Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 12:55     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I bet this runs until Dec.

If I were Chuck Schumer, I would approve the House CR on November 18, while letting Mike Johnson know that any further funding would require bipartisan negotiation. Then the House can come back to Washington for the Epstein vote before another shutdown begins.


Um, wasn't that what was supposed to happen after the last CR months ago?
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 12:52     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I bet this runs until Dec.

If I were Chuck Schumer, I would approve the House CR on November 18, while letting Mike Johnson know that any further funding would require bipartisan negotiation. Then the House can come back to Washington for the Epstein vote before another shutdown begins.

Chuck loves the shutdown. Keeps "getting better every day."
F%@# the people it hurts, just as long as he won't get primaried by AOC.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 12:51     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I bet this runs until Dec.


Maybe. But open enrollment starts November 1 and the Democratic position will suddenly become a lot more salient, especially in Florida and Texas which are the two states that will be most impacted by the GOP change to health care policy.


Well maybe MaGA should march with Dems on 11/5. We’re all in this together.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 12:49     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm glad that despite the government shutdown, our taxes will still be able to flow to Israel unimpeded. Amazing!


Don't forget Argentina as well!


Don't forget Ukraine as well.

I'm remembering a time when Congress voted to authorize funds to Ukraine, but the president at the time tried to withhold the payment in order to get Ukraine to do his political dirty work.

Now...did Congress approve the funds to Argentina?
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 12:45     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:I bet this runs until Dec.

If I were Chuck Schumer, I would approve the House CR on November 18, while letting Mike Johnson know that any further funding would require bipartisan negotiation. Then the House can come back to Washington for the Epstein vote before another shutdown begins.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 12:30     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:I bet this runs until Dec.


Maybe. But open enrollment starts November 1 and the Democratic position will suddenly become a lot more salient, especially in Florida and Texas which are the two states that will be most impacted by the GOP change to health care policy.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 12:24     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
I bet this runs until Dec.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 11:54     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm glad that despite the government shutdown, our taxes will still be able to flow to Israel unimpeded. Amazing!


Don't forget Argentina as well!


Don't forget Ukraine as well.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 11:44     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
BRB! Gonna oil up the government during the shutdown. The oil MUST flow!!
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 11:38     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:These are the senators that repeatedly vote to keep the government shut down.

Those that vote against are to blame.

Angela Alsobrooks Maryland D No
Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin D No
Michael Bennet Colorado D No
Richard Blumenthal Connecticut D No
Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware D No
Cory Booker New Jersey D No
Maria Cantwell Washington D No
Christopher Coons Delaware D No
Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada D Yes
Tammy Duckworth Illinois D No
Richard Durbin Illinois D No
John Fetterman Pennsylvania D Yes
Ruben Gallego Arizona D No
Kirsten Gillibrand New York D No
Margaret Hassan New Hampshire D No
Martin Heinrich New Mexico D No
John Hickenlooper Colorado D No
Mazie Hirono Hawaii D No
Timothy Kaine Virginia D No
Mark Kelly Arizona D No
Andy Kim New Jersey D No
Amy Klobuchar Minnesota D No
Ben Luján New Mexico D No
Edward Markey Massachusetts D No
Jeff Merkley Oregon D No
Christopher Murphy Connecticut D No
Patty Murray Washington D No
Jon Ossoff Georgia D No
Alejandro Padilla California D No
Gary Peters Michigan D No
John Reed Rhode Island D No
Jacky Rosen Nevada D No
Brian Schatz Hawaii D No
Adam Schiff California D No
Charles Schumer New York D No
Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire D No
Elissa Slotkin Michigan D No
Tina Smith Minnesota D No
Chris Van Hollen Maryland D No
Mark Warner Virginia D No
Raphael Warnock Georgia D No
Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts D No
Peter Welch Vermont D No
Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island D No
Ron Wyden Oregon D No


You are disingenuous. They was a separate bill that the Democrats brought to the floor that all of the Rs voted against...
You can make the same argument that if the Rs really wanted the government open they would have voted for that bill too.


Cool, now do the vote to release the Epstein files.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 11:30     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:These are the senators that repeatedly vote to keep the government shut down.

Those that vote against are to blame.

Angela Alsobrooks Maryland D No
Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin D No
Michael Bennet Colorado D No
Richard Blumenthal Connecticut D No
Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware D No
Cory Booker New Jersey D No
Maria Cantwell Washington D No
Christopher Coons Delaware D No
Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada D Yes
Tammy Duckworth Illinois D No
Richard Durbin Illinois D No
John Fetterman Pennsylvania D Yes
Ruben Gallego Arizona D No
Kirsten Gillibrand New York D No
Margaret Hassan New Hampshire D No
Martin Heinrich New Mexico D No
John Hickenlooper Colorado D No
Mazie Hirono Hawaii D No
Timothy Kaine Virginia D No
Mark Kelly Arizona D No
Andy Kim New Jersey D No
Amy Klobuchar Minnesota D No
Ben Luján New Mexico D No
Edward Markey Massachusetts D No
Jeff Merkley Oregon D No
Christopher Murphy Connecticut D No
Patty Murray Washington D No
Jon Ossoff Georgia D No
Alejandro Padilla California D No
Gary Peters Michigan D No
John Reed Rhode Island D No
Jacky Rosen Nevada D No
Brian Schatz Hawaii D No
Adam Schiff California D No
Charles Schumer New York D No
Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire D No
Elissa Slotkin Michigan D No
Tina Smith Minnesota D No
Chris Van Hollen Maryland D No
Mark Warner Virginia D No
Raphael Warnock Georgia D No
Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts D No
Peter Welch Vermont D No
Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island D No
Ron Wyden Oregon D No


You are disingenuous. They was a separate bill that the Democrats brought to the floor that all of the Rs voted against...
You can make the same argument that if the Rs really wanted the government open they would have voted for that bill too.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 10:34     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
These are the senators that repeatedly vote to keep the government shut down.

Those that vote against are to blame.

Angela Alsobrooks Maryland D No
Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin D No
Michael Bennet Colorado D No
Richard Blumenthal Connecticut D No
Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware D No
Cory Booker New Jersey D No
Maria Cantwell Washington D No
Christopher Coons Delaware D No
Catherine Cortez Masto Nevada D Yes
Tammy Duckworth Illinois D No
Richard Durbin Illinois D No
John Fetterman Pennsylvania D Yes
Ruben Gallego Arizona D No
Kirsten Gillibrand New York D No
Margaret Hassan New Hampshire D No
Martin Heinrich New Mexico D No
John Hickenlooper Colorado D No
Mazie Hirono Hawaii D No
Timothy Kaine Virginia D No
Mark Kelly Arizona D No
Andy Kim New Jersey D No
Amy Klobuchar Minnesota D No
Ben Luján New Mexico D No
Edward Markey Massachusetts D No
Jeff Merkley Oregon D No
Christopher Murphy Connecticut D No
Patty Murray Washington D No
Jon Ossoff Georgia D No
Alejandro Padilla California D No
Gary Peters Michigan D No
John Reed Rhode Island D No
Jacky Rosen Nevada D No
Brian Schatz Hawaii D No
Adam Schiff California D No
Charles Schumer New York D No
Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire D No
Elissa Slotkin Michigan D No
Tina Smith Minnesota D No
Chris Van Hollen Maryland D No
Mark Warner Virginia D No
Raphael Warnock Georgia D No
Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts D No
Peter Welch Vermont D No
Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island D No
Ron Wyden Oregon D No
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 10:32     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Contractors are not getting paid, no back pay
Nobody seems to care tho


Yes, most of us feds care, just not the Republicans.


+1 I’m a fed married to a contractor, have a couple contractor friends who were DOGE’d early on, and have worked with contractors at my agency. I definitely care! And I know many others do as well.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 09:55     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:Contractors are not getting paid, no back pay


Nobody seems to care tho



Most contracts are funded until mid November. Some are slowly running out of money, but it’s why a lot of things are still running as normal. When the contracts start running out of money, the big Defense lobbyists will be buying another ballroom to open the government back up.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2025 09:52     Subject: Government Shutdown - September, 2025 Editiion
Anonymous wrote:Contractors are not getting paid, no back pay
Nobody seems to care tho


Yes, most of us feds care, just not the Republicans.