A reminder to all journalists: most in the GOP don't MIND a government shut down because a core of their philosophy is disemboweling government and then complaining how government doesn't work. The impacts to people, the economy, and the environment don't matter to them. #shutdown #governmentshutdown
Trying to get all of the website access that I need before the government shuts down so that I can continue to work on my essential project of certifying spacecraft to carry humans after the government shuts down. 🤦♀️
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a bill proposed by their leader to temporarily fund the government, making it all but certain that federal agencies will partially shut down beginning on Sunday....
So sick of seeing reports that Kevin McCarthy has run out of options as "congress" hurtles toward a shutdown. He could put the Senate's bipartisan CR on the floor today, pass it--and keep his job--with Democratic votes and effectively neuter his Crazy Caucus. Dems care about governing and not harming millions of people.
It would invite tons of blowback, but he has a security detail. #governmentshutdown
(Bloomberg) - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposed a deal to temporarily avert a US government shutdown, with demands including an 8% spending cut for domestic agencies and a resumption of border wall construction.
Apparently some Reps are saying their staff are “essential” so that they can keep working on the “impeachment” during the Government Shutdown that they caused.
Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Final Spending Bill Ahead of #GovernmentShutdown
Lawmakers resolved disputes over #DHS funding, paving the way for an agreement. But they may still be unable to meet a Friday deadline to avert a brief partial #shutdown.
#Republicans averted the self-inflicted wound of a #GovernmentShutdown this weekend. The main casualty of the process was #aid for #Ukraine, but foreign aid was always a fig leaf—for both #GOP#dysfunction & the determination of a small group of Republicans to help #Russia.
Sept 21 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump has urged fellow Republicans in Congress to shut down the government to thwart the federal prosecutions against him, although any funding lapse was unlikely to stop the cases from being pursued....
The House on Thurs approved #legislation to extend the expiration date for #FederalFunding later into March, sending the measure to prevent a partial govt shutdown that was set for Sat to the #Senate, where it is expected the pass.
Facing a potential #GovernmentShutdown in 4 days triggered by #HouseRepublicans’ inability to unite to pass spending bills, House “Speaker” Kevin #McCarthy is trying to shift the blame.
As #GovernmentShutdown looms just days away, no agreement is in sight #HouseRepublicans have turned their efforts to long-term funding, while the #Senate will start moving forward on a short-term solution #Congress returns to #DC on Tues w/ <5 days to find an agreement that will avert a govt #shutdown.
That agreement so far does not exist.
A band of House conservatives tanked a procedural vote Wednesday in a rebellion against the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) struck with Democrats, which members of the right flank have sharply criticized.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage....
The Senate on Thurs passed #legislation to keep the #federal govt open into March, kicking the measure to the House as #Congress continues its struggle to approve long-term spending #laws.
The bipartisan funding framework congressional leaders have reached moves us one step closer to preventing a needless government shutdown and protecting important national priorities. It reflects the funding levels that I negotiated with both parties and signed into law last spring. It rejects deep cuts to programs hardworking...
[News] Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Hardline Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday rejected a bill proposed by their leader to temporarily fund the government, making it all but certain that federal agencies will partially shut down beginning on Sunday....
McCarthy Demands 8% Spending Cut, Border Wall to Avert Shutdown (www.bloomberg.com)
(Bloomberg) - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy proposed a deal to temporarily avert a US government shutdown, with demands including an 8% spending cut for domestic agencies and a resumption of border wall construction.
[News] Trump urges government shutdown in unlikely bid to 'defund' his criminal prosecutions (www.reuters.com)
Sept 21 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump has urged fellow Republicans in Congress to shut down the government to thwart the federal prosecutions against him, although any funding lapse was unlikely to stop the cases from being pursued....
Conservatives tank procedural vote in revolt against Johnson’s spending deal (out.reddit.com)
A band of House conservatives tanked a procedural vote Wednesday in a rebellion against the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) struck with Democrats, which members of the right flank have sharply criticized.
[News] Government shutdown threat eases after House passes a 45-day funding plan, sending it to Senate (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage....
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Funding Framework | The White House (www.whitehouse.gov)
The bipartisan funding framework congressional leaders have reached moves us one step closer to preventing a needless government shutdown and protecting important national priorities. It reflects the funding levels that I negotiated with both parties and signed into law last spring. It rejects deep cuts to programs hardworking...