advanced by Senate Republicans that fails to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. We will fight the GOP bill in the House of Representatives, where [Speaker] Mike Johnson will be compelled to end the seven week Republican taxpayer-funded vacation,” Jeffries said in a statement.
House Democratic leadership has insisted the health subsidies be addressed in legislation rather than a handshake compromise, especially as Johnson has refused to offer Democrats the same promise of a vote on an extension in his chamber.
It’ll pass. Bernie is throwing a fit. 🤣
Bernie is having an ape fit.
Kabuki Theater. Arguing over the dinner menu on the Titanic.
Suck Schumer, you Demon.
Total BS and serenader by the usual losers:
🔴 Fund the gov’t through Jan 31
🔴 Promise to vote on ACA subsidies in Dec, no use of filibuster by republicans.
🔴 Reverse the mass layoffs of Fed workers (RIFs) since Oct. 1
🔴 Provide full-year funding for VA
🔴 Provide full-year funding for SNAP
Not to mention back pay for the millions who have been sitting home for more than a month. Trump will have to eat this shit sandwitch. Complete BS.
Senate is in session - Schumer just spoke - now Thune - then the vote
Can’t believe Trump was on board with this …
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