Government Shutdown -- Winter 2024

[Mik]

He has two years. No time like the present to gets started.

[George K]

Supposedly there's a deal being made.

[Axtremus]

Too lazy to link to a news article ...

Word is Congress has came up with a new funding deal that Trump says he will support.

What's in it? Don't know much, but there is this bit that Trump's Truth Social post calls out: it would suspend the debt ceiling for another two years, to Jan. 30, 2027, after the 2026 midterm elections.

[LuFins Dad]

It cuts out the crap. Barebones funding deal along with $100B disaster relief. Key Bridge gets rebuilt, RFK Stadium does not. It’s also ~ 150 pages instead of 1500.

Democrats need to realize 2 things. 1) Trump is more popular in most of their districts than they are. 2) If the funding bill passes the House, then they will be the ones responsible for a shutdown.

[George K]

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Government Shutdown -- Winter 2024:

That’s worth a thousand words pages…

[George K]

Hakeem unhappy:

[George K]

One of the things that people were critical of is that the 1500 page document wasn't really a "continuing resolution," but an "omnibus bill" full of stuff not necessary to keep the government going.

The vote, tonight, will be interesting.

Can Johnson wrangle all the GOP? One or three defections will kill it.

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Government Shutdown -- Winter 2024:

One of the things that people were critical of is that the 1500 page document wasn't really a "continuing resolution," but an "omnibus bill" full of stuff not necessary to keep the government going.

The vote, tonight, will be interesting.

Can Johnson wrangle all the GOP? One or three defections will kill it.

Can he pick up a few Democrats? Abigail Spanberger needs show she’s a moderate Democrat if she’s going to win the Governorship of VA, and many of her constituents are CR dependent (for now).

[Mik]

I like it. It's what it should be. Almost.

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K said in Government Shutdown -- Winter 2024:

Can Johnson wrangle all the GOP?

Nope

https://apnews.com/live/government-shutdown-congress-spending-trump-updates

The House of Representatives has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown.

Almost three dozen Republicans joined Democrats to vote against Trump’s sudden demands and the quick fix cobbled together by GOP leaders. The bill fell 174-235, failing to earn even a majority of votes.

[Axtremus]

The Republican Party today is incapable of governing.

Sad.

[jon-nyc]

I want to remind everyone that it was House Republicans who decided in September to have the CR expire 12/20 rather than a month or two into the new administration.

[Jolly]

@Axtremus said in Government Shutdown -- Winter 2024:

The Republican Party today is incapable of governing.

Sad.

That's what, the fourth identical comment in two days? You're griping, but you withheld your magnificence from the Dems and social media, allowing Trump to win because of your negligence? Simply because you needed to gripe? Identical gripes?

That, sirrah, deserves musica!

Link to video

[George K]

That's Tony Levin on bass - he toured with Peter Gabriel a lot. The man is a genius.

[Mik]

Saw Paul Simon in 2006 in Rosemont. Best band I ever saw. I believe Leland Sklar played bass that night.

[Mik]

There's a new clean bill that will be voted on this morning. I don't love the chaos, but I do love that at least someone is fighting to stop the insanity.

[LuFins Dad]

All the bitching is working in Trump and the Republicans favor…

[LuFins Dad]

Republicans put out a bill that would cover the costs of running the government, pay $100,000,000,000 in disaster relief, and extend the farm bill. Not a single democrat voted for it because it lacked 1300 pages of pork…

[LuFins Dad]

What was the reason given by the 38 no votes by republicans?