Trump, Republicans face tricky task of averting U.S. government shutdown

Reuters ^ | Apr 21, 2017 | Richard Cowan and David Morgan

[mdittmar]

President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans who control Congress face their first major budget test next week, with the threat of a U.S. government shutdown potentially hinging on his proposed Mexican border wall as well as Obamacare funding.

With Republicans controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, keeping the federal government operating is a basic test of their ability to govern, but their task could become even more complicated if they insist on using the spending legislation to bring about contentious policy changes.

Not only must Republicans overcome intraparty ideological divisions that stopped major healthcare legislation last month, but they will have to win over some opposition Democrats with provisions that could be distasteful to conservatives.

With the Senate reconvening on Monday and the House of Representatives on Tuesday after a two-week recess, lawmakers will have only four days to pass a spending package to keep the government open beyond April 28, when funding expires for numerous federal programs.

[mdittmar]

Well,here's an old song I like;)

Skeeter Davis ~ End of the World

[cableguymn]

The only reason there would be a shut down is if the turtle won’t go nuclear

[bigbob]

Beautiful song, and while nowhere near as good, there is this one which is perhaps more relevant to the subject at hand - especially the first sentence of the lyric line I’ve pasted below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY

Team by team reporters baffled, trump, tethered crop.
Look at that low plane! Fine, then.
Uh oh, overflow, population, common group,
But it’ll do. Save yourself, serve yourself.
World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed.
Tell me with the rapture and the rev-’rent in the right, right.
You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light;
Feeling pretty psyched.

It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it.
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.

[monkeybrau]

They don’t need any democrats to pass a continuing resolution.

[KyCats]

Here it comes:

All republicans vote for the budget.
All democrats vote against the budget.
Budget fails, government shuts down.

Media blames republicans.

[mdittmar]

Love that song.

[mrsmith]

Media’s working hard at the “It’s the Republican’s fault” narrative.
Not a lot to work with with the Dems in minority everywhere.
But the media tries.

[bigbob]

Here’s what the Republicans should do: Amend the budget to “add a gazillion dollars to last years budget”...then pass it.

THe media would go nuts, trying to explain that the R’s agreed to spend a gazillion dollars! And if they want to have even more fun, let the democrats stop it and then they can claim “Well gee we were willing to spend a gazillion more but the Party of No wouldn’t go along”.

[Parley Baer]

“The only reason there would be a shut down is if the turtle won’t go nuclear”

I was wondering why there might be a shut down. Thanks for the explanation.

[tumblindice]

No wall funding, no budget agreement.

[null and void]

Shutting down the government would be bad because???

[Will88]

With Republicans controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, keeping the federal government operating is a basic test of their ability to govern,

BS. During the Obama years, avoiding a shutdown was never a test of Obama and the Dims' ability to govern. It was a test of whether the Republicans would cause a shutdown and all the pain and suffering that would result.

The MSM shills are shameless if nothing else.

[Joe Boucher]

Shut the worthless mookabooker down.
Fire ALL the worthless teat suckers and close the doors.
Mookabookers do not produce any thing. And are simply a drain on the world.
Hey gub mint scum, quit watching the retirement clock and do your job

[mdittmar]

Let me think,give me a minute,I'm not a scientist,I'll get back to ya.

Here's an old song I like in the meantime;)

Hank Williams Jr. - A Country Boy Can Survive

[Fungi]

Shut it down until the dinosaur media admits who is at fault; the longer, the better.

[chiller]

This is the PERFECT opportunity to shut it down, and use DJT's bully pulpit to demonstrate the unnecessary bloat of govt. Unlike previous shutdowns, WE determine who's essential and who's not. Unlike Obie's shutdown, police, fire, SocSec, military, even national monuments remain functioning, and most importantly, it'd become clear we don't need 1/2 of the employees.

For those reasons, Dems don't dare.

[chiller]

..unless they’re stoooooopid. Time will answer that.

[Dogbert41]

I say shut it down until we pay off our debt.

[mdittmar]

until we pay off our debt,$20 trillion,I agree.

[weston]

Shut it down, label the Congress as “non-essential” and Suspend them without pay.