A shutdown about nothing…
the Seinfeld Shutdown.
We’re reduced to that.
They keep happening though.
Bloods goto to force what they want passed.
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?
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.
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.
The document highlights Rand Paul’s threat to slow down passage of the funding stopgap unless Ukraine aid is removed, indicating one senator’s objection may be enough to cause at least a brief government shutdown.
What a total doosh-canoe. Fucking Republican ass-clowns are all on the Russian payroll. Fuck these traitorous assholes.
You know most polls show that Americans think that we gave enough funding for Ukraine.
Putin and his oligarchy henchmen are the ones pushing for war, same with the US oligarchy.
Bloods and crips are both pushing for more war.
Only the few and “extreme” of both gangs are pushing against the status quo, they are the populists.
You know we made our entire economy essentially relying on the military industrial complex so I mean why stop now?
This has been a fight for decades, many comedians talk about and others as well.
Many have not given up yet.
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Lawmakers say a government shutdown appears inevitable as the deadline of midnight Sunday approaches. Senate conservatives want to delay a vote on a stopgap funding bill to give the House leverage to negotiate spending cuts. It’s unclear if the House will pass its own funding measure or accept the Senate’s bill. Senators expect votes through the weekend to pass a funding bill to the House. Rand Paul says he will object to expedite a vote without Ukraine aid. A shutdown now seems likely and federal workers could go without pay for a week or two. Negotiations between the House and Senate could last days or weeks if they need to compromise on a stopgap bill.
The document highlights Rand Paul’s threat to slow down passage of the funding stopgap unless Ukraine aid is removed, indicating one senator’s objection may be enough to cause at least a brief government shutdown.
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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 stopgap, which is backed by leaders in both parties, are delaying a vote to give the House a chance to pass its own continuing resolution to fund government.
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.
“Unless something dramatic happens today or tomorrow, there will likely be a couple-of-day or longer shutdown — very, very unfortunately, because it’s our responsibility to exercise and exhaust all options,” Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.) said.
A second GOP senator who requested anonymity expressed optimism that McCarthy will be able to round up enough votes for an alternative House GOP-drafted stopgap.
Asked if there’s enough time for the Senate and House to negotiate a compromise stopgap funding bill before the Saturday deadline, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said “no.”
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