A government shutdown increasingly looks inevitable as GOP opponents of a stopgap in the Senate seek to drag out the process ahead of a midnight Sunday deadline. Opponents of the Senate stop…
Typically, funding showdowns in divided government between Congress and the White House have featured pitched battles over specific policies, such as Trump’s border wall or Obamacare. But budget experts and historians say the current impasse stands out for its lack of a clear policy disagreement.
I thought it was to remove Ukraine funding, since oversite was denied last time?
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) reiterated his threat Thursday that he would do everything he could to slow down passage of the funding stopgap unless Senate leaders agree to pull $6.15 billion for Ukraine out of the bill.
“To avoid a government shutdown, I will consent to an expedited vote on a clean CR without Ukraine aid on it. If leadership insists on funding another country’s government at the expense of our own government, all blame rests with their intransigence,” he posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.
Rand Paul does not represent the Republican caucus on the Ukraine support. In fact House Republicans are not represented on that or the budget in general. 4 or 5 members are doing this issue holding the speaker’s chair as hostage.
Rand Paul is in the Senate and isn’t a swing vote. There are more than enough votes in the Senate for a CR, with or without him. In fact, the Senate passed a CR 77-19 on Wednesday, that included funding for Ukraine.
The shutdown is happening because the House won’t bring a bill to the floor, with or without Ukraine funding.
Typically, funding showdowns in divided government between Congress and the White House have featured pitched battles over specific policies, such as Trump’s border wall or Obamacare. But budget experts and historians say the current impasse stands out for its lack of a clear policy disagreement.
It’s about nothing.
Thanks for further clarification!
I thought it was to remove Ukraine funding, since oversite was denied last time?
Rand Paul does not represent the Republican caucus on the Ukraine support. In fact House Republicans are not represented on that or the budget in general. 4 or 5 members are doing this issue holding the speaker’s chair as hostage.
Yes!
People using politicial power to push for what they want.
Force the Vote and Medicare for All, would have been voted on…
If only the Justice democrats could learn from this…
I see it as a minority childish temper tantrum and a weakling afraid to lose his job.
Ah, okay.
I see it as politicians doing what they do.
It is our job to force them to submit to our whims.
Rand Paul is in the Senate and isn’t a swing vote. There are more than enough votes in the Senate for a CR, with or without him. In fact, the Senate passed a CR 77-19 on Wednesday, that included funding for Ukraine.
The shutdown is happening because the House won’t bring a bill to the floor, with or without Ukraine funding.