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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

So DC won’t lose the money after all?

If the vote goes our way. Still trying to figure out how it got in there and why - odd 'accident'

Political games

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Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence and all that. I think people would rather pretend the people who write important laws actually know what they are doing and are mean for some reason.

The reality is this is most likely new people bad at their job and in a rush.

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

So DC won’t lose the money after all?

If the vote goes our way. Still trying to figure out how it got in there and why - odd 'accident'

Political games

Warning shot

Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to incompetence and all that. I think people would rather pretend the people who write important laws actually know what they are doing and are mean for some reason.

The reality is this is most likely new people bad at their job and in a rush.

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

So DC won’t lose the money after all?

If the vote goes our way. Still trying to figure out how it got in there and why - odd 'accident'

Political games

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

So DC won’t lose the money after all?

If the vote goes our way. Still trying to figure out how it got in there and why - odd 'accident'

Political games

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

So DC won’t lose the money after all?

If the vote goes our way. Still trying to figure out how it got in there and why - odd 'accident'

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

So DC won’t lose the money after all?

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

Pp here. But also seems like GOP in house might still suck. Who knows

Dems + 3-4 GOP reps from swing districts will vote for it.

Biggest question is if SOTH Johnson will let it come up for a vote.

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

Pp here. But also seems like GOP in house might still suck. Who knows

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

Thankfully, Trump and the GOP appropriations guy appear to have endorsed it.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/14/congress/senate-dc-budget-fix-00231783

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.

You’re counting on House Republicans to do right by DC?

The same ones who created this crisis?

You sweet summer child.

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Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

Therefore, cut the budget??? Make it make sense.

The DC Council in large part created policies that enabled the crime wave. They all played footsie with the BLM crowd. But NOW they are concerned about public safety funding. OK…

again make it make sense.

The goofy council is on the Hill saying the CR will mean cuts to public safety. Also, they helped create the public safety crisis. Oh, well…

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Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

Therefore, cut the budget??? Make it make sense.

The DC Council in large part created policies that enabled the crime wave. They all played footsie with the BLM crowd. But NOW they are concerned about public safety funding. OK…

again make it make sense.

The goofy council is on the Hill saying the CR will mean cuts to public safety. Also, they helped create the public safety crisis. Oh, well…

Exactly! This is the council that legalized shoplifting. Unbelievable!

Ok … explain again how budget cuts are going to improve public safety?

The federal government will take over the DC Police Department. Under this new leadership, the DCPD will be supported accordingly. Gone will be the woke DC government mayor and council leadership that loved to indict police officers and glorify criminals.

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/02/24/trump-takeover-dc-metropolitan-police-department

“DCPD” = troll tell. you’re not in DC.

Whether a DC resident who refers to MPD as such or not, the point seems valid.

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Anonymous wrote:I think part of the problem is the sense on the Hill that DC wastes an incredible amount of money on frivolous or ineffective programs. Bike lanes, violence interuptors, street murals, luxury apartments for the homeless, etc. Need to fix this going forward…

Even ignoring the merits of this argument, it's unfair. It shouldn't matter to them if D.C. wants to waste its money, though -- it's local dollars, not federal dollars. The principle involved is local control, not fiscal responsibility; if we were wasting federal money, that'd be different.

Well, when congresswomen are assaulted in their DC apartments. And, Congressmen are brazenly carjacked. And when senior Congressional staff suffer life changing wounds. Then the merits sorta go out the window.

Therefore, cut the budget??? Make it make sense.

The DC Council in large part created policies that enabled the crime wave. They all played footsie with the BLM crowd. But NOW they are concerned about public safety funding. OK…

again make it make sense.

The goofy council is on the Hill saying the CR will mean cuts to public safety. Also, they helped create the public safety crisis. Oh, well…

Exactly! This is the council that legalized shoplifting. Unbelievable!

Ok … explain again how budget cuts are going to improve public safety?

The federal government will take over the DC Police Department. Under this new leadership, the DCPD will be supported accordingly. Gone will be the woke DC government mayor and council leadership that loved to indict police officers and glorify criminals.

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/02/24/trump-takeover-dc-metropolitan-police-department

“DCPD” = troll tell. you’re not in DC.

Whether a DC resident who refers to MPD as such or not, the point seems valid.

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Anonymous wrote:Just want to note that the Senate passed a bipartisan bill (unanimous voice vote) to restore funding to DC stripped by the CR. Will need to be voted on by the House later this month, but DC might not lose that billion in funding after all. Bill was spearheaded by the DMV delegation (Van Hollen, Warner, Alsobrooks, Kaine) and then Susan Collins apparently helped get agreement of Republicans.

Not a done deal but the bipartisan support is good news. Regardless of what you think about the CR vote, I am really grateful to the VA, MD, and Maine delegations for stepping up to advance the interests of disenfranchised DC residents.

Would also love to know what turd in the House inserted the provision to the CR that stripped the funding in the first place. No one will fess up to it.

Whoever did it was smart because it created an incentive to negotiate and Democrats can claim they did something while the GOP got it's bill through.

It's all a game to them and the GOP is playing better (and of course dirtier but that's politics)

PP and I agree with you and wish the Dems had just voted no on cloture and forced a shutdown. But I'm also deeply relieved that DC is not losing a billion dollars in funding. It's stupid it even came to this but I am grateful to the VA and MD senators for advocating for it and making it happen. It would be worse if they'd just let it go.