Republicans say they’re considering a short-term funding bill to keep the government afloat for seven weeks. But they’ll need bipartisan votes to pass it.
A standoff over how to prevent a government shutdown intensified Monday as 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 likelier. Congress has until 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30 to find a solution or the government will shut down.
So they’ll cave and sign it anyday, muttering about decorum and how it’s time to reach across the aisle to keep federal employees working.
For a part it might be good if they force the shutdown, AND let it last indefinitely, a month+ at least… not cave in after a day or two …
If they’d do that it will show the true colors of the maga folks… they will enact violence on democrats, and after a while trump will sign a decree the republicans can sign their own bills to come into effect and democrats will no longer be needed /allowed to govern).
Soon after the arrest warrants come for the democrats who were in the way…
Have they Considered that the FOOLPROOF Democratic Strategy is to Offer NO Pushback or Defense whatsoever so NO MATTER WHAT THEY WRITE it’ll pass and be Pushed into Law?
Considered? That’s their MO.
Believe it or not, most Democrats are gunning for a shut down so they can use that as an negotiating position.
I doubt it’ll work, but even Schumer is backing this play. Of course, it doesn’t make up for all of the in action.
They’ve had this oppertunity before. They voted with Republicans to avoid shutdown last time, including my Senator Durbin. What makes you think anything has changed?
Since it seems you’re asking a question in good faith I’ll try to answer. I’m not the person you replied to but here…
I think the main thing that has changed is the disappearance of Elon Musk. Last time around there was what I consider to be valid concern that Musk would pay his flunkies out of pocket to keep working and tearing apart the Federal government during the shutdown. With most Federal employees going home during a shutdown, it would leave very few at the helm to be able to stop DOGE in their iteration at the time. Musk was making hay at the time of how they could do things on weekends because no one was there to stop them, and it was very reasonable to consider that he would personally pay his flunkies to tear shit apart while people were furloughed during a shutdown. As frustrating as it was, and as much as I fucking loathe the likes of Chuck Schumer and his corporate cock sucking ilk, I personally did see Musk as a legitimate threat if the shutdown occurred last time around. Musk is gone and there is no one to pay DOGE employees to keep working while everyone else goes home, so it stands to reason that you might actually maybe get these old chucklefucks on board for doing something right for once. Not making any promises, though, as I agree with another poster that characterized Schumer as a last minute pants pisser.
They could dismantle and rebuild things during this potential shutdown too.
Elon is not the only own able to bankroll looting the temples.
Backing that play… for now. I’m sure last second he’ll piss his pants and vote for anything they want like usual.
Yeah, I’m a Yankee fan too. But usually, they pull through. Haven’t done so great lately, but we’re due for a comeback.
Current corporate TV Schumer is backing the shutdown, but 9:43pm behind the scenes five gimlet deep Schumer thinks it would tear the country apart.
friendly reminder that this doesn’t mean you can stop calling your reps, especially you, new yorkers. if you ain’t a new yorker, just look up a NY zip code before you call, cause they will ask
