Why Won’t Senate Democrats Vote to Give DC Our $1.1 billion in local tax dollars this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This has a lot more to do with Schumer trying to save his job than it does with capitulating to Trump. Thune just wants to change the date on the budget that Biden signed. Just another 45 days to negotiate the 12 bills which are close to final. Instead Democrats are flailing wildly and think they’re fighting Trump, but really they’ve only walked into a spider web.

But of course, there’s no guarantee that the budget passed will be the budget spent. Nothing preventing the admin from refusing to spend the money as appropriated. So anything without those guarantees is merely performative.

Yes, but they can do the same and even worse under a shutdown. And we won’t be any closer to our $1.1B. Let’s pressure Senate Ds today and let them come back in November and do this again.

[Anonymous]

42 Senate Democrats just voted for a second time to withhold our $1.1 billion and shutdown the federal government which will disproportionately impact DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:42 Senate Democrats just voted for a second time to withhold our $1.1 billion and shutdown the federal government which will disproportionately impact DC.

I think they voted in favor of the democratic bill with the 1.1 billion. Did it pass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:42 Senate Democrats just voted for a second time to withhold our $1.1 billion and shutdown the federal government which will disproportionately impact DC.

I think they voted in favor of the democratic bill with the 1.1 billion. Did it pass?

No, because there was no House counterpart bill. We needed them to support the House passed version. Now we’re out of luck. Sighhh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:42 Senate Democrats just voted for a second time to withhold our $1.1 billion and shutdown the federal government which will disproportionately impact DC.

I think they voted in favor of the democratic bill with the 1.1 billion. Did it pass?

No, because there was no House counterpart bill. We needed them to support the House passed version. Now we’re out of luck. Sighhh.

Wait, where’s the House? I saw the speaker on tv - will they vote on the democratic bill?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:42 Senate Democrats just voted for a second time to withhold our $1.1 billion and shutdown the federal government which will disproportionately impact DC.

So the Republicans took it, but you are blaming Democrats? Oh ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:42 Senate Democrats just voted for a second time to withhold our $1.1 billion and shutdown the federal government which will disproportionately impact DC.

So the Republicans took it, but you are blaming Democrats? Oh ok.

+100 It's actually funny, like something from the NYT pitchbot. "Trump stole $1.1bn from DC taxpayers, but why didn't Schumer magick it back into DC's coffers? Democrats fail again!"