Back in the day, as recently as 30 years ago, #unitedstates elected officials would work nonstop to anticipate the needs of our people and #constitution They would work in harmony to avoid shutdowns and damage to the perception of our country.
I will say this. If roles were reversed in #congress right now, #Democrats would be working 24/7 to reopen Congress for the #tax payers.
The Louisiana #Republican, who serves as the House majority leader, announced at a conference meeting Thurs evening that he was pulling out of the battle to become #speaker.
Alarming🚨: McHenry has some power over the House. The "temp" is just another #MAGA R, but the danger is deadlock: #UA funding, a possible #GovernmentShutdown on Nov 17...: He may call the House to order, make announcements, answer parliamentary inquiries, rule on points of order & designate another speaker pro tempore. But he may not administer the oath of office to a member-elect without unanimous consent or specific HSE approval, among other restrictions. #GOPSabotagehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/04/patrick-mchenry-house-speaker-mccarthy/
Grand Old Fascist Party removes Speaker of the House because he had the decency to not let the government default on its responsibilities for, let me check notes, 6 more weeks.
And 1/3 of the population support these asshats because they want to burn everything down. But of course they get half the house seats because gerrymandering.
#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.
We're just waiting for Biden to announce he signed it, right? It's times like this I wish #cspan was free to everyone and always on. They could use @peertube.
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....
“I would have preferred that a bill that had some #assistance for #Ukraine & a #border proposal which we’ve been working very hard on,” Sen Susan Collins (R) said after the House passed its bill. “But the most important goal is to prevent a #GovernmentShutdown. If we can do that today, I will feel we will have accomplished more than the American people anticipated.”
(That’s a pretty low bar, Collins, & it’s only that low because of #RepublicanDysfunction)
#House Minority Leader #HakeemJeffries said lawmakers must work in a collaborative fashion over the next 45 days to “avoid another #GovernmentShutdown drama.” He said they also needed to ensure #Ukraine funding is included in the long-term spending bills. “It’s important for #democracy. It’s important for the principle of #freedom,” #Jeffries said.
The #Senate is set to #vote on a bill to avoid a #GovernmentShutdown by 6:30 PM. Starting at 4:20 PM, the upper chamber will have, at most, two hours of debate, then vote to #pass the bill with a 60-vote threshold.
Sen. Amy #Klobuchar (D-MN) said #Senate#Democrats have concluded that #uninterrupted#aid to #Ukraine is their top goal, adding that aid negotiations will be saved for a supplemental request.
“I believe there’s a bunch of #Republicans who are w/ Ukraine. The big test … is going to be what happens w/the supplemental & what happens in the next few weeks,” she said.
#Senate consideration of the #stopgap bill that was passed by the #House is being #delayed by Senator Michael #Bennet, #Democrat of Colorado, his colleagues say. Bennet reportedly wants a promise of quick consideration of #aid to #Ukraine.
The Senate version of the #CR included
> $6 billion in Ukraine aid.
Senators say the leadership is working on a written commitment. But a long delay could trigger a #shutdown if the Senate doesn’t act by midnight.
With less than 4 hrs before a #GovernmentShutdown, Sen Chris #Coons (D-DE) said he believed a #Senate vote on the #House-passed resolution would come in time. “I think this is coming to a resolution very soon,” Coons told reporters. “I’m very optimistic.”
Mitch McConnell has announced that the Senate GOP will not pass bipartisan legislation from the Senate to fund the government, and is instead hoping to pass the incoming bill from the House that was recently passed with Democratic support.
[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....